Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Barrett Lancaster Brown became the public face for Anonymous, a hacking collective that has wrecked havoc on computers nationwide. Now the spokesman-like figure faces up to eight-and-half years in prison for public posts he made on YouTube and Twitter targeting FBI Agent Robert Smith because authorities were threatening to go after his…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Is the FBI using hackers to gain access to intelligence overseas? The New York Times reports that an FBI informant launched hundreds of cyberattacks on foreign websites, including ones run by other governments, even as the bureau tried to dismantle hacking groups like Anonymous. New information indicates that the cyberattacks even targeted…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A mysterious hacking group is breaching federal computer systems and gaining access to thousands of people’s personal information, Fox News reports. The FBI issued warnings to federal agencies that the hackers, who are associated with Anonymous, may becoming more widespread. So far, the agencies affected were the U.S. Army, Department of Energy…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 26-year-old Reuters editor is charged with helping computer hacker, Anonymous, break into the LA Times’ website, the Huffington Post reports. It’s not that Matthew Keys was trying to keep his relationship with Anonymous a secret. According to the Huffington Post, Keys boasted on a blog in March 2011 that he chatted…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The purported spokesman for the hacking group Anonymous was arrested by the FBI on allegations that he threatened an FBI agent, his attorney said Thursday, the Washington Post reports. Barrett Brown, 31, of Dallas is expected to be charged in connection with YouTube videos in which Brown rails against federal authorities….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Was the FBI keeping tabs on millions of Apple devices? No, says an Orlando company that claims it – not the FBI – was hacked to obtain millions of identification numbers for Apple devices, the New York Times reports. Hacking group AntiSec – a subset of the hacking collective known as Anonymous –…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The hacker group Anonymous announced it has stolen information from an FBI laptop computer that carried information on more than 1 million iPhone and iPad users, Forbes reports. While Forbes was unable to verify the authenticity of the data, writer Andy Greenberg said the information “does seem to be an enormous…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI and Homeland Security are warning of concerns that anarchist groups may try to use improvised explosive devices at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC, the Charlotte Business Journal reports. It’s unclear how real the threat is because the FBI routinely issues similar advisories ahead of major events and plans…
