Sabu, probably the most notorious public face of hacking from this young, stupid century, still isn't headed to prison. He hasn't even been sentenced yet—because he's still helping the FBI bust his friends. Read More >>
What a year for technology, what with all its tiny tablets and overhauled operating systems. But for every Nexus 7 triumph, a Nexus Q disaster reared its gruesome head. Here are the worst screw-ups the tech industry endured in 2012. Advanced warning: They're not for the faint of heart. Read More >>
Featured comment by Someone Else:
"No "RIM failing to launch BB10 this year"? that's a pretty big screw up, considering they are leaking market share like a punctured balloon and are al..." More »
20-year-old Raynaldo Rivera of Tempe, Arizona, surrendered to authorities today, less than a week after a federal grand jury in Los Angeles brought an indictment against him on charges of an extensive computer breach involving Sony Pictures Entertainment, which ultimately cost the company over $600k. Read More >>
It's been almost half a year since LulzSec mastermind Hector "Sabu" Monsegur turned on his people in one of the most dramatic turns of hacking history. And in order to get another half away from a judge, he's still snitching. Read More >>
Featured comment by Danjc2:
"I say live by the Assassin's Code from Discworld. If you're rich enough to afford protection, then you're a fair target, if the protection fails, well..." More »
Cops. Defense contractors. The FTC. Military attorneys. FBI conference calls. Some of the most striking hack-attacks of the past year were executed under the middle finger banner of #AntiSec. But what if this "movement" was a gigantic trap all along? Read More >>
Yesterday, we learned Anonymous put out their very own hackeriffic OS—a tricked-out version of Linux filled with tools for mischief. Oops! It's filled with trojans instead. Get used to more of this. Read More >>
Featured comment by tw@panda:
"So anon has no leaders, yet has "quasi-official mouthpieces" on twitter, who apparently speak for Anon and send statements out about Anon. Who decided..." More »
LulzSec/Anonymous mastermind Hector "Sabu" Monsegur pissed off a lot of people this week after selling out his entire team to the FBI. But there's one more person who hated his guts: the downstairs neighbour who filed a complaint with the city of New York. So just how bad a neighbour was he? Read her email. Read More >>
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"[...] Community Board 3 about “excessive noises” for dual years, according to this minute unearthed by Gizmodo. The Times explains him as ..." More »
Featured comment by fras78:
"If I were the police looking for members of these hackers, I'd be having a good look at this website's PC's.
It's pretty clear they are, if not mem..." More »
Yesterday, Sabu was a ghost—the spirit of Anonymous, having guided the group through its most powerful and infamous hacks. Now he's Hector Monsegnur, a 28-year-old unemployed guy from the New York projects—and a snitch. Here's what we know: Read More >>
Featured comment by flipper202:
"I agree. I love giz but I think its pretty irresponsible to post his address given the kind of backlash that would be expected." More »
In what's looking more and more like LulzSec's Waterloo, six top-ranking members of the notorious hacking collective were arrested today. Here, in their entirety, are their full indictments. It's a fed's-eye view of the organisation that wreaked unfettered havoc for months last year. Read More >>
Featured comment by Zancudo:
"Bravo!
Someone I don't like should get tortured.
"I don't do what he did so according to my values he should get the worst possible. My view wo..." More »
According to the FBI, you're looking at Sabu, the head of LulzSec, and the de facto King of Anonymous — easily the most notorious and influential hacker alive today. One thing: he just turned in his people to the police. Read More >>
The most prominent member of hacking gang LulzSec has spoken on a number of issues, claiming to be holding vast quantities of unpublished data. But life's not great on a personal level -- he's "past the point of no return". Read More >>
Featured comment by AVARiCE:
"I find Sabu fascinating. Like him or loathe him, he made himself the de facto leader of a 'leaderless' 'organisation' and warned them all of their pli..." More »