Articles tagged: hacktivism

Evaluating the risks from cybercrime, hacktivism and terrorism during international travel

By Josh Lefkowitz published

Business travelers should be well aware of the physical as well as cyber threat landscape of their destination before embarking on their next journey.

DDoS attacks poised to target digital broadcasters

By Jonathan Smith published

Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming video services could be severely impacted by an interruption of service from a DDoS attack.

Faceless and faithless: A true depiction of today’s cyber-criminals?

By Alan Zeichick published

Hackers have been maligned by those who do not have our best interests at heart.

What does the “post-Sony” world mean for IT security?

By Barclay Ballard published

Hacktivists join spies and the military

By Sead Fadilpašić published

"Battered, fractured" Anonymous hacktivists in schism over missing funds

By Paul Cooper published

In 2013, more than £32,000 was raised via the Indiegogo funding site to turn the YourAnonNews Twitter account into a rolling news service. Now it's gone missing, and has caused some arguments.

FBI double agent linked to overseas hacks against Iranian and Syrian governments

By Alex Hamilton published

Former hacker and FBI informer Hector Xavier Monsegur may have been behind a number of online attacks against government websites in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Pakistan, new documents reveal.

Anonymous attacks EDL: Member details leaked online

By Will Dalton published

Users claiming to represent Anonymous UK announced ‘Operation EDL’ in a statement posted on YouTube yesterday, and have set about their work by leaking personal details of the group's supporters.

Security Roundup: Privacy hitch lands Facebook chiefs in trouble, experts predict hacktvist rise in Asia, best freeware analysed

By Will Dalton published

ITProPortal brings you the best stories and most pertinent questions being asked in the security industry today.

Facebook crash locks out thousands

By Rawiya Kameir published

In what appears to be a hacking by Anonymous, portions of Facebook's massive usership reported difficulties accessing the site.