Infiltration of Political Movements Is the Norm in America

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers Mar 16, 2012 Earlier this month, several members of LulzSec, an offshoot of Anonymous, were charged with hacking, reportedly on the basis of reports from an FBI informer described in the media as a leader of LulzSec, notorious for its exploits against Sony, the CIA, the US Senate, the FBI, Visa, MasterCard and PayPal Earlier this month, several members of LulzSec, an offshoot of Anonymous, were charged with hacking, reportedly on the basis of reports from an FBI informer described in the media as a leader of LulzSec. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Anonymous Gets Revenge for LulzSec Arrests

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2012 You didn't think Anonymous would stand idly by after the arrests of several members of the hacker collective's extended network, did you? Well, it didn't. On Friday, news broke that AntiSec, an Anonymous spinoff group, had struck at two companies in retaliation for the LulzSec bust that happened earlier in the week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

LulzSec ‘Ringleader’ Arrested in Hacker Bust

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2012 It's been a tough couple of weeks in hactivist circles, as law enforcement officials announced Tuesday that six hackers affiliated with the Anonymous spinoff group LulzSec -- including "ringleader" Hector Xavier Monsegur -- have been busted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Anonymous

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2012 Our picks for this week's Truthdiggers are a little unusual in that we don't really know who they are -- at least not specifically. But we do know them by their collective, if faceless, alias: Anonymous. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Leaked Email Suggests Secret Indictment of WikiLeaks Founder

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2012 Internal emails disclosed by Anonymous and WikiLeaks suggest that Stratfor, a private intelligence firm working with the U.S. Justice Department, has information about a confidential “sealed indictment” for the arraignment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Internal emails disclosed by Anonymous and WikiLeaks suggest that Stratfor, a private intelligence firm, has information about a “sealed indictment” for the arraignment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks, Anonymous Join Forces

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2012 Their missions are aligned in many ways, but WikiLeaks and the group of international cyberpunks known collectively as Anonymous made it official in a joint effort, posted by WikiLeaks late on Sunday, consisting of quite a few internal emails from an intelligence company Anonymous targeted over the holidays last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous Strikes Back for Megaupload Bust

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2012 The notorious incognito hacker bandits known collectively as Anonymous have struck again, this time in retaliation for the bust-up of the highly trafficked file-sharing site Megaupload by federal operatives Thursday, by shutting down the DOJ's and the White House's online hubs along with a few key entertainment industry sites. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous Plunders Security Firm on Christmas

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2011 Christmas Day was apparently the perfect day for a little holiday hactivism by the team of international cyber-teurs known collectively as Anonymous, as they rolled out the latest phase of their Operation Anti-Security initiative by cheerfully hacking their way into a security firm in Texas to avail themselves of clients' personal and financial information. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

OWS Organizer Questions Intentions of Secretive Affinity Group

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 22, 2011 Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that a secret faction has developed within New York City’s Occupy movement, made up of big-name celebrities and would-be leaders, some of whom look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that big-name celebrities and would-be leaders look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘We Are Legion’: Hacktivists on Film

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2011 Whatever else might be said about groups like Anonymous and LulzSec -- and the MSM says plenty without saying much -- they don't play Assuming the position of the rogue hacktivist, their members take on big targets in business, government (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

From ‘V’ to OWS: One Mask’s Story

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2011 Occupy Wall Street protesters have worn it, as have Anonymous hactivists, chief WikiLeaker Julian Assange and that guy who shared the screen with a shorn Natalie Portman in "V for Vendetta" (that would be Hugo Weaving, who also appears in another cult conspiracy movie, "The Matrix") But where did the dapper and sinister (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous Wants You to Move Your Money

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2011 Camping out by Wall Street and peacefully protesting are but two ways of signaling collective displeasure about America's compromised economic system, but here comes Anonymous with another handy tip for would-be opponents of our nation's banking behemoths: Let the currency of their realm do the talking. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )