The WikiLeaks Hacker War Rages On

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2010 They've successfully targeted MasterCard's and Visa's websites, but the coalition of hack-savvy cyber-protesters taking the name Anonymous apparently missed their mark when it came to tripping up monster e-retailer Amazon on Thursday. Updated with video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Gets Hacked

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2010 WikiLeaks, the website that has provided damning classified material on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, says it has come under a denial-of-service attack as it prepares to release another batch of secret U.S. documents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Day China Diverted the Internet

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2010 For 18 minutes last April 8, as much as 15 percent of the world's Internet traffic was rerouted through Chinese servers, according to a US commission, which said the diverted data included communications from Congress and the U military . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Burma’s Junta Subverts the Internet

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2010 As Burma approaches its first election in 20 years, a “distributed denial of service” attack has paralyzed Internet use within the country, knocking Burmese citizens from online communication in what analysts believe is an attempt by the ruling military dictatorship to restrict the flow of information. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin E-Mail Hacker Could Get 50 Years Behind Bars

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2010 Remember that guy who allegedly broke into Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account back in 2008? Well, it turns out he's in federal court in Knoxville, Tenn., facing 50 years in the slammer if convicted of the criminal charges. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frenchman Arrested for Hacking Obama’s Twitter Account

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2010 Here's yet another object lesson underscoring the need to pick really hard-to-guess passwords and online account information, courtesy of our nation's president. Barack Obama's Twitter account was hacked by a 25-year-old Frenchman who simply managed to figure out the answers to Obama's password reminder prompts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robin Hood Hacker

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2010 A hacker using the alias "Neo" has attained almost cult status in Latvia after releasing through Twitter the confidential financial data of allegedly corrupt banks and state-owned companies that profited from the global recession. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Calls the Dreaded NSA for Tech Support

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 Google already threatened to quit China over a network attack originating from that country, but it seems the Internet giant was shaken up enough to call the National Security Agency (of spying-on-Americans fame) for assistance. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Insurgents Hack Predator Drones With Cheap Software

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2009 The $4.5 million Predator unmanned aerial vehicle and its at least $10 million successor are considered the future of America's Air Force and a big part of the president's escalation in Afghanistan. Insurgents in Iraq (and probably Afghanistan) were able to track the planes and intercept video feeds using $26 software available on the Internet. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Squeezed-Out Blogger Blames the Kremlin

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2009 A significant Internet "denial of service" attack Thursday directed at popular Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter may have been carried out or instigated by the Russian government in an attempt to silence a dissident blogger in Georgia. At least so says the blogger. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Joins the Digital Arms Race

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2009 Jealous of Russia and China's hacking prowess, the Pentagon is trying to beef up its cyberwarfare capabilities by developing a gadget that would enable a run-of-the-mill soldier to hop on your wireless network, take over a power plant and everything between. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Die Hard 5: Real Life

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2009 Hollywood has given us many a laptop-wielding hacker who causes explosions, blackouts and mayhem with a few malicious keystrokes, but such scenarios may not be confined to preposterous action flicks anymore. The Wall Street Journal reports that cyberspies from China and Russia have infiltrated the U.S. electrical grid, mapped it and left a little something behind. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )