Gagging the Press: The Federal Case Against Barrett Brown

BLANK Sep 8, 2013 A federal judge has issued a gag order in the controversial case against journalist Barrett Brown, accused of a crime for, among other things, posting a link to a public site containing hacked files. Yes, the feds are trying to criminalize a journalistic act. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Journalist Faces 105 Years for Private Intelligence Reporting

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 11, 2013 Barrett Brown spent his 300th day behind bars this week, accused of using information acquired by the hacker group Anonymous to report on private intelligence firms, threatening an FBI agent, and committing credit card fraud by linking to a document that contained stolen credit card data. His supporters say the writer is being targeted for daring to investigate the secret world of security contracting. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Jeremy Hammond

BLANK Jun 2, 2013 Had activism merely been a way of getting kicks, Jeremy Hammond would not have risked spending years in jail for hacking the private intelligence firm Stratfor. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Assange: Stratfor Hacker Jeremy Hammond’s Guilty Plea Part of ‘Crackdown’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 30, 2013 Julian Assange told "Democracy Now!" on Wednesday that the Pentagon and the Obama administration are going after "bright young men, determined, courageous and moral," like Jeremy Hammond, who pleaded guilty this week to hacking private intelligence firm Stratfor, the FBI and other institutions. 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 )

WikiLeaks vs. Stratfor: Pursue the Truth, Not Its Messenger

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 1, 2012 The White House is holding a gala dinner this week, honoring Iraq War veterans. Bradley Manning is an Iraq War vet who won't be there. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

‘Democracy Now!’: WikiLeaks Catches Stratfor Tracking Activists

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2012 In this clip from Tuesday's edition of "Democracy Now!," one Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes Men tells host Amy Goodman about being monitored by Stratfor, the spying firm targeted by Anonymous in a bit of holiday season hackery late last year. 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 )