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Anonymous - The Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace

Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, we come from the Internet, the new home of Mind.On behalf of the future, we ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather.

Surviving SoCal on Two Wheels: Idyllwild Ride Report

I'm going to try my hand at something different for a little while.

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Anonymous, NSA Square Off On Power Grid Attacks

The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith Alexander, has cautioned that within a couple of years, hacktivist collectives such as Anonymous could pose a threat to power grids.

Anonymous hackers claim hit on Ohio FBI partner website; replace homepage with rap video

Hackers allied to the loose-knit Anonymous movement on Friday claimed responsibility for vandalizing an Ohio FBI partner website, replacing its homepage with the video for rap hit “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Classic.

When Debt is More Important Than People, The System Is Evil

Ethics has no place in the Empire of Debt. The financialized Status Quo is careful to limit the language used to describe the situation in Greece to the subtexts of "obligations" and "avoiding chaos." The reality being masked is that debt is now more important than people …

More US government websites hacked by Anonymous

Cyber rebels from Anonymous say the group has carried out a new series of attacks against US government websites to protest a global copyright treaty. Anonymous said in a statement posted on Friday to the internet that it had attacked websites for the Federal Trade Commission' …

Anonymous marks Bahrain anniversary by hacking U.S. tear gas company

That was no different Monday as police sought to curtail Bahraini demonstrators seeking to celebrate the one-year protest anniversary, with tear gas manufactured by Jamestown-based Combined Systems Inc. This time, the hacker group Anonymous promised retribution.

Anonymous takes down Greek sites in support of Athens protests

The AnonOps site reported that members of the group were targeting a number of sites connected to government agencies and officials. Among the targets were sites for the country's prime minister, the national police, ministry of finance and a national TV network.

Anonymous Takes Down CIA Web Site

Anonymous has ended a rather busy week with a hack of the CIA website, which is currently offline. "CIA TANGO DOWN: #Anonymous," the @YourAnonNews feed tweeted around 3:30pm Eastern.    

Amidst CIA Takedown, Anonymous Also Targets Alabama, Mexico

In the wake of the CIA website going offline last night, hacker group Anonymous also went after government organizations in Alabama and Mexico. Check the link.

Who is Anonymous? Everyone and no one...

In strict Merriam-Webster terms, legion means a group of fighters, a faceless army more powerful as a whole than each individual. Still maddeningly vague enough for you? That's the point. Anonymous takes great pains to be undefinable and amorphous.

'Anonymous' hacker group threatens 'reign of terror' against Israel

The hacker group “Anonymous” released a video Friday threatening to begin a ‘reign of terror’ against Israel, in the latest round of cyber warfare between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli hackers.

How Occupy Oregon Killed the Twitter-as-Felony Bill SB 1534 (Personal Account)

Our six-strong Occupy group met that morning at the gazebo in our Central Park little dreaming of the success which awaited us at the 2012 Oregon State Legislature.

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Hacker Group 'Anonymous' Tried To Extort Payment From Symantec

The loose-knit computer-hacking group Anonymous posted a string of emails this week purporting to show Cupertino, Calif.'s Symantec engaged in negotiations with the group to avoid disclosure of the code.

Anonymous Hacks Law Firm Representing Haditha Marine

Hacker collective Anonymous on Friday released emails from the legal team who represented Frank Wuterich, the staff sergeant who led an assault on the Iraqi city of Haditha that left 24 unarmed civilians dead.

Anonymous-Leaked Emails Reveal Syrian Presidential Aides' Disdain for Americans

Highlights include Americans' disinterest in reform: The American audience doesn't really care about reforms. They won't understand it and they are not interested to do so. Thus, a brief mention of the reforms done in the past couple of months is more than enough.  

10 Strategies To Fight Anonymous DDoS Attacks

But are DDoS attacks something that businesses and government agencies must simply endure, or, can they be more actively resisted? In fact, organizations can take a number of steps to at least mitigate the effect that DDoS attacks have on their websites, servers, databases …

Anonymous on the Move

Greetings fellow viners.  I've sat on the side lines for more than a year, mostly due to efforts at work and home fully preventing me any time to spend here.

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Who Is Anonymous: 10 Key Facts

The Anonymous "hacktivist" collective, known as much for its self-branding as its anything-goes, anti-authoritarian sense of online comeuppance, first came to public attention in January 2008.

Anonymous releases Oakland officials' personal information

One official -- at-large councilmember Rebecca Kaplan -- was spared from intrusion.

How did Anonymous hack the FBI?

Anonymous, as ever, has promised more revelations are yet to come. "You think we're done? @!$%# no," tweeted one of its most prominent hackers, Sabu, on Friday. "Truth is we're still in the agents (sic) mailbox right now." I have a feeling we will see much more...

'Anonymous' hackers breach Greek ministry, listen in on police

"You have joined the IMF (International Monetary Fund) against your people's acquiescence…democracy was given birth in your country but now you have killed it," the hackers added.

Hacker Group Anonymous Intercepted U.S. Call Over Investigation

All they did was call in.  Freaking genius.

Anonymous hacks into SLPD's website over graffiti bill

Anonymous isn't happy with many people, Salt Lake City PD being higher on the list than others...

Counterfeit Money, Counterfeit Policy

Charles Hughes Smith weighs in on the overall effectiveness and legality of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.  

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Reason and Ignorance, the opposites of each other, influence the great bulk of mankind.

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  • The Dennis/PatN Thing has brought out the WORST in some viners

    To be honest, I haven't been following much of this whole saga, but what I HAVE discovered is that the various articles have managed to reveal what is truly ugly in a few viners here.  I posted on one such article, suggesting that everybody just LET IT DROP and end it, and t …

  • Blasphemy Laws: For or Against?

    Many Christians in North America believe that their religion is under attack - it’s safe to say that many think their religion is disrespected to a degree that they find sickening. In times past, blasphemy laws took care of such talk against religion.

  • Why the @!$%# did you collaspe my article

    My article was called "saga of emails" Why would the "community" collapse something that was OPINION only, who controls the aritcle and seeds? The few or the many. MY OPINION SHOULD COUNT!!!!!!!!!!! COH or I delete you   For those of you visiting I will close comments soon , …

  • Yet another gaping Newsvine credibility gap

    Any of you that have been following some of the meta explosion articles that erupted in the past few weeks may have noted how I have listed several of the glaring issues with the quality of the Newsvine site.  Among them but not limited to are:

  • Pat N...Shame on Them, I Hope You Will Reconsider and Come Back, But If Not, Who Could Possibly Blame You?

    Above is one of the most vile emails as I have ever witnessed on NV. I have received a few types of emails too, from those on the left, but this is the most reprehensible one I have ever had the displeasure of witnessing.