Another pointless Anonymous attack: 2,001 names and passwords of myBART users leaked
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Yet again the group known as Anonymous, which has now absorbed the infamous LulzSecurity or LulzSec, carried out an attack on the website of San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and released the names and passwords of a whopping 2,001 users of their online service. I [...]
The new era in policing: NYPD creates social media unit as British PM pushes for social network blackouts
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie If you live in New York City and like to brag about criminal activities you had better watch what you say because the NYPD might be reading your tweets and Facebook statuses. Social media has become a platform for so-called revolutions, for which it is praised, as [...]
Why did the director of the American cybersecurity arm of the DHS abruptly resign?
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Why did the director of the agency tasked with protecting the American government from cybersecurity threats resign so abruptly at such a crucial time? Is this related to the many attacks on federal networks and affiliates under the banner of the LulzSec-Anonymous Operation AntiSec? Unfortunately, neither of [...]
Anonymous hackers arrested
More than a dozen individuals believed to be linked to the hacktivist collective Anonymous were arrested this morning in a sting that nabbed persons across the US and abroad. The state of California filed charges against 14 people believed to be linked to Anonymous, with other indictments coming out of Newark, New Jersey and Tampa, [...]
16 alleged Anonymous hackers arrested by FBI in symbolic move; real battle still rages on
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie The “lulz” get so much less enjoyable when in solitary confinement in a federal penitentiary. Unfortunately for 16 suspected Anonymous members, this is likely to be their reality for years to come. However, the real battle against internet freedom is not going to end any time soon, [...]
Cybersecurity: the Pentagon offensive and the digital Pearl Harbor
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie In early June of this year, the Pentagon announced their change in policy that now allows the United States to respond to cyber-attacks with physical bombs and guns. This shift signaled a new era in warfare, a shift from the tried-and-true physical conflicts to the mysterious new [...]
Pentagon perception manager knows how to manipulate search engine algorithm
By Daniel Taylor The Pentagon announced today that the internet is an active “Operational Domain” for the military. In fact the internet was already targeted by the Pentagon in its 2003 Information Operations Roadmap that outlined a strategy to “fight the net” as if it were an enemy weapons system. The strategy as outlined for [...]
Anonymous threatened Orlando Mayor according to police; still fueling the web crackdown
Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie I never used to have a problem with Anonymous and their sometimes hilarious exploits, especially when it came to the “Church” of Scientology. However, when they start doing things that police departments can construe as a direct threat against a public servant, I start to worry. It doesn’t [...]
Anonymous continues the work of LulzSec, proving they actually didn’t disband
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Regardless of what you think about the illegal immigration laws in Arizona, you must take notice of the fact that the group known as Lulz Security or LulzSec has targeted the state more heavily than any previous target. You might also notice that even though LulzSec allegedly [...]
