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Anonymous' Friday Hacks: Dayton Ohio Chapter of InfraGard Hacked, Confidential Materials Deleted

Hacker group Anonymous delivered another blow on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by taking down the Web site of the Dayton Ohio Chapter of InfraGard Friday.

By Kukil Bora | Feb 24, 2012 | IBTimes

The defaced homepage of Dayton Ohio InfraGard

FBI Friday: Anonymous Hackers Strike Again at InfraGard

The hacker cell of the Anonymous collective has re-targeted the US Federal Bureau of Investigation attacking and defacing an affiliated website called InfraGard.

By Gianluca Mezzofiore | Feb 24, 2012 | IBTimes UK

Six hacktivists arrested in Spain over past few days

Anonymous Hits Back at Spain Police for Hacktivists' Arrests

Anonymous attacks force's official site in retaliation for arrests of suspected members of collective.

By Gianluca Mezzofiore | Feb 24, 2012 | IBTimes UK

Ex-McAfee Execs Start Security Firm, CrowdStrike

Two executives who left security software maker McAfee after Intel Corp bought the company last year have started a firm that is developing technology to help corporations and government agencies track down elusive hackers.

Feb 23, 2012 | Reuters

Anonymous Timeline 2011: The Rise of the Hactivist [INFOGRAPHIC]

In recent past, hacktivist groups like Anonymous and LulzSec carried various cyber attacks on different government and non-government Web sites. The reason behind all these attacks, as claimed by the hackers themselves, is to show their gripe against corruption, injustice, oppression, and violence.

By Kukil Bora | Feb 23, 2012 | IBTimes

Apple iPhone

Top Tech Companies Agree on Mobile Application Privacy Says California Attorney General

The world's top consumer technology firms have agreed to provide greater privacy disclosures in mobile applications before users download them in order to protect the personal data of millions of consumers according to an annoucement by California Attorney General.

By Bhaskar Prasad | Feb 23, 2012 | IBTimes

Companies Need to Take Anonymous's Threat Seriously - Expert

Companies Need to Take Anonymous's Threat Seriously - Expert

Akamai technologies has issued a statement warning that companies need to take the threat hacker groups like the Anonymous collective pose more seriously.

By Alastair Stevenson | Feb 22, 2012 | IBTimes UK

Post Vita Launch VViP Hackers Target Sony Australia

Post Vita Launch VViP Hackers Target Unofficial Sony Site

Team VViP Hackers have attacked an unofficial Australian Vaio laptop sites, defacing its frontpage.

By Alastair Stevenson | Feb 22, 2012 | IBTimes UK

OpIran: Anoymous Hacker s3rverexe Targets Iranian Engineering Site

OpIran: Anonymous Hacker s3rverexe Targets Iranian Engineering Site

A hacker operating under the s3rverexe moniker has successfully targeted an Iranian engineering website, defacing its front page and posting the stolen data online.

By Alastair Stevenson | Feb 22, 2012 | IBTimes UK

The defaced homepage of the Greek ministry of Justice

Anonymous Attacks Greek Ministry of Justice Website

Collective repeats attack on Greek website after three hackers arrested..

By Gianluca Mezzofiore | Feb 22, 2012 | IBTimes UK

The logo of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is shown in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in La..

CIA to software vendors: A revolution is coming

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency told software vendors on Tuesday that it plans to revolutionize the way it does business with them as part of a race to keep up with the blazing pace of technology advances.

By Jim Wolf | Feb 22, 2012 | Reuters

Anonymous Hackers Monthly Roundup: Top 5 Hacks Of April

Anonymous Could Shut U.S. Power Grid, NSA Director Warns; Hackers Reply, ‘Ridiculous’

The 'hacktivist' collective known as Anonymous will have the capabilities to cause a "limited power outage" within the next few years said the National Security Agency head at the White House. Anonymous denied any plans to attack the U.S. infrastructure online.

By Jacob Kleinman | Feb 21, 2012 | IBTimes

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