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On Wednesday 21 September Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia for the murder of policeman Mark MacPahil in 1991.

A suspected member of the hacking group LulzSec has been arrested by the FBI in Arizona on charges of taking part in an extensive breach of the Sony computer network.

Anger is growing in the U.S. over the execution of Troy Davis, 42, who was killed Wednesday September 21 after facing execution four times in the past four years for being convicted for the murder of a policeman, despite serious doubts about his guilt, with supporters of Davis now turning to Obama for answers.

Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson's nude images, leaked last week on the cyber world, spiked an unprecedented hike on Web searches, according to reports furnished by Google Insight.

Scarlett Johansson has contacted the FBI after nude pictures of someone bearing a striking resemblance to actress appeared online.

The UK Metropolitan Police Service's Central e-Crime Unit has arrested two men for suspected involvement with hacktivist collectives Anonymous and LulzSec.

Police have arrested a 17-year-old youth from Chester for suspected intention to carry out a number of as yet unspecified cyber attacks.

Hacker collective Anonymous has released a fresh batch of data taken from U.S. FBI and military contracted Vanguard Defense Industries.

The FBI has said it will investigate a threat to kill U.S. talk show host David Letterman which was made by a Muslim extremist militant who appeared to call for the comedian's tongue to be cut out.

Paul "Doug" Peters, an Australian citizen, was arrested by FBI agents and Australian police from New South Wales at his ex-wife's house in the small, quiet town of La Grange, north-east of Louisville, in Kentucky.

Following the slew of riots that last week spread across the UK, hacker collective Anonymous has issued a statement blaming the British government, calling for all like-minded citizens to help it mount a series of legal protests this October.

The U.S. FBI has released a new Apple iPhone app that allows parents to store and distribute all the pertinent details of their child to law enforcement should they go missing.

Following the Metropolitan Police's statement warning Anonymous hackers and supporters of the potential jail sentences they could receive, the hacker collective has turned its attention state-side, promising attacks on a number of U.S. government agencies.

With news just breaking that over 72 government and private organisations have fallen victim to cyber attacks, the debate about cyber security is more pertinent than ever. Yet, as Anonymous hackers continue to be targeted by the FBI, the question arises; has Anonymous and LulzSec's "hacktivism" helped the world get serious about hacking before it's too late?

Security company McAfee has uncovered what appears to be the largest coordinated hacking campaign ever seen, with 72 government and business organisations across the globe all being hit.

Having released an ominous tweet promising to "teach" the authorities the error of their ways, analysts are already questioning how Anonymous and LulzSec will react to Jake Davis arrest.

Following the high-profile arrest and court appearance of Jake Davis, aka "Topiary," noted hacker groups LulzSec and Anonymous have posted a statement collecting bitcoins for the hacker-spokesman's defense.

British police have detained a third suspected LulzSec member, meaning that if LulzSec's claims are true, up to half of the hacker group could already have been caught by the world's law enforcement.

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Ahead of its promised FBI data-dump hacker collective Anonymous has targeted U.S. security contractor Man Tech.

Alongside its new OpPayPal hacker collective Anonymous has promised to release a fresh batch of data taken from the U.S. FBI.

While Anonymous led OpPayPal rages PayPal exec Sam Shrauger has issued a fresh statement claiming that the competition can't compete.

As well as seeing an alleged 20K-plus users close their PayPal accounts, Anonymous' new OpPayPal has led to a $1 billion loss for PayPal's parent company eBay.

The UK police have issued a fresh statement reporting the arrest of a 19-year-old male for suspected involvement in Anonymous led hacks.

AntiSec hacking collective Anonymous' new OpPayPal has reportedly led to as many as 20,000 users shutting down their PayPal account.

Hacker groups Anonymous and LulzSec have mounted a new legal campaign against PayPal, asking members to close their accounts.

AntiSec hackers Anonymous and LulzSec have mounted a fresh three-stage campaign against PayPal, promising a subsequent follow up attack on eBay.

Several hacker groups have mounted a fresh batch of cyber attacks against the Peruvian, Colombian and Philippines governments, all in the name of Anonymous' ongoing AntiSec campaign.

In response to the ongoing slew of successful hacks hitting U.S. military and government agencies Randy Vickers, the director of the US computer emergency readiness team, has stepped -down.

Just days after their arrest the four suspected Anonymous hackers detained by Dutch Police have been released.