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Lorraine Murphy


Lorraine Murphy is an Ottawa-based cybersecurity journalist and founding editor of the Cryptosphere. She has a keen interest in WikiLeaks and web culture, and her bylines have appeared in Salon, Vanity Fair, Serious Eats, and elsewhere.

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This small town can’t shelter alleged rapists from the Internet

There’s a new fighter in the Colemans’ corner now.

On Oct 14, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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These superb comic book mashups are from the last place you’d expect

SUFFERING SAPPHO, UNLESS I CAN STOP THIS LAMP I'LL DESTROY NEW YORK!

On Oct 9, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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A bitter custody battle spills into social media

Baby Veronica already has more Facebook supporters and more trending tweets than most Americans get in a lifetime—and she's only 4. 

On Oct 1, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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How much would you pay for an NSA email address?

There's nothing fishy about this sale at all.

On Sep 18, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Anonymous’s Kahuna sentenced to 3 years in prison

John Anthony Borell III always said he was in it for justice. Did justice prevail?

On Sep 13, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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I reported this site to Google for crowdsourcing racism

See how long it took for AdSense to pull its support.

On Sep 11, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Help these newlyweds catch the thief who ransacked their wedding

Julie Wilson and Bryan Ball hosted 70 people at their fairytale Vancouver wedding. Well, 71 if you count the thief.

On Sep 7, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Anonymous isn’t ready to publish the identities of the Syrian Electronic Army—yet

The group fears revealing the names could cost lives.

On Sep 4, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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It’s Sept. 3, and Weev is still not free

A new tribute site tracks the imprisonment of the Web's premier troll. 

On Sep 3, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Anonymous takes aim at Assad and the SEA

The hacktivist collective doxed five key members of the Syrian Electronic Army. But there was more. Much more. 

On Sep 3, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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The world’s worst director is raising money for a WikiLeaks/Snowden farce

Taking a cue from Zach Braff, Uwe Boll has taken to Kickstarter in an effort to fund his latest tanker, Postal 2.

On Sep 1, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Syrian Electronic Army threatens Vice for identifying its alleged leader

The SEA says Vice named the wrong person, and threatened to take down the article by any means necessary.

On Aug 29, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks Party is falling apart

The WikiLeaks founder's chances of winning a Senate seat are slim after a major political misstep.

On Aug 29, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Sentencing delayed again for Sabu, LulzSec leader turned FBI informant

Does the FBI still need him?

On Aug 23, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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FBI’s claim that it dismantled Anonymous met with a massive data leak

One persistent rumor is that the leaks come from Sabu himself, who's awaiting sentencing.

On Aug 23, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy