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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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The Morning GIF: Bubba Watson burns Billy Payne

Watson's sudden-death playoff with Louis Oozthuizen made for a thrilling conclusion to the Masters Golf Tournament. But watching him ice Billy Payne in the award ceremony is far more entertaining in GIF form. 

On Apr 9, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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The Morning GIF: Vincent Price’s rollercoaster ride

When not playing dapper villains in horror classics, Vincent Price also enjoyed riding rollercoasters, apparently. 

On Apr 6, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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The Morning GIF: the Hindu festival of Holi

This ritual adds color to spring.

On Apr 5, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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The Morning GIF: Texas tornado

An eerie look at one of the tornados that ripped through northern Texas on Tuesday. 

On Apr 4, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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The Morning GIF: Party rocker Andrew WK parties hard—real hard

This GIF will move you. But be warned, you might want to finish breakfast before looking.

On Apr 3, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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Anonymous doxes the First Dog, Bo

This could be the greatest breach of puppy privacy in White House history.

On Apr 2, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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The Morning GIF: President Obama’s grand entrance

Who knew the president could skateboard? 

On Apr 2, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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The Morning GIF: TMZ, Robert Pattinson, and the meaning of life

Sometimes a GIF speaks truth to power. Sometimes it's just about celebrities.

On Mar 30, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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The Morning GIF: “The Power of Greyskull”

We're not talking about Masters of the Universe, either. 

On Mar 29, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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Trolling the trollers

Is Kevin Mitnick up to some old tricks? Or is someone just impersonating him?

On Mar 28, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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Hate spam on Twitter? Anonymous has a solution for you.

A new way to stop even massive Twitter spam attacks has emerged. And it's so simple anyone can do it.

On Mar 28, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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LulzSec strikes back

April Fools' Day came early this year with the return of the hacker collective known as LulzSec. 

On Mar 28, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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The Morning GIF: Octomom—then and now

Eight children, two images: Nadya Suleman gets a close up in this possibly not-safe-for-work GIF. 

On Mar 28, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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Racing for WikiLeaks

Gentlemen—and gentlewomen—start your engines. The WikiLeaks Racing Team is now running.

On Mar 27, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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The Morning GIF: No glove, no love

You have to hand it to them: Glovers know what it takes to make a great GIF.

On Mar 27, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy