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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 adorable toddler is about to be sentenced

Bradley Manning's story was once that of every other American boy. Where did things go sideways?

On Aug 21, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Get on the NSA’s radar with the push of a button

Click here to bring the NSA to your front door. Just kidding! (Or are we?)

On Aug 20, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Lulzsec member who helped hack Sony gets prison time

Reynaldo Rivera, 21, was sentenced to a year in prison.

On Aug 9, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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The legendary Mojave Phone Booth is back

You can call 760-733-9969. But there's no telling who's going to be on the other line. 

On Aug 9, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Win a date with Julian Assange—sort of

What's the occasion? Assange's official announcement that he is a candidate for senator in the next Australian elections.

On Aug 7, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Hacking conference announces all-female keynote lineup

Hack in the Box will be celebrating its fifth anniversary in the Netherlands in May 2014.

On Aug 6, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Anonymous’s next operation? A dance-off fundraiser

"Dancing for Dollars" lets Anonymous members have some fun while raising funds to help their locked-up compatriots.

On Aug 2, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Bangladeshi and Indonesian hackers play international game of chicken

Rival hacker crews go to war, with innocent Indonesian websites caught in the crossfire.

On Jul 31, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Anonymous tweetstorm puts the spotlight on violence in Kashmir

Anonymous helped make #OccupiedKashmir a global trending topic.

On Jul 26, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Inside OpAntiBully, the campaign that avenged Amanda Todd

"Not everything needs to become an Op," says a founding member of OpAntiBully who just made the decision to go mainstream.

On Jul 10, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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WikiLeaks takes Visa to court once more

Julian Assange's leaks publisher wants $55 million for lost income. Here's what happened.

On Jul 1, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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The former public face of LulzSec is out of jail and back on Twitter

"Back from unexpected AFK. What's a Gangnam?"

On Jun 28, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Read the NSA employee handbook

It's a lot shorter and simpler than you might expect. Here's why.

On Jun 13, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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The scourge of Steubenville speaks out about his FBI raid

KYAnonymous led the charge against the Steubenville rapists. Then the FBI showed up at his house.

On Jun 6, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Hackers hack hackers in profane Twitter takeover

YourAnonNews (YAN) is one of the largest activist accounts on Twitter, with 1.1 million followers.

On May 31, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy