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Anonymous protests police violence in Operation Anaheim

Recent police shootings in Anaheim—and a protest turned violent—have prompted the hacktivist group to set its sights on the Anaheim Police Department.

On Jul 26, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

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Anonymous knocks out 10 Australian government sites

The move was in retaliation to a new security measure that would infringe on digital privacy rights, the group claimed.

On Jul 24, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Anonymous-affiliated hackers hit Wall Street—again

Team GhostShell hacked job site ITWallStreet.com, obtaining personal info and résumés. 

On Jul 19, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Cryptome founder John Young on documents, disclosures, and the competition

As for the other site he helped found: "WikiLeaks is unspeakably over-discussed."

On Jul 19, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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Anonymous-affiliated hackers go after Wall Street in OpMidasBank

The self-described blackhats at #TeamGhostShell have released 50,000 usernames and passwords from Wall Street firms.

On Jul 18, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Anonymous outs Burger King employee for stepping in lettuce

Have it your way—assuming you like it when employees step on your lettuce and post the evidence to 4chan. 

On Jul 17, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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Anonymous hackers to descend on Parliament in Guy Fawkes masks Nov. 5

More than 2,500 have already RSVPed to the event.

On Jul 17, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Anonymous attacks Japanese government sites over strict anti-piracy law

In a statement, the hacktivist collective called the law the "wrong approach," a criticism that could also be applied to Anonymous. 

On Jun 27, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Dotted Lines: Amazing dominos, Pinterest for Android, and Anonymous vs. the Olympics

Just call him Vincent Van Dominogh.

On Jun 25, 2012 by Jay Hathaway

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Suspect charged for Anonymous threats against University of Pittsburgh

The FBI believes a 24-year-old Ohio man was behind a threatening YouTube video that claimed to speak for hacktivist group Anonymous.

On Jun 21, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

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State Rep. Dan Gordon trolls Anonymous on Twitter

Rhode Island politician declares himself winner of the "#trollympics" after starting a Twitter fight with the hacktivist group.

On Jun 19, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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Child porn sting nabs 190 suspects, with possible help from Anonymous

U.S. law enforcement arrests 190 people in a global child porn crackdown just one week after hacktivist group Anonymous launches an operation to expose pedophiles on Twitter. Coincidence?

On Jun 11, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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LulzSec Reborn releases 10,000 Twitter passwords—for no apparent reason

The supposedly reformed hacker collectve released the private, account details for users of the third-party app, TweetGif.

On Jun 11, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Dot Dot Dot: Identity games on the Web

Online, going undercover is as easy as signing up for Facebook or Twitter. 

On Jun 7, 2012 by Nicholas White

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Anonymous launches sting on alleged Twitter pedophiles

The hacktivist collective posted exposed more than 100 alleged pedophiles on Twitter and garnered political support for the move. 

On Jun 4, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger