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Anonymous hacker’s arrest caught on tape

Barrett Brown had posted a video threatening the FBI just a few hours prior to his arrest, caught live on TinyChat.

On Sep 13, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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OpNYT: Did Anonymous just break up with the “New York Times”?

Some members of Anonymous are taking the Times to task for, among other things, ignoring the recently revealed TrapWire surveillance system.

On Aug 31, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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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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LulzSec returns with an alleged 3 terabytes of data

Just when you thought the rebellion was crushed for good, LulzSec returned in grand, Star Wars style. Again

On Jun 4, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy

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Leaders of hacker group LulzSec brought down

Five members of the hactivist collective were arrested and charged on Tuesday, thanks to information from the group's former leader. 

On Mar 6, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Barrett Brown turns to Reddit for AntiSec support

The Texas writer and self-proclaimed Anonymous spokesman posted to Reddit for help reading 3.3 million emails that are about to be made public.  

On Dec 28, 2011 by Fruzsina Eördögh

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On the Dot: Anonymous dominates the news

The hacker collective came up again and again this week—in part because of its nasty habit of infighting.

On Nov 18, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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Brown names second alleged Los Zetas associate

While Anonymous may have called off #OpCartel, a Texas author called out a second individual for alleged ties to the Los Zetas drug cartel, despite a lack of evidence. 

On Nov 7, 2011 by Dave Copeland

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Barrett Brown goes to war with the drug cartels

A Texas writer and sometimes spokesman for Anonymous names a North Carolina district attorney as a crime figure.

On Nov 6, 2011 by Dave Copeland

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Anonymous calls off #OpCartel

After a week of serious speculation and safety concerns, Anonymous called off #OpCartel. Dallas' Barrett Brown pledges to continue the fight alone. 

On Nov 5, 2011 by Dave Copeland

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Anonymous confirms action against a Mexican drug cartel

After a week of various, conflicting reports, a self-identified Anonymous spokesman claims in a new video that the hackivists' #OpCartel action is still on. 

On Nov 4, 2011 by Dave Copeland