Tag Archives: anonymous
DOJ accuses WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of recruiting hackers
Anonymous social network Blind left user data exposed
Blind is a workplace social network that lets employees at various companies discuss sensitive topics anonymously. The company describes it as a safe place where workers can talk about salaries, workplace concerns and employee misconduct without bein...
Anonymous deals with its QAnon branding problem
When you're a notorious hacking entity like Anonymous, and a pro-Trump conspiracy cult (QAnon) steals your branding (while claiming you're the impostor), the obvious thing to do is declare cyberwar. That's exactly what Anonymous did this past week in...
Alleged British hacker Lauri Love wins US extradition appeal
Lauri Love, a 32-year-old student accused of hacking US government websites in 2012 and 2013, has won a high court battle and will not be extradited to the States. He suffers from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism that makes him worry and obsess...
GoDaddy dumps white supremacist site ‘Daily Stormer’
White supremacist website Daily Stormer just lost its web domain. In a tweet, GoDaddy claims it's giving the site "24 hours" to move to another domain provider, having found it to be in violation of its terms and services. The announcement came in re...
Who needs friends when you have anonymous feedback apps
The current number one app in the iOS App Store has a curious name. It's called Sarahah, and it's been at the top of the Free Apps chart on iTunes for the past few weeks. The premise behind the app is that it's an anonymous messaging service geared s...
Yik Yak’s anonymous chat app is shutting down
Terror threat posted on Whisper leads to arrest
A man from North Carolina was arrested by federal authorities shortly after he submitted a post that sounded like a threat to the anonymous secret-sharing app Whisper. According to the feds' affidavit, Garrett Grimsley from Cary posted the words "Sal...
Hack knocks out a fifth of the Dark Web
The Dark Web is having a rough time right now... although the victims in this case won't earn too much sympathy. An Anonymous-linked hacker speaking to Motherboard brought down about a fifth of the Tor network's 'secret' websites (over 10,000 of them...