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  • Lulzsec: the rise and fall of a hacking collective

    The curtain has fallen on the 50 day performance by hacker group LulzSec. Its campaign of mayhem and destruction, peppered with witty commentary captivated the world. In an alternate universe where Lulzcats reign and anti-security is the norm, it might have even earned a spot on its first target, The X-Factor. But on this earth its members may still be captured by its later targets: the CIA, US law enforcement and the FBI.

    12 Jul | View galleries

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  • 2012: the Year of Cyberwar that wasn't

    It was going to be the year of cyberwar, we were told on the eve of 2012. We've seen plenty of scary news stories since about dangerous nation-state actors, usually without naming them. But I reckon we've now got the focus wrong.

    Stilgherrian | 21 Dec | Read more

  • Four lessons from LulzSec vs Murdoch

    LulzSec's hack of News International websites including The Sun yesterday is one of the highest-profile information security breaches in history. Down went a major media company. But it means almost nothing beyond the daily news cycle.

    Stilgherrian | 20 Jul | Read more

  • Lulzsec: the rise and fall of a hacking collective

    The curtain has fallen on the 50 day performance by hacker group LulzSec. Its campaign of mayhem and destruction, peppered with witty commentary captivated the world. In an alternate universe where Lulzcats reign and anti-security is the norm, it might have even earned a spot on its first target, The X-Factor. But on this earth its members may still be captured by its later targets: the CIA, US law enforcement and the FBI.

    Liam Tung | 12 Jul | Read more