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'We're all still here': LulzSec denies arrest

As the news of the arrest of 19-year old mastermind behind the hacker group LulzSec spread, they tweeted: Seems the glorious leader of LulzSec got arrested, it's all over now... wait... we're all still here! Which poor bastard did they take down?
Anonymous Hackers Demand 'Social Justice' with Operation Occupy Wall Street

LulzSec and Anonymous promise vendetta: Will World War III be virtual?

LulzSec and Anonymous have tied up and is up for anything, 'virtually' anything. They call it Operation Anti-Security. Until the hacker's union's demands are met, LulzSec and Anonymous wouldn't budge. And what they demand is a tad too complicated to achieve. Hackers United wrecking havoc across internet spaces is demanding complete internet freedom with no privacy infiltration from government agencies. If not they will steal and leak any classified government information, ...
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U.S Government: Hackers to face stricter sentences

In the wake of the revelation that both the U.S. Senate and CIA's websites were hacked, the White House has called for stricter sentences for any hacker caught breaking into a government's private computer networks.

All out war in the offing: Hackers united against corruption

LulzSec is not hacking anymore for 'lulz'. They aren't indulging anymore in petty spats with fellow hackers. They aren't mocking at corporations. They announced the all out war a while ago. And it's against the government and its agencies.Operation Anti-Security announced by LulzSec demands complete internet freedom with no privacy infiltration from government agencies. There have been no clear pointers toward the execution of Operation Anti-Sec. The announcement declaring the new...
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Internet fraud precautions: Stay alert or get looted

Hackers are no more the adolescent geeks attacking cyber space for fun. A good share of daily news fodder is provided by LulzSec and Anonymous, hacker groups hacking for 'lulz' or to drive home a point. But what about the victims? More often than not, the internet criminals escape the law, simply because government resources often prove incompetent to strike down technological advanced internet scammers.

LulzSec teams up with Anonymous; announces 'Operation Anti-Security'

Maybe we have seen just the tip of the iceberg. Leaving behind some rather bitter moments between other hacker groups, including Anonymous, LulzSec announced its decision to team up with Anonymous. To increase efforts, we are now teaming up with the Anonymous collective and all affiliated battleships. The hacker group wreaking havoc across corporations and government agencies among other organizations announced Operation Anti-Security moments ago in a post uploaded on Pastebin.
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Sega says 1.3 million users affected by cyber attack

Japanese video game developer Sega Corp said on Sunday that information belonging to 1.3 million customers has been stolen from its database, the latest in a rash of global cyber attacks against video game companies.
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Hackers might face stiffer sentences in U.S.

Even before a loosely organized group of hackers broke into the CIA's and Senate's public websites, the White House asked for stiffer sentences for breaking into government and private computer networks.
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Hackers strike Malaysian websites for a second day

Hackers struck Malaysian websites for a second day on Friday, an Internet regulator said, as the country scrambled to bring its government portal back online after the latest outbreak in a cyberwar waged by online activists.

Are you a hacker? You better stick with mischief

U.S. authorities often prosecute computer hacks that cause more mischief than money losses, but long prison sentences are very rare in such cases. But the hacker will have to face prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, if the victim shows that he or she has suffered a considerable amount of financial damage in a certain period of time.
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Hacktivists make noise on government websites

A breed of cyber pranksters known as hacktivists appears to be on a campaign to embarrass the U.S. government, but such types of attack are unlikely to breach the computer firewalls that protect important official secrets, independent analysts say.

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