Hacktivism: From Here to There

The current controversy regarding WikiLeaks and the attacks against the organizations that have opposed the group has sparked a large and complex conversation about the meanings of free speech, freedom of the press and online activism. As new as all of this may seem to some, this is by no means t...

Indian Cyber Army Hacks OGRA Website in Retaliation

In a troubling trend of tit-for-tat website defacements, a group of Indian hackers known as the ‘Indian Cyber Army’ hacked the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority OGRA website www.ogra.org.pk on Saturday. The website was later restored by the site administrators. The message left on the OGRA page stat...

Moroccan Hacktivists Target Foreign Sites, Sparking International Cyber Conflicts

Hacktivists are militant hackers attacking sites in Egypt, Morocco, Spain, and Israel. Their screen messages resemble banners used in protests, supporting various political, social, or religious ideologies. Active in Morocco, they often hack sensitive security systems. Behind their computer...

Gunter Ollmann on Opt-In Botnets and Targeted Attacks

Dennis Fisher talks with Gunter Ollmann, VP of research at Damballa, about the new generation of hacktivism and opt-in botnets, as well as the trend toward targeted attacks in corporate environments. Podcast audio courtesy of sykboy65 Subscribe to the Digital Underground podcast on...