U.S. Shuts Down Megaupload File-Sharing Site, Anonymous Retaliates With DDoS Attacks

A day after the Internet was abuzz with protests of the proposed SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills, the Department of Justice took a major action against many of the top executives of Megaupload, a popular file-sharing site that the government says was the basis for an “international organized...

#SOPA - The Hacker News say "NO WAY"

SOPA - The Hacker News say "NO WAY" Get mad and take action as you read how your internet privacy and freedoms are about to be taken away in our editor Patti Galle's article on SOPA…….coming to your personal rights soon. The Stop Online Piracy Act SOPA, or H.R. 3261, is a bill that was introduced...

SOPA in US and Censorship in India: A cocktail to destroy Internet Freedom !

SOPA in US and Censorship in India : A cocktail to destroy Internet Freedom ! As US senators mull over the SOPAStopping Online Piracy Act and PIPAProtecting Intellectual Property Act bills, the world stands witness to a historic moment. Almost all big IT companies like Google, Wikipedia, Facebook...

Finnish ISP is blocking the Pirate Bay, Anonymous stand for Freedom of Expression !

Finnish ISP is blocking the Pirate Bay, Anonymous stand for Freedom of Expression ! Anonymous has urged its followers to target Finnish anti-piracy body the Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Centre CIAPC after it persuaded the Helsinki District Court to force one of the country's biggest ISPs...

Sony Pictures Facebook Page & Website Hacked again !

Sony Pictures Facebook Page & Website Hacked again ! The hacking group Anonymous has confirmed that they have once again hacked Sony Pictures, gaining access to their Facebook account and website. Anonymous did threaten Sony for supporting the controversial SOPA bill and now it seems that the...

As SOPA Looms, Survey Suggests Most Americans Are Media Pirates – And Proud Of It

While lawmakers in the U.S. debate new laws that would give media companies powerful new legal weapons to stop the distribution of copyrighted content online, a new survey of Americans finds that most admit to having pirated content themselves – and don’t see any problem with it. The survey of...

#Enter_at_your_own_Risk Cyber Awareness Magazine Issue January edition Released

EnteratyourownRisk Cyber Awareness Magazine Issue January edition Released As we promised last month, The Hacker News along with Security-FAQs, SecManiac, Korben, Security-Shell, SecTechno have come together to bring you an outstanding array of internet security and hacking information. You can...

Hackers Plan Satellite Network to Fight Internet Censorship

A group of hackers are reportedly declaring war on Internet censorship, and they plan to fight back with their own satellite communications network. Sound like science fiction? According to BBC News, the plan was recently outlined at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin. Dubbed the...

Tor anonymity will become illegal with SOPA acts ?

Tor anonymity will become illegal with SOPA acts ? The Stop Online Piracy Act SOPA is the newest attempt by Congress and corporations in the United States to regulate the Internet. SOPA's proponents include the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry of America. They view...

Tor anonymity will become illegal with SOPA acts ?

Tor anonymity will become illegal with SOPA acts ? The Stop Online Piracy Act SOPA is the newest attempt by Congress and corporations in the United States to regulate the Internet. SOPA's proponents include the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry of America. They view...

DeSopa Firefox Add-On Lets Users Circumvent SOPA Restrictions

As the public debate over the merits and drawbacks of the SOPA bill continues, consumers and privacy advocates already are looking for ways to get around the provisions in the proposed anti-piracy law that they see as unreasonable and oppressive. In one example, a developer has published an...

Bypass SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) DNS Blocking with DeSopa 1.1

Bypass SOPA Stop Online Piracy Act DNS Blocking with DeSopa 1.1 A developer who calls himself T Rizk doesn't have much faith in Congress making the right decision on anti-piracy legislation, so he's built a work around for the impending censorship measures being considered DeSOPA. The Firefox...

Bypass SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) DNS Blocking with DeSopa 1.1

Bypass SOPA Stop Online Piracy Act DNS Blocking with DeSopa 1.1 A developer who calls himself T Rizk doesn't have much faith in Congress making the right decision on anti-piracy legislation, so he's built a work around for the impending censorship measures being considered DeSOPA. The Firefox...

Internet Pioneers, Security Experts Send Letter to Congress Blasting SOPA

A group of engineers, networking specialists, security experts and other specialists deeply involved with the Internet’s development and growth have sent a letter to lawmakers criticizing the highly controversial SOPA and PIPA bills and imploring them not to pass the legislation, which they say...

Key House Hearing on SOPA Bill Set For Today

All eyes will be on Capitol Hill this morning when the House Judiciary Committee holds a key hearing on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, which has drawn wide opposition from a variety of groups and companies for its broad language supposedly designed to prevent copyright infringement. Th...