# Anonymous

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# Argentina

Anonymous takes over website of Argentina's Bureau Of Statistics

The hacker collective said it took over the website to protest government “lies”, after dubious new inflation figures.

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Jan 19th 2013, 10:44 AM

# Not the News

The Mire's review of the year's news... skewed

Government response to Anonymous cheers everyone up; Heathrow goes green; Irish people want to escape to prisons; Love/Hate Christmas special: This was 2012 according to The Mire

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Dec 29th 2012, 5:00 PM

# Anonymous

British student convicted over Anonymous PayPal hacking

Prosecutors said the assault on PayPal had cost the company €4.3 million in loss of trading as well as updates to fend off similar attacks.

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Dec 6th 2012, 9:22 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Oct 3rd 2012, 4:50 PM

# Operation Pirate Bay

Swedish government sites attacked after Pirate Bay host is raided

Two government websites were attacked – one by a DDoS attack, the other defaced with profane messages.

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Oct 3rd 2012, 2:37 PM

# Piracy

Japan introduces new illegal downloading laws with prison terms

Those convicted of illegal downloading could face two years in jail, or fines of about €20,000.

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Oct 1st 2012, 3:17 PM

# Have you drink taken

'Weed? I'd legalise immediately': Anonymous Garda invites people to 'ask me anything'

Find out what this Garda thinks of travellers, shutting down house parties, and what sauce is best at the chipper…

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Sep 18th 2012, 12:13 PM

# Punk'd

Want to humiliate your mates on national television? Look no further...

… while we’re at it, let’s have a look at Mike Murphy’s Candid Camera best bits.

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Jul 30th 2012, 4:13 PM

# YouWho?

Trolls beware: YouTube want you to comment using your real name

Video site YouTube has started asking users to provide their real names when commenting. Some of the reasons they allow you to give for declining prove interesting.

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Jul 25th 2012, 11:31 AM

Voices

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

Jul 1st 2012, 11:00 AM

# Anonymous

Ireland linked with move to New York at Michael Ballack's expense

“Why would you go for a no-name player who no one knows,” was the response of Ballack’s agent.

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Mar 20th 2012, 5:11 PM

# vatileaks

Vatican launches rare criminal probe into leaks

The Vatican is investigating the leak of confidential documents that allege corruption and financial mismanagement among Holy See officials.

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Mar 17th 2012, 6:30 PM

# Is Nothing Sacred?

Anonymous claims responsibility for attack on Vatican website

The website of the Holy See was inaccessible for hours, with Anonymous demanding a revision to the Lateran Treaty.

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Mar 8th 2012, 2:56 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this more, including: Occupy Dame St dismantled; bodies found in Dundalk; Syrian minister joins revolution.

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Mar 8th 2012, 8:40 AM

# Anonymous

Interpol website hacked after arrest of 25 suspected Anonymous members

Those arrested – aged between 17 and 25 – are suspected of planning cyber-attacks against several South American and European institutions. Interpol’s website went down following news of the arrests.

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Feb 29th 2012, 9:39 AM

# Wikileaks

WikiLeaks, Anonymous collaborate to release emails from intelligence firm

Some five million emails from the Stratfor intelligence firms appear to have been obtained when Anonymous struck in December.

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Feb 27th 2012, 2:45 PM

# Tango Down

Anonymous says it has taken down the website of the C.I.A.

The hactivists have been quick to claim credit for crashing CIA.gov.

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Feb 10th 2012, 8:57 PM

# Anonymous

Hacked FBI-Met Police call refers to intelligence sharing with Irish authorities

A conversation between police in the UK and FBI agents in the US has been hacked and posted online by the Anonymous hacking collective today.

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Feb 3rd 2012, 4:47 PM

# Anonymous

Government website passwords obtained by Anonymous hacker

A ‘hacktivist’ from the Anonymous movement accesses and publishes website passwords of staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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Feb 1st 2012, 10:21 PM

# Irish SOPA

‘Whole government response to threat’ following #OpIreland cyber attack

The Department of Justice has confirmed it was subject to a Distributed Denial of Service attack overnight.

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Jan 25th 2012, 9:20 AM

# Irish SOPA

Government websites taken offline in Anonymous #OpIreland attack

Hacktivists from the Anonymous collective attack the Department of Justice and Finance websites over plans for the so-called ‘Irish SOPA’.

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Jan 25th 2012, 12:25 AM

# Said and done

Wolves and Wahlberg: The week in quotes

They said what? TheJournal.ie looks back at the week in words.

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Jan 22nd 2012, 7:00 PM

# Anonymous

Anonymous hackers target US security think tank Stratfor

Thousands of personal details and credit card information were stolen from the Stratfor site, according to hackers.

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Dec 26th 2011, 11:56 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this St Stephen’s Day morning…

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Dec 26th 2011, 9:01 AM

# Facebook

Facebook falls victim to hardcore pornography 'spam attack'

Thousands of users report seeing their timelines clog up with hardcore porn – the potential work of the Anonymous group.

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Nov 16th 2011, 8:31 AM

# Occupy Wall Street

What are the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York?

As demonstrations spread to Boston and San Fransciso, read TheJournal.ie’s guide to the Occupy Wall Street protests.

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Sep 30th 2011, 10:00 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…

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Sep 10th 2011, 8:59 AM

# Hacking

Teenagers arrested over Fine Gael website hack released without charge

Two teenagers were arrested yesterday in connection with the hacking of Fine Gael’s website last January.

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Sep 2nd 2011, 1:33 PM

# Anonymous

Anonymous hacks San Francisco subway site over mobile network closure

Authorities disabled the mobile phone coverage inside the city’s underground system to try and counter a series of protests.

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Aug 15th 2011, 5:15 PM

# Anonymous

Anonymous hacker: Plot to 'kill Facebook' is a misunderstanding

A hacker claiming to have begun ‘Operation Facebook’ says the plan had been abandoned before a video about it was released.

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Aug 11th 2011, 9:00 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know…

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Aug 11th 2011, 8:29 AM

# Facebook Threat

Anonymous threatens to "destroy" Facebook on 5 November

Hacking group has issued online warnings against the social network, which it calls the “medium of communication you all so dearly adore”.

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Aug 10th 2011, 9:34 AM

# Syria

Saudi Arabia pulls Syrian ambassador as Anonymous hacks government site

King Abdullah condemns Syria’s crackdown on protesters, as the website of the Ministry of Defence is taken down.

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Aug 8th 2011, 8:36 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

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Aug 8th 2011, 8:29 AM

# Hacked

Anonymous 'hacked into 70 US law enforcement websites'

The sites targeted appear to mainly be sheriffs’ offices in US cities.

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Aug 6th 2011, 6:35 PM

# Hackers

Twenty-one hacker arrests worldwide

Three teenagers were among those arrested as part of a worldwide investigation into the actions of groups like Anonymous, AntiSec and LulzSec.

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Jul 20th 2011, 5:23 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 In today’s 9 at 9: Rioting in Belfast, a crackdown for legal highs on the way, Anonymous reveals its latest attack, and good news for Ireland’s interest rate?

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Jul 12th 2011, 8:23 AM