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Four LulzSec hackers sentenced to jail for "cowardly and vindictive" attacks
“You cared nothing for the privacy of others but did everything you could through your computer activities to hide your own identities while seeking publicity,” a judge told the four men.
2,000 users’ details taken in Fine Gael website breach
The party confirms that 2,000 details had their emails, mobiles and IP addresses taken, as the FBI is called in to investigate.
Fine Gael website breach: party statement in full
The full text of the party’s statement on the “hacking crime” that saw the details of almost 2,000 people compromised.
4chan hackers abandon attacks on WikiLeaks 'opponents'
The Anonymous gathering of ‘hacktivists’ instead decide to spread WikiLeaks’ documents as much as is possible.
Supporters launch web attacks as corporate world puts squeeze on WikiLeaks
Who’s who in the WikiLeaks cyber war as Visa, Mastercard, Paypal and other major corporations hit by ‘hactivists’.