Anonymous hackers cripple Aussie government websites

ShareThis Anonymous hackers cripple Aussie government websites –Hackers took 10 sites offline, said more attacks are imminent [<g>] 25 Jul 2012 International hacking group Anonymous took at least 10 Australian government websites offline in a series of escalating attacks over proposed changes to privacy laws. The Australian arm of the group has warned it will [...]

3 U.S. troops, 26 Afghans killed in bomb attacks

ShareThis 3 U.S. troops, 26 Afghans killed in bomb attacks 20 Jun 2012 A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan-NATO checkpoint in the eastern city of Khost on Wednesday, killing 18 Afghans and three American troops, officials said. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, a roadside bomb detonated, fatally injuring eight Afghan civilians, four of them children. Citizens for [...]

Six nabbed for cyber attacks on Quebec websites

ShareThis Six nabbed for cyber attacks on Quebec websites 19 Jun 2012 Six people have been arrested in connection with attacks that paralyzed Quebec websites. The arrests were made in an operation that involved five police forces – the RCMP, the Sûreté du Québec, and three municipal forces. Members of the group are expected to [...]

Accused British hacker charged in U.S. over LulzSec attacks

ShareThis Accused British hacker charged in U.S. over LulzSec attacks 13 Jun 2012 A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted a 20-year-old British citizen on charges related to attacks by the LulzSec hacking group on the Fox and PBS television networks and Sony’s film and TV studio, authorities said on Wednesday. Ryan Cleary, [...]

Drone attacks create terrorist safe havens, warns former CIA official

ShareThis Drone attacks create terrorist safe havens, warns former CIA official 05 Jun 2012 A former top terrorism official at the CIA has warned that President Barack Obama’s controversial drone programme is far too indiscriminate in hitting targets and could lead to such political instability that it creates terrorist safe havens. Obama’s increased use of [...]

Anonymous attacks Justice Dept., nabbing 1.7GB of data

ShareThis Anonymous attacks Justice Dept., nabbing 1.7GB of data –In a new hack into the U.S. Department of Justice’s Web site, Anonymous claims to have grabbed “lots of shiny things such as internal emails, and the entire database dump.” 22 May 2012 In a hack it dubbed “Monday Mail Mayhem,” Anonymous claims to have collected [...]

AP: US not reporting all Afghan attacks

ShareThis AP: US not reporting all Afghan attacks 30 Apr 2012 The military is under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on American and other foreign troops. The U.S.-led coalition routinely reports each time an American or other foreign soldier is killed by an Afghan in uniform. But The Associated [...]

‘Expect more online attacks’ Anonymous hackers say

ShareThis ‘Expect more online attacks’ Anonymous hackers say 08 Apr 2012 The hacking group Anonymous says it will launch online attacks every weekend in the wake of allegations it disrupted access to the Home Office website. Anonymous Twitter messages warned of the attack on 4 April, and said: “EXPECT a DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) [...]

False Flag Alert: American Ambassador to Kabul Claims al Qaeda Planning 9/11 Style Attacks in Afghanistan

The Intel Hub March 31, 2012 The American ambassador to Kabul has told a UK newspaper that al Qaeda is currently planning 9/11 style attacks in Afghanistan to be carried out in the United States. Ryan Crocker, clearly pushing a propaganda, fear driven agenda, went on to claim that if the US and NATO leaves [...]

Pakistan seeks unconditional apology on Nato attack, end to drone attacks

ShareThis Pakistan seeks unconditional apology on Nato attack, end to drone attacks 20 Mar 2012 Pakistani lawmakers have opened a debate on the terms of the nation’s re-engagement with the United States after ties were all but severed following deadly American air-strikes on Pakistani troops in November. The Joint Session of the Parliament began in [...]