We’re taking a deeper look at the idea of hacktivism, and how activists use technology to push forward a social or political agenda. To try and understand the laws around hacking and the future of ...

Hacktivism surged back into mainstream consciousness with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Less than two years later, politically-motivated groups and individuals were out in force again ...

Distributed denial of service attacks against websites have been around for about a decade. But as Fast Company wrote last week, Operation Payback, the pro-WikiLeaks attacks which hit Visa, MasterCard ...

Most of the cyber industry thinks of hackers as criminals motivated by money. That’s true in many cases and one of the reasons why hackers are so persistent and creative. But not all hackers do it for ...

Street demonstrations and looting have long been common features of protests. But over the past year, and especially in recent months, protests have played out in increasingly brazen cyberattacks ...

In recent years, colleges and universities have faced an evolving array of cybersecurity challenges. But one threat is showing signs of becoming both more frequent and more politically charged: ...

Illustration by Edel Rodriguez In December 2010, a group of nearly 3000 activists under the name “Operation Payback” launched online attacksagainst PayPal, MasterCard, and Visa, briefly knocking the ...

Future hacktivist attacks may target critical infrastructure, such as power grids, water treatment facilities, and ...

Why it matters: Activist hacking, or hacktivism if you will, has been one of the most bitter epidemics to infest the internet. While heroic when used against ISIS, hacktivism has shifted from ...

Nearly a decade after the collective Anonymous unleashed a barrage of hacktivism across the internet, the digital realm is once again experiencing a significant uptick in hacking and online civil ...