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Anonymous suspects bailed – banned from using online nicknames and IRC

07

Sep

2011

Four men appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court today in connection with various Anonymous and LulzSec internet attacks, and were granted bail on the condition that they did not use specific online nicknames on the internet or IRC. Hackers affiliated with Anonymous and LulzSec have used IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channels as their primary […]

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Hackers Use Frequent Flyer Miles as Currency

08

Aug

2011

Unsatisfied with stealing bank account information from their victims, cybercriminals steal frequent flyer miles, too. The miles are used as currency among some of the miscreants, according to a report released today by the malware fighters at the Kaspersky Lab. “In one IRC [Internet Relay Chat] message, a cybercriminal was selling access to a Brazilian […]

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LulzSec Disbands, Now What?

02

Jul

2011

LulzSec recently decided to end its string of attacks with a message saying that these have all been part of a planned “50 Days of Lulz.” Some of its members also threw their support behind a separate effort called AntiSec, short for Anti-Security. This call was sent out to encourage all kinds of hacker and […]

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