MetaFilter posts tagged with hacktivism

The story of the hacktivists

warbaby — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:40:22 -0800

It’s amazing the Anonymous documentary We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists ever saw the light of day. It’s not that no theaters wanted to show it — it performed well at film festivals — or that filmmaker Brian Knappenberger didn’t want to release it. He just couldn’t finish it. And that’s just the way it goes when you’re making a documentary about an ever-expanding and ever-evolving group like Anonymous. (via Wired) "The film is most illuminating in showing how democratic practice can still find a new voice and innovative means with each generation." - NYTimes review "... theirs is an increasingly rare spirit of revolt. "Expect us," they say, though the meaning of that warning remains in flux; the evolution toward a consistency of ideals has proved as tricky as Knappenberger makes it engrossing and essential to watch." - Village Voice review. On-line release site of the documentary.

Why the world is scared of hacktivists

homunculus — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:58:57 -0800

They’re watching. And they can bring you down: Why the world is scared of hacktivists. [Via]

A Modest Call to Action

stagewhisper — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:17:28 -0800

Occupy Wall Street is an event comprised of anti-corporate non-violent protests that are being promoted by a range of groups including the AdbustersMedia Foundation and a New York City group called General Assembly. Months ago a plea was put out to diverse political and activist groups urging them to descend on Wall Street on September 17th and take part in long-term occupation of the area in the spirit of the Arab Spring rebellions. On the first day of the demonstrations protesters arrived to find sections of Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Hall blocked and shut down by the city in anticipation of their convergence on the area. Turnout numbers so far have been less than ideal, but there's some evidence that media companies like Yahoo have been systematically blocking communications related to promoting and organizing the event. Most mainstream media coverage has been light, although Democracy Now covered the event yesterday ( bonus: interview with metafilter's own David Graeber at around 22:15) According to The New York Times, six people were arrested yesterday, some of whom were charged with questionable offenses: "Another man was arrested, and the police initially said he was charged with jumping a police barrier and resisting arrest. But a reporter and a photographer for The Times who witnessed and documented the episode between the man in the orange hat and the police did not see him attempting to jump a barrier. Late in the afternoon, the police said the man was charged with committing disorderly conduct by impeding pedestrian traffic, not with jumping a barrier." Today at least least five people have been arrested, and protesters are claming the NYPD used excessive force in the latest arrests. Participation numbers have been dwindling, but anonymous is now promoting the occupation as well re-broadcasting the live feed coverage from Live Stream. However, that streaming coverage is spotty and some activists believe internet access is being shut down at the protest site.

The Next Generation

jeffburdges — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:30:34 -0800

DEFCON Kids! "It is interesting to follow the process of other people's backup units; how they are coming along."

not just to reveal their racist and corrupt nature but to purposefully sabotage their efforts to terrorize communities

finite — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:03:54 -0800

"Hackers of the world are uniting and taking direct action against our common oppressors - the government, corporations, police, and militaries of the world" says LulzSec (previously) in their latest release, Chinga La Migra. "We are releasing hundreds of private intelligence bulletins, training manuals, personal email correspondence, names, phone numbers, addresses and passwords belonging to Arizona law enforcement. We are targeting AZDPS specifically because we are against SB1070 (previously) and the racial profiling anti-immigrant police state that is Arizona."

#antisec is a new track from nerdcore rapper ytcracker (previously)

Tupac the Kiwi

IvoShandor — Mon, 30 May 2011 20:04:04 -0800

Over the weekend, PBS' website was hacked by a group calling itself "The Lulz Boat", or "LulzSec". The PBS site displayed a story claiming that rapper Tupac Shakur was alive and well in New Zealand. (He's not). The hack was apparently over the Frontline program that aired last week, 'Wikisecrets', which Julian Assange called "hostile". This follows a separate, unrelated breach at Lockheed Martin, also publicized over the weekend. (Previously)

Anonymous hits the US Chamber of Commerce

verb — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:38:05 -0800

Last night at midnight, more than a gigabyte of internal memos from the US Chamber of Commerce and two other conservative think-tanks were leaked to the Internet. Although no announcement has been posted to the semi-official Anonymous web site, the archive contains a README file crediting the hacker/cracker/griefer collective. Anonymous' scrapes with the Chamber of Commerce started back in February, when leaked documents from the security firm HBGary implicated the CoC in a proposed smear campaign against progressive journalists. Meanwhile, The Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the American Legislative Council have appeared recently on the blue for their involvement in Wisconsin and Michigan's budget battles.

palin's yahoo mail hacked ... oh anonymous, what will you do next

yeoz — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:05:22 -0800

Sarah Palin's email gets hacked by Anonymous (right, that Anonymous). And given the legal contro versy surrounding her email, one wonders if the fact that her yahoo email accounts are now deleted constitutes destruction of evidence or violations of public-records laws. Its hit Wikileaks too, but, I'm not sure they have more then what's already released (rapidshare).

Electronic Civil Disobedience for Oaxaca

jrb223 — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:31:15 -0800

Electronic Blockade of Mexican Government: Hactivism and Oaxaca; The Electronic Disturbance Theatre, founded by Ricardo Dominguez has organized a virtual sit-in of Mexican embassy and consulate websites. [More Inside]

Hacktivism,

Doug — Thu, 20 Jul 2000 08:23:41 -0800

Hacktivism, as seen from the perspective of a pretty cynical guy.