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When Online Hacking Poses Real-World Dangers

In January, the hacker group Anonymous staged a demonstration at a BART station in San Francisco after officials turned off cell phone service in its stations. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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When Online Hacking Poses Real-World Dangers

April 5, 2012 • Powerful and potentially damaging tools, including those that take advantage of communications networks, have become much more widely spread. They could be used to disrupt everything from factory valves to chips used to track cattle.

Holding Source Code, Hackers Try To Extort $50K From Symantec

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Holding Source Code, Hackers Try To Extort $50K From Symantec

February 7, 2012 • The hackers, which claimed affiliation with Anonymous, made good on their promise to release the source code for the company's PCAnywhere program, which allows a user to access their computers remotely.

'Anonymous' Follows Hacking Of FBI-Scotland Yard Phone Call With Attacks

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'Anonymous' Follows Hacking Of FBI-Scotland Yard Phone Call With Attacks

February 3, 2012 • A day that began with the Anonymous hackers posting a 17-minute recording of a call between officials of the FBI and Scotland Yard has been followed with some tweeted taunting and the hacking of websites for the Greek government and Boston Police.

Here's How Much Data The 'Anonymous' Hacker Attack Exposed

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Here's How Much Data The 'Anonymous' Hacker Attack Exposed

December 27, 2011 • A security firm sifting through the stolen data said it found 50,000 credit card numbers, 27,000 phone numbers and 44,000 passwords.

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Are WikiLeaks' Supporters Peaceful Protesters For The Digital Age?

December 10, 2010 • Are online denial of service attacks by WikiLeaks' supporters the modern-day equivalent of the physical, non-violent protests of civil rights and labor rights activists in years past?