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Anonymous “unhoods” alleged KKK members but innocents are smeared
Members of the loose hacker collective Anonymous followed through with their pledge to release the names of members of the Ku Klux Klan, but #OpKKK was flawed from the get-go by uncoordinated document dumps and erroneous information.
Hacker detained for giving US service members’ personal info to ISIS
A hacker detained in Malaysia now faces extradition to the US to face charges that he provided material support to the Islamic State, which US Department of Justice (DOJ) officials are calling a “first of its kind” case.
Ashley Madison hackers keep on going, post even BIGGER trove of data
The hackers behind the massive breach of user data from AshleyMadison.com are still at it – posting another larger dump of data from the cheaters’ dating site for the second time this week.
Ashley Madison hackers follow through on threat, dump user database online
The 9.7 GB dump contains names, emails, addresses, sexual preferences and credit card transactions of 37 million members.
Cheating site Ashley Madison breached by hackers threatening to expose users
Attackers threaten to publish nude pictures, secret sexual fantasies, real names and addresses of Ashley Madison users: all as comeuppance for what they say is an unkept promise of secrecy.
IC3 urges social media users to beware: scams and fraud are surging
12% of the 269,422 complaints received in 2014 had a social media aspect, be it doxing, clickjacking or pharming. Here’s how to stay safe. 
FBI: Hacktivists targeting US law enforcement as anti-police sentiment grows
As Baltimore exploded in violent police riots on Monday, the FBI was warning police officers and public officials across the US to be aware of targeted cyberattacks from hacktivists.
Gamergate target Zoe Quinn launches network to battle online harassment
Crash Override pre-emptively warns would-be swatting victims and has gotten one police department to knock with hands, not boots.
College kids still using Snapchat despite ‘The Snappening’, says report
A study found that 75% of undergraduates said they planned to keep on using Snapchat in the same way as before, despite photos being snatched from a non-secure third-party service.