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Hacker

Tech

The Pest Who Shames Companies Into Fixing Security Flaws

A profile of Christopher Soghoian whose “productions follow a similar pattern, a series of orchestrated events that lead to the public shaming of a large entity—Google, Facebook, the federal government—over transgressions that the 30-year-old technologist sees as unacceptable violations of privacy.”

Mike Kessler Wired Nov 2011 10min Permalink

Crime Tech

The Untold Story of the Teen Hackers Who Transformed the Early Internet

Bill Landreth was one of the whiz kids, poking around Pentagon servers with the friends he had never met. But one of them was an FBI informant.

Matt Novak Paleo Future Apr 2016 20min Permalink

Fiction

Every Thought, Every Motion

A story of an Antarctic data hack.

Berit Ellingsen Cartridge Lit Jul 2014 Permalink

Tech World

Rise and Fall of the House of Bitcoin

A Buenos Aires hacker haven produced some of Argentina’s most valuable crypto companies. Then it suddenly disappeared.

Leo Schwartz, Lucía Cholakian Herrera Rest of World Jan 2021 Permalink

Crime Sports

What Happened to the Houston Astros' Hacker?

How prison changed the former pro scout.

Ben Reiter Sports Illustrated Oct 2018 20min Permalink

Tech

“Hello, I Am Sabu ...”

A profile of Hector Xavier Monsegur, aka Sabu, a hacker star of Anonymous and resident of a New York City housing project.

Steve Fishman New York Jun 2012 20min Permalink