Confessions of a Political Hacker
How Andrés Sepúlveda rigged elections across Latin America.
How Andrés Sepúlveda rigged elections across Latin America.
Jordan Robertson, Michael Riley, Andrew Willis Businessweek Mar 2016 20min Permalink
In addition to defending child molesters, illegal gun owners, and the occasional drunk who steals a dirt bike from the pit during a motorcross rally, Jay Leiderman is one of a handful of attorneys who represents hackers. His current clients include Matthew Keys, the former Reuters social media editor who faces 87 months in prison for hacking The Los Angeles Times.
Joseph Bernstein Buzzfeed Jun 2016 25min Permalink
In 2001, Maksym Igor Popov defected to work as an informant in the U.S. But a decade later, he was back to scamming the FBI.
Kevin Poulsen Wired May 2016 Permalink
Google and Tesla are spending billions to develop driverless technology. George Hotz used an Acura.
Ashlee Vance Bloomberg Businessweek Dec 2015 15min Permalink
The Straters’ lives have been devastated by relentless cyberattacks. And there’s nothing they can do about it.
Aaron Sankin, William Turton Daily Dot Nov 2015 20min Permalink
Business Crime Tech World Movies & TV
What really happened at Sony Pictures during the cyberattack – and questions about whether the company should have seen it coming.
Peter Elkind Fortune Jun 2015 55min Permalink
NSA-grade spyware is up for sale, and the world’s worst dictatorships are buying.
Amar Toor, Russell Brandom The Verge Jan 2015 20min Permalink
Documents from Edward Snowden show that the intelligence agency is arming America for future digital wars—a struggle for control of the Internet that is already well underway.
Der Spiegel Jan 2015 Permalink
Exploring the darkest corridors of the Internet.
Jed Lipinski Mental Floss Dec 2012 15min Permalink
“The Anonymous mystique had allowed a group of incompetents to hijack, then discredit, an important grassroots movement in the eyes of national media.”
Adrian Chen The Nation Nov 2014 Permalink
The on and offline search for the prime suspect in last month’s celebrity nude photo hacking scandal.
Charlie Warzel Buzzfeed Oct 2014 15min Permalink
A profile of the Megaupload founder, who has started a political party in New Zealand as the U.S. continues to fight for his extradition.
Carole Cadwalladr The Observer Aug 2014 20min Permalink
On Amir Taaki and Cody Wilson, two anarchists with a history of creating controversial software, and their dream of an economy based on untraceable, uncontrollable money.
Andy Greenberg Wired Jul 2014 25min Permalink
The story of “the biggest retail hack in U.S. history.”
Michael Riley, Ben Elgin, Dune Lawrence, Carol Matlack Businessweek Mar 2014 15min Permalink
After nine months of striking out, Chris McKinlay decided to change his online dating strategy. It worked.
Kevin Poulsen Wired Jan 2014 Permalink
At 9:14pm on November 22, 1987, sportscaster Dan Roan was doing the Bears highlights on Chicago’s WGN-TV when the station’s signal was hijacked. Someone wearning a rubber Max Headroom mask appeared, silently, on TV screens around the city. A few hours later, Headroom popped up again on another channel, this time for longer and with audio. Despite FBI and FCC investigations, the case remains unsolved.
Chris Knittel Motherboard Nov 2013 25min Permalink
A technical explanation of the real program to sabotage Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Ralph Langner Foreign Policy Nov 2013 35min Permalink
Inside the N.S.A.’s mission to spy on just about everyone.
Scott Shane New York Times Nov 2013 20min Permalink
The battle between government and industry for America’s best hackers.
David Kushner Rolling Stone Sep 2013 Permalink
What happens when a 26-year-old Kentucky resident decides to investigate a rape case from his computer.
Adrian Chen Gawker Jun 2013 30min Permalink
Tracing a secretive cyber-war’s battles and casualties.
Michael Joseph Gross Vanity Fair Jul 2013 30min Permalink
Who is ‘Tawnya Grilth’?
Dune Lawrence, Michael Riley Businessweek Feb 2013 15min Permalink
How governments and private companies have engaged in digital arms trading by building a global black market for ‘zero day’ hacks.
Tom Simonite Technology Review Feb 2013 Permalink
The paper reports on a battle of its own.
Nicole Perlroth New York Times Jan 2013 10min Permalink
A eulogy for the activist.
Cory Doctorow BoingBoing Jan 2013 10min Permalink