Tag Archives: Anonymous
Tue, Jan 03, 2012 | 06:44 GMT
Anonymous targets Sony again, hopes to avoid consumer consequence
Anarchistic Internet activist group Anonymous has Sony in its sights again, but doesn’t want to repeat the end user fallout of last year’s PSNgate incident.
Tue, Jun 28, 2011 | 07:07 BST
Anonymous picking up where Lulzsec left off
Hacker group Anonymous has issued a statement today vowing to pick up where fellow hackers LulzSec left off, after its 50 day internet security rampage targeted several video game companies.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 21:56 BST
Scotland Yard arrest of hacker had nothing to do with LulzSec
A 19-year-old man charged with offences under the Criminal Law Act and Computer Misuse Act by the Metropolitan Police Service’s Police Central e-Crime Unit had nothing to do with LulzSec, according to the official Metro Police website.
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Posted in: Crime, UK
Tags: Anonymous, ddos, hacker arrest, Lulzsec, ryan cleary
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 07:43 BST
Anon: Sony attacks dropped, PSN users were “butthurt”
A VG247 interview has confirmed that Anonymous has dropped action against Sony, as well as branding PSN users “selfish” and “butthurt” over their anger at the service’s recent outage.
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Posted in: Featured Story, Legalities, PS3, Politics, Sony
Tags: Anonymous, ddos, hacking
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 08:15 BST
Intruder – 2011′s hacking story, from LulzSec to Anon
LulzSec’s DDOS attacks against Minecraft and EVE last night are the latest instance in a year riddled with “intrusive” problems for games companies. Brenna tells 2011′s hacking story, and explains why there’s no end in sight.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Codemasters, Sony, Square Enix
Tags: Anonymous, eve online, Lulzsec, Minecraft
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 16:22 BST
Spanish National Police arrest three Anonymous members in Spain
The National Police in Spain have arrested three suspected members of the hacktivist group Anonymous, and according to the Spanish Policia Nacional website, one of the people arrested was hosting a server out of their home which supported DDoS attacks on businesses, websites, financial institutions and government agencies around the globe – as well as the website for the PlayStation Store.
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 07:50 BST
Eidos, Deus Ex websites hacked, personal info stolen
The public websites for Eidos and its upcoming game Deus Ex: Human Revolution were apparently “defaced and plundered” in an attack on Wednesday, believed to have its origins within hacktivist group Anonymous.
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 23:15 BST
Tuesday Shorts: GagaVille, Soul Calibur breasts, Thor, Nolan North, Portal turret
Some things you just cannot make up no matter how hard you try. There’s a few of those in the shorts posted below.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Android, Anonymous, AQ Interactive, breasts, Child of Eden, conduit 2, cryptic, Daishi Odashima, Demian 'Ryu Ichinose' Smith, Gagaville, god of thunder, iPad, lego pirates, Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean, lord of the rings online, lotro, Marvelous Entertainment, military, Naruto:Narutimate Impact, nolan north, npd, pc market, plants vs zombies, portal turret, runes of magic, soul calibur, star trek online, thor, Thor: God of Thunder, uncharted movie, unity, warlords, yakuza, zynga
Mon, May 09, 2011 | 17:30 BST
Anonymous press release: Sony, I am Disappoint
Two weeks later, and Anonymous is still being blamed for the unauthorised access which lead Sony to take down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity servers, despite repeatedly pleading innocence. Now, the “hacktivist” group is getting annoyed, and, according to a new press release, disappoint.
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Posted in: PS3, Piracy, Platform holders, Sony
Tags: Aaron Barr, Anonymous, financial times, hackers, Joseph Menn, ps3 hackers
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 10:13 BST
The Weekly Wrap – ME3 delayed, Anonymous vs PSN
Some weeks are born great, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Others have rainbow-farting unicorns. This was the latter.
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Posted in: EA, Microsoft, PS3, PSN, Sony, THQ, Ubisoft, Weekly Wrap, Xbox 360
Tags: alan wake, Anonymous, assassin's creed: revelations, battlefield 3, homefront, mass effect 3, PSN
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 21:56 BST
Anonymous vets claim members of the group are likely behind attack on PSN
Two members of Anonymous feel that at least one of its members was behind the attack on Sony, which resulted in the PSN service being brought down and user data being compromised.
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 09:58 BST
Anonymous denies lifting credit card details from PSN
Anonymous has said that it isn’t responsible for stealing credit card information in the wake of PSN going down two weeks ago.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 22:15 BST
“Anonymous” file found on server, Sony tells Congress
Sony has issued a response to a US Congress subcommittee following the PSN hacker hearing held earlier today, revealing it found a file on its server saying, “We are legion”.
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Posted in: PSN, Sony
Tags: Anonymous, patrick seybold, psn breach, we are legion
Sun, Apr 24, 2011 | 08:46 BST
Anonymous issues new PSN video, denies action
Hacktivist group Anonymous has released a video message to PSN users over the fact US and EU online PlayStation services have been down since Wednesday, denying it had any involvement. Sony has already said PSN was taken offline thanks to an “external intrusion” and is currently working on “rebuilding” the “system”.
You can watch the movie after the break.
Mon, Apr 25, 2011 | 09:55 BST
Hacked to death: Sony faces crunch-time over PSN failures
Sony has been found immature and naive on hacking problems this year, and must address PSN security issues now or face dire consequences.
Mon, Apr 18, 2011 | 13:03 BST
Anonymous Sony Centre sit-ins fail to cause a stir
After stating last week that it was dissatisfied with the out of court settlement between Sony and George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz, hacktivist group Anonymous went ahead with its planned in-store protests over the weekend. Reports suggest it was far from anarchy.
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Posted in: Legalities, PS3, Sony
Tags: Anonymous, George "Geohot" Hotz
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 06:39 BST
Anonymous not satisfied by Sony vs GeoHot settlement
Anonymous has announced it intends to carry through with planned protests at Sony stores, despite the out-of-court settlement of Sony’s case against PlayStation 3 hacker George “GeoHot” Hotz.
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Posted in: Sony
Tags: Anonymous, Geohot, George "Geohot" Hotz
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 | 15:52 BST
Anonymous to stage global in-store Sony protests
Hacktivist group Anonymous is looks to raise awareness of its cause by staging a number of four-hour sit-ins at Sony stores around the world. This is likely to be more popular with gamers than the group’s recent attacks on PSN.
Thu, Apr 07, 2011 | 06:40 BST
Anonymous ceases PSN DDOS attacks, Sony admits failures
In the wake of a declaration of war from the Internet hive mind Anonymous, Sony now concedes hackers could have been involved in recent outages – just as the hacktivist group announces it will back off from such attacks.
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 14:30 BST
Anonymous on Sony attacks: “We’re here for the long haul”
After releasing a video yesterday issuing a warning against Sony, hacktivist group Anonymous has said that the worst has yet to come in its attacks against the company and PlayStation as revenge for ongoing legal action against PS3 hackers.
Sony securing “bigger size” memory cards for PlayStation Vita in UK