Iceman: The FBI Consultant Who Became a Cybercrime Kingpin
Iceman: The FBI Consultant Who Became a Cybercrime Kingpin Max Butler stood 6-foot-5 and started as one of the good guys. He worked with the FBI. He built security tools. He helped defend the internet. Then he hacked the Pentagon. Then nobody would hire him. Then he became the biggest credit card thief in U.S. […]
Project Chanology: How a Tom Cruise Video Sparked a Digital Revolution
Project Chanology: How a Tom Cruise Video Sparked a Digital Revolution In January 2008, something changed on the internet. Anonymous went from trolls on 4chan to a global political force. The catalyst? A leaked Tom Cruise video and the Church of Scientology’s attempt to scrub it from the web. This conflict birthed modern hacktivism. It […]
Digital Warriors of the Arab Spring: How Hacktivists Empowered Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt
Digital Warriors of the Arab Spring: How Hacktivists Empowered Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire on December 17, 2010. The 26 year old Tunisian street vendor did this to protest police harassment and government corruption. His death on January 4, 2011, sparked nationwide protests that toppled two authoritarian regimes. International […]