On AlterNet: hacking

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "hacking"

Is James Murdoch Finished? New Documents Point to Giant Cover-Up

Brian Cathcart, Comment Is Free. August 16, 2011.

New documents are at least as damaging to News International management as the revelation last month that Milly Dowler's voicemail had been hacked.

Hacktivism's Global Reach, From Targeting Scientology to Backing Wikileaks and the Arab Spring

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. August 16, 2011.

Background on the increasingly visible group... plus an interview with a disguised member, "X."

The Big Lie At The Heart Of Rupert Murdoch's Media Empire

Jay Rosen, Comment Is Free. July 22, 2011.

News Corp isn't a news corporation at all. It's the lobbying arm of Rupert Murdoch's global conglomerate, in the business of wielding influence.

How Rupert Murdoch Could Get His Hands On Your Kid's Information--And It's Legal

Erica Hellerstein, AlterNet. July 20, 2011.

Rupert Murdoch hired former NYC schools chancellor Joel Klein to help him profit off of "school reform"--but progressive groups are raising the alarm.

10 Ways Hackers Have Punked Corporations and Oppressive Governments

Peter Ludlow, Burcu Bakioğlu, AlterNet. October 19, 2010.

Over the past two decades hacktivism has been used to target all centers of power.

Step by Step Guide to Hacking Electronic Voting Machines

Brad Friedman, Brad Blog. September 10, 2008.

UC computer scientists release video on how to hack a sequoia touch-screen voting machine.

Exploiting the Code

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. March 20, 2007.

Though finding vulnerabilities in software is usually beneficial for security, a recently released exploit sends privacy down the drain.