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The whistleblower kept the students glued as he addressed them via a video link from Russia stressing on “speaking out” for human rights inherent in their nature. Edward Snowden, the intelligence whistleblower, has been installed as rector at the Glasgow University, UK, after a sweeping win at student vote. Thirty-year old Snowden is currently staying […]
A couple of weeks ago, a video was uploaded on YouTube by online hacktivist group Anonymous. In the video anonymous gives an depth analysis of who got what from missing Malaysian Airline flight MH 370. The 8:08 minutes video talks about how a British International Banker Jacob Rothschild profited from the crash. It says, With the disappearance of those on Malaysian […]
Anonymous threatens cyberattack on Albuquerque Police Department for shooting and killing mentally ill homeless man James M. Boyd. File photo of mentally ill and homeless manJames M Boyd. The hacktivist collective Anonymous has released a video on YouTube in which the hacktivists have warned Albuquerque Police Department for a massive cyber attack on their servers. In 1:34 […]
The CIA and the US senate committee are at loggerheads, according to media reports on Tuesday. This meme describes the Hypocrisy at its best Reuters reported that all does not seem to be well between the CIA and one of the greatest ally of the US intelligence, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the US Senate Committee chairwoman. […]
Ron Paul, a former Texas congressman, has launched a petition seeking clemency for Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who leaked data about the NSA surveillance program, starting a national debate on American citizens’ privacy, according to the Ron Paul Channel. The online petition is available here with a video message by Mr. Ron Paul, urging people to sign the […]
According to the officials, the security forces of Brazil are constantly using secret agents and thoroughly supervising the social media in order to make certain that the aggressive protesters against government do not wreck the world cup of soccer this year. Though the demonstration in the current months is way smaller than the previous year […]
USA identifies its drone targets based on NSA metadata, a flawed tactic, according to reports published in the Intercept. A former NSA operative for Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), on condition of anonymity, disclosed about the prevalent practice in the NSA is to target phones “in the hopes that the person on the other end […]
Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower, used a very simple ‘Web crawler’ to collect controversial NSA data, according to a senior intelligence official quoted by The New York Times. He further added that the collection process was ‘quite automated’ and the software did the ‘search, index, and backup’ of files while Snowden went about his daily […]
The Turkish parliament has accepted a highly controversial reversal to a cyber law, granting authorities full power to block certain websites in the country. After the approval of conversational Internet laws, activities and online hacktivist RedHack are gearing up for a massive protest against the law, which, according to them is an act of limiting and […]
Pirate party members from Iceland and Sweden have nominated Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning for Noble prize award. Such a recognition for both the gentlemen has been due to their overwhelming efforts for saving humanity from injustice. Although, this recognition might not be an equivalent to their work. But, it will certainly encourage people to […]
NSA‘s whistleblower Edward Snowden will not be expelled from Russia when his year-long asylum ends in August this year, said a Russian Lawmaker. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos about the future of US power, Alexey Pushkov, the Head of Foreign Affairs Committee, said that Snowden, “will not be […]
Earlier we had reported how lawmakers in the U.S. are accusing Edward Snowden, the ex-NSA contractor and whistle-blower of being a Russian spy, today Snowden has categorically denied the allegations that he was a Russian spy and acting on behalf of a foreign hand. In a statement to The New Yorker, he said, “this ‘Russian spy’ […]
Delivering a speech on NSA reforms after seven months since the first revelations on NSA by Edward Snowden, President Obama remained unapologetic about the intelligence programs run by the US and affirmed that “we cannot unilaterally disarm” and needed systems in place so that US security is not undermined. The 45-minute speech on Huffington Post stressed […]
Google has apologized for mistakenly listing the Berlin intersection as Adolf-Hitler-Platz, a mistake that was corrected only after a few days. The mistake could be attributed to Google Maps’ openness that allows anyone to suggest changes; however, there are volunteer moderators or editors on board that review and then approve any suggested changes. On January […]
While addressing a large number of hackers and computer experts at Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urged hackers from all over the world to join forces against National Security Agency (NSA)‘s PRISM surveillance program. Democracy Now reports that address also highlighted the difficulties faced by whistleblowers and how they can be tackled […]
On behalf of ‘’Team Hack Read’’, we would like to wish all our readers a very Happy New Year & Seasons Greetings. We hope you had a good 2013 and looking forward for a great time in 2014. Thank You for being our loyal reader. It was pleasure covering some breaking news for you guys! […]
NSA‘s whistle blower Edward Snowden has a special message for you on this Christmas. We thank Mr. Snowden for his contribution in exposing the NSA’s PRISM surveillance program. Follow @HackRead
After taking over the cyber world, the online hacktivist group Anonymous has decided to go one step ahead by going on ground for raising voice against poverty, homelessness and bringing harmony among different communities of the world. Anonymous has engaged an operation under the banner of #OPSafeWinter in which Anonymous members will work on ground to help […]
The online hacktivists from Anonymous have asked the people to join them on November 5th 2013 in a massive million mask march against the governments around the world in order to bring a change in society. The important point about this protest is that hacking or defacing will not be a part of it. It will be […]
November 5 will be a day when people from around the world will gather to march and protest for several causes. World’s most powerful online hacktivists Anonymous and RedHack have joined hands for a massive protest on November 5th, 2013 which is going to be held in Turkey for various causes. SoftPedia reports that the protest […]
The official websites of NASA (http://www.nasa.gov) and National Park ()have been shutdown until further notice by the United Stated Government. It is not some kind of cyber attack but a step taken as a result of Government Shutdown. NASA website has been redirected to http://notice.usa.gov, showing a message of shutdown until further notice. The message […]