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The former Mormon who created a hacktivist website

by Ben Johnson and Danielle Stephens
Apr 28, 2017
Ryan McKnight believed his church needed greater transparency.
“Our goal is to promote transparency within the Mormon Church,” said Ryan McKnight, creator of MormonLeaks, a website where users post information anonymously about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Above, a line of people wait outside the Provo City Center Temple.
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Alexandra Elbakyan's Sci-Hub is 'hacktivism on a grand scale'

by Molly Wood
Apr 28, 2017
Should we be able to access academic articles without paywalls?
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How hacktivism intersects with the law

by Ben Johnson and Danielle Stephens
Apr 28, 2017
Activists are using technology, sometimes illegally, to promote social and political change. What kind of legal backlash do they face?
A demonstrator, and supporter of the group Anonymous, rests during a protest against corrupt governments and corporations in front of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Is ‘hacktivism’ a force for good … or chaos?

by Ben Johnson and Danielle Stephens
Apr 28, 2017
Hackers are 'the best parts of science and information sharing,' research scientist Chester Wisniewski told us. It's part of our special series.
“I am a proudly a hacker, and I get very irritated when hacker is used as a pejorative or to mean criminal activity, because I think hackerism represents our best,” Chester Wisniewski says.
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Founder of hacker group LulzSec explains the chaos of hacktivism

by Ben Johnson and Danielle Stephens
Apr 28, 2017
“Did I help the cause or did I hurt the cause?” asks Hector Monsegur, otherwise known by his hacker handle Sabu.
“When you're using hacking to disrupt a government without an understanding of all the consequences, that's when I start to feel like there's a lot more chaos than sense,” said Hector Monsegur, founder of the hacker group LulzSec and a director at Rhino Security.
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Full interview: CloudFlare's CEO on TOR and politics

by Molly Wood
Apr 29, 2016
Matthew Prince of CloudFlare discusses his company's dust-up with the TOR Project.
Matthew Prince of CloudFlare speaks onstage during day two of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 at Pier 70 on September 22, 2015 in San Francisco, California.
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Hacking competitions burnish cybersecurity resume

by Molly Wood
Feb 16, 2016
Winning competitions can help aspiring job applicants to stand out.
Competitors at cybersecurity tournaments like NetWars battle to see who is the best hacker.
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When hackers get hacked

by Ben Johnson and James Perla
Jul 7, 2015
About 400 GB of private documents have been stolen from a hacking firm.
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Growth industry: Preparing for a cyber attack

by Molly Wood
Jan 19, 2015
Global spending on information security is expected to reach $77 billion this year.
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Hacking away in Las Vegas

by Molly Wood
Aug 4, 2014
A look at this week's Black Hat and Defcon security conferences.
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