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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 10, 2012

, Sep 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome back to Monday, folks. We're in the final stretch before Apple's big event kicks off, and with just a couple of days left before everything goes down, the iPhone 5 is making a splash in a big way. The (hopefully) incoming handset was given the title of "biggest upgrade in consumer electronics history" by one enthusiastic analyst today. T-Mobile is offering an "Unlocked and Unlimited" deal for the iPhone even though it doesn't carry the device itself, and we got word today that Apple suppliers have started shipping new 13.3-inch MacBook Pros with Retina Display and a new line of all-in-one iMacs. Read The Full Story

Anonymous attack brings down tons of GoDaddy sites

, Sep 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today is not a good for those working behind the scenes at GoDaddy. TechCruch is reporting that an Anonymous member has brought GoDaddy down and, by extension, has brought down many of the sites GoDaddy hosts. Apparently, the attack was carried out by someone going by the name of "AnonymousOwn3r" on Twitter, and he says that he worked alone in bringing the website hosting service down. Read The Full Story

Leaked Apple IDs didn’t come from FBI after all

, Sep 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

By now, many of you probably know about last week's AntiSec hack. The group claimed to have stolen 12 million Apple UDIDs - 1 million of which were posted to Pastebin - from the computer of an FBI agent. At the time, the FBI said that it didn't have any involvement in the hack, and that AntiSec had made the whole story up. While that seemed like just an FBI attempt to distance itself from the breach, it turns out that the FBI was telling the truth - at least when it comes to whether or not the information was stolen from an FBI computer. Read The Full Story

FBI calls out AntiSec, claim they had nothing to do with stolen Apple IDs

Just a few hours after AntiSec claims to have snagged millions and millions of Apple IDs from an FBI laptop the FBI has issued a statement debunking their claims. We first reported on these events this morning but now it looks like things are about to get a bit more interesting. Claiming that AntiSec is lying about the FBI's involvement. Read The Full Story

12m iPhone and iPad ID database hacked from FBI claims AntiSec

Hack collective AntiSec claims to have broken into an FBI agent’s laptop and extracted what turned out to be a 12m long list of personal details from Apple devices, alleging that the federal agency had been tracking users. The document supposedly contains Unique Device Identifiers (UDID), usernames, name and type of device, Apple Push Notification Service tokens, zipcodes, cellphone numbers, addresses, and other content; AntiSec has released 1,000,001 UDIDs (along with the device name/type) as a proof of hack.

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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 15, 2012

, Aug 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

The week is halfway over folks - just two more work days to go and the weekend is here again. Today brought a wealth of Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 stories, with the company officially unveiling it for the US today. We were right there with a review of it, and we also compared Samsung's new flagship tablet to the 3rd generation iPad, just in case you were curious as to how the Galaxy Note 10.1 stands up. A little bit later in the day, Samsung announced the price of Galaxy Note 10.1 and also revealed some accessories, so if you're planning to pick one up, be sure to check that out. Read The Full Story

Anonymous claims new PSN hack, Sony says it didn’t happen

, Aug 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Here's something that's rather interesting: Anonymous is claiming that it has hacked the PlayStation Network, making off with information on 10 million accounts. Anonymous announced the hack on its Twitter account just over an hour ago (though that tweet has since been removed), and someone claiming to be "the man behind Anonymous" posted this list of emails and encrypted passwords reportedly stolen from PSN as proof of the attack. Read The Full Story

Anonymous and WikiLeaks relationship detailed

, Jul 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

The strange nature of the relationship between Anonymous and WikiLeaks has been detailed in a report from International Business Times. Members of the group spoke to IBTimes following a Twitter row over the leaked emails from Syria, with one individual saying the relationship between the two entities is “complex.” As it turns out, there’s crossover between both groups, with some individuals working on both sides to gather and expose information. Read The Full Story

Anonymous picks up litter in latest protest effort

, Jul 9th 2012 Discuss [3]

This week it seems that the collective known as Anonymous has taken to picking up trash in the streets in order to push forth as a positive force in the world of activist computer hacking. This protest has been made against a recent revision of Japanese laws against illegal downloads of media on the web. This protest is an effort to show the world that Anonymous is not a terrorist organization, instead representing themselves with an act of public good to show their dissent against what they feel are unfair internet laws. Read The Full Story

WikiLeaks recovers from massive DDoS attack

, May 17th 2012 Discuss [4]

WikiLeaks has recovered from a massive DDoS attack that lasted three days, during which it had to shift much of its content to mirror sites. It's unclear which hacker group or individual may be responsible for the attack, but a former Anonymous member by the name Nyre has already claimed credit for a similar DDoS attack on The Pirate Bay earlier this week that lasted over 24 hours. Read The Full Story

Pirate Bay hit with DDoS attack

Torrent website The Pirate Bay has been the target of just about every authority around the globe that fights copyright infringement and piracy. Recently courts in Europe have ordered that the website be blocked by ISPs and people who use the site are finding it increasingly difficult to access. The Pirate Bay is now fighting an attack that has taken it off-line for many users, which is something authorities had a difficult time doing. Read The Full Story

Anonymous targets music industry with AnonTune

, Apr 20th 2012 Discuss [1]

Just yesterday we saw Anonymous creating their own alternative to Pastebin, AnonPaste, and now a group of coders affiliated with the shadowy group have announced that they’re planning to create an anonymous streaming music service. The service, called AnonTune, is in early development, but the goal is to pull in music from across the internet and let users listen anonymously. Read The Full Story

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