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'Anonymous' hackers briefly hijack French Elysee website
AFP, Published on 21/01/2012
» The shadowy online hackers group Anonymous briefly hijacked the French presidential website on Friday in apparent retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload.
Anonymous, loose-knit group of 'hacktivists'
AFP, Published on 21/01/2012
» Anonymous, which briefly knocked the FBI and Justice Department websites offline in retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload, is a shadowy group of international hackers with no central hierarchy.
NZ police raid Megaupload guru
AFP, Published on 20/01/2012
» New Zealand police on Friday seized a pink Cadillac and a sawn-off shotgun, and froze millions of dollars in cash, after a raid on the fortified mansion of an Internet guru accused of online piracy.
Megaupload founder held in N. Zealand, home raided
AFP, Published on 20/01/2012
» New Zealand police seized a treasure trove of luxury goods from the founder of file-sharing site Megaupload.com Friday as four suspected Internet pirates wanted in the United States appeared in court.
NZ rugby player Ripia resigns amid theft reports
AFP, Published on 11/01/2012
» New Zealand rugby player Willie Ripia has resigned from Australia's Western Force Super 15 club after he was allegedly caught stealing from teammates, reports said Wednesday.
Picasso stolen from Athens' National Gallery
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» A Pablo Picasso painting gifted to Greece by the Spanish-born master was stolen from Athens' National Gallery early Monday with two other important artworks, prompting scorn from the Greek police minister.
Frustrated car thieves torch vehicle
Published on 08/01/2012
» Car thieves in Samut Prakan burned a pickup truck with an anti-theft device on Sunday after they had failed to start its engine, reports said.
Colombia to return wrongly-deported US teen
AFP, Published on 06/01/2012
» Colombia plans to deliver an American teenager who was mistakenly deported from the United States to the US embassy in Bogota, the Foreign Ministry said.
Indonesians dump sandals over child rights
AFP, Published on 05/01/2012
» Indonesians dumped over 1,200 pairs of sandals, flip-flops and slippers at collection points across the country in support of a teenage boy who was convicted of stealing Wednesday.
Anonymous releases more Stratfor data
AFP, Published on 31/12/2011
» Online "hacktivist" group Anonymous has released a trove of email addresses and credit card numbers stolen from the website of intelligence analysis firm Stratfor and promised further attacks.