Ripped from international headlines, The Hacker Wars takes you to the front lines of the high-stakes battle over the fate of the Internet, freedom and privacy. In The Hacker Wars, a documentary by Vivien Lesnik Weisman we get a glimpse into the world of hacktivists.
The Hacker Wars tells the tales of the anarchic troll provocateur Andrew “weev” Aurenheimer, prodigy hacker hero Jeremy Hammond, and incendiary watchdog journalist Barrett Brown — three larger than life characters whose separate quests to expose the secrets of empire hurled them into a fateful collision course with shadowy corporations, the FBI, and ultimate betrayal by one of their own.
Director: Vivien Lesnik Weisman
Writers: Meredith Raithel Perry, Vivien Lesnik Weisman
Stars: Andrew ‘weev’ Auernheimer, Barrett Brown, Jaime ‘asshurtmacfags’ Cochran
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After police and prosecutors failed to address the incident, the hacktivist collective Anonymous has released the names of three officers who were involved in the fatal arrest of an unarmed black man.
During an arrest on March 31, the three Vineland, New Jersey officers – Louis Platania, Rich Janasiak and Jeffrey Travalin – kicked, punched and stomped on Philip White, 32, until he was unconscious.
On Tuesday, Vineland police released audio of a 911 call, police communications and the names of only two officers involved in the killings of White, prompting Anonymous to reveal all three names on Wednesday.
While all three names have now been released, cyberattacks on the websites and databases of the police department and prosecutor’s office have not yet been reported.
Anonymous that vowed an 'Electronic Holocaust' against Israel and promised to 'erase Israel from cyberspace' on 7th April, managed to launch a cyber attack, beginning Tuesday morning.
Today, Anonymous and Pro-Palestinian hackers targeted dozens of Israeli Government websites, including the Knesset portal (parliament), as well as websites related to the Israeli court system and the Education Ministry.
The Filipino front of online hacktivist Anonymous has managed to hack and deface numerous websites of Chinese government and commercial sector as method to record protest against alleged increasing aggression of Beijing in the disputed territory of West Philippine Sea.
The Filipino group of hackers is called Anonymous Philippines that became notorious for hacking top websites including their own government. The group added a page on every hacked Chinese website displaying this message.
"Many of you are aware of the oppressive acts of the Chinese Government over the South China Sea or West Philippine Sea. Their claims over the said area is nothing but mere assumption and without solid proof. Once again, we must gather our brothers and sisters to stand against this tyranny. Others may think this action does nothing, but so does sitting around while waiting for something to happen.We have a voice, and we will use it to make a stand. We will say no against this oppression for we care about our country. To the Government of China, stop the reclamation, do not put or establish any structure on that location thinking or claiming that you are the owner. Considering that there is no final agreement between both and other parties."
To ramp up those efforts, an assorted group of hackers – including Anonymous, GhostSec, and Crtlsec teams – have released the names of 25,000 accounts, all associated with the Islamic State, and all of which it hopes will be immediately terminated by Twitter.
