The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Douchebag Lawyer Defends Denial of Service (DDOS) Attacks as ‘Free Speech’

At what point do those in the legal community who defend criminals — guaranteeing them their due-process rights, giving them “their day in court” — cross a line into advocating, endorsing or excusing the crimes committed by their clients? Not a moot question, given how Jay Leiderman speaks of the actions of the “Anonymous” hackers he […]

‘Someone Trying to Breathe Life into a Three-Year Old Dead Horse’

Thus does John Fund dismiss an attempt by Nadia Naffe to create controversy around James O’Keefe III over a planned “sting” video that never happened, as embarrassing as the details may be. O’Keefe, as you certainly know, is the young activist who became famous for his collaboration with Hannah Giles in the 2009 undercover videos […]

‘Anonymous’ Spokesman Barrett Brown Arrested After Bizarre Video Meltdown

Barrett Brown calmly explains why he’s going to ‘destroy’ an FBI agent “In an interview with Defense Technology International [March 1], prominent Anonymous front man Barrett Brown alluded to the significance of the HB Gary hacking in the movement.” — Mandy Nagy (aka “Liberty Chick”), Breitbart.com, “FBI Bust, Aided by ‘Anonymous’ Snitch, Reveals Left-Hacker Alliance,” […]

Sociopaths and Democrats

But I repeat myself. A sudden change of plans requires me to leave soon for Charlotte to cover the Democratic National Convention. After the car trouble that turned my trip home from Tampa into a three-day ordeal, I had hoped to spend a few days at home before going back out on the campaign trail, […]

Sources: Fed Probe of ‘Anonymous’ Hackers Continues; ‘LulzSec’ Case Could Yield New Indictments in HBGary Case

Federal officials pursuing a wide-ranging investigation of the so-called “Anonymous” hacking conspiracy are beginning to track connections in wake of their success in cracking the related international ring of computer pirates known as “LulzSec,” sources close to the probe have told me exclusively. Less than two weeks ago, convicted hacker Jeremy Hammond, 27 – who […]

Was #Anonymous Busted Because of Barrett Brown’s Betrayal — or Blunders? UPDATE: Hacker ‘Anarchaos’ Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Court Appearance

By sheer chance today, I happened across an intriguing post at Ameristroika suggesting that Barrett Brown played a key role in the takedown of the Anonymous/LulzSec criminal hacker conspiracy. To summarize briefly: The indictment of LulzSec hacking suspects Ryan Ackroyd, Jake Davis, Darren Martyn, Jeremy Hammond, and Donncha O’Cearrbhail mentions an unindicted co-conspirator. There are […]

Erstwhile #Anonymous Spokesman Barrett Brown Scores Six-Figure Book Deal, Raided by FBI, Denounces Snitch

Barrett Brown, blabbering vulgar gibberish into his webcam, March 2011 “The fact that Amazon is now providing money to me and Housh — they’re going to help us get our message out.” — Barrett Brown, November 2011 Longtime readers of the blog will recall that in February 2011, I put up a post with this […]

Arrest of British LulzSec Hacker Renews Questions About Barrett Brown’s Activity

The arrest of a 19-year-old British hacker in connection with criminal “denial of service” attacks by the group known as “LulzSec” has raised new questions about the activities of Barrett Brown, the former self-appointed spokesman for the “Anonymous” hacker collective. The New York Times reports: LONDON — As suspects go, Ryan Cleary did not look […]

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