The influence of these "hacktivists" is far-reaching -- and destructive. A person wears a Guy Fawkes mask, a trademark and symbol for the online hacktivist group Anonymous, Feb. 25, 2012.

Late last week Gawker posted a story outing correspondence between users thought to be “leadership” members of the internet hacker and activist group Anonymous, one previously referred to in the press ...

Anonymous hackers claim attack against GlobalX airlines. Although it has been some years since the infamous hacker collective Anonymous made headlines, its status as a movement rather than an ...

On Monday, April 4, the mysterious hacker collective that goes by the name Anonymous sent an ominous threat towards Sony for abusing "the judicial system in an attempt to censor information," and for ...

Protesters from the Anonymous India group of hackers wear Guy Fawkes masks as they protest against laws they say gives the government control over censorship of internet usage in Mumbai, June 9, 2012.

An anonymous hacker is claiming to be selling “millions” of genetic profiles cobbled together from hijacked 23andMe customer accounts. The seller suggested the profiles, which include email addresses, ...

A journalist has vowed that Friday would be "business as usual" despite charges of conspiring with the notorious hacking group "Anonymous" to deface an online story of the Los Angeles Times. Federal ...

The profiles of thousands of people who joined a white supremacist dating site have been leaked online after it was hacked. An anonymous hacker broke into WhiteDate and deleted it – but not before ...