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Pro-WikiLeaks 'Hacktivists' Attack MasterCard; Is Sarah Palin Next?

(Dec. 8) -- Julian Assange may be held up at the moment, but his supporters are waging war. An organization of online "hacktivists" linked to the 4Chan network "partially paralyzed" MasterCard.com on Wednesday after the credit card company stopped processing donations to WikiLeaks. The group, known as Anonymous,...

UK 'Cat Bin Lady' Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty, Fined About $400

(Oct. 19) -- The "cat toss lady" or "cat bin lady" has 'fessed up to her crime in a court of law. Mary Bale became an international villain when video footage surfaced in August showing her dumping a 4-year-old tabby into a Dumpster (or bin, as Brits say). On Tuesday morning, she appeared at a Coventry court and pleaded...

No Punishment for 'Puppy River Throw' Girl

(Oct. 6) -- The infamous "Puppy River Throw" girl is getting off scot-free. In what may (hopefully) be the last episode of a bizarre saga, Gawker reports that Bosnian authorities will not charge the girl who, as evidenced by disturbing viral-video footage, hurled multiple puppies into a river. It turns out that the girl...

Security Breach Exposes Down-Low on Porn Downloads

(Sept. 28) -- If getting outed for illegal downloads is bad, then getting outed for illegally downloading porn has to be worse. That's what happened to thousands of Sky Broadband customers in England, whose names have been published online alongside titles of adult videos they allegedly shared illegally. This Internet...

[Update] Bosnian Police Identify 'Puppy River-Throw' Woman

UPDATE: Bosnian police believe that they have identified the puppy-throwing teen and will soon be questioning her parents, according to The Associated Press. The girl faces up to $6,400 in animal cruelty fines. UPDATE: Film director Michael Bay of "Transformers" fame is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading...

Background on 4chan

4chan is an English-language imageboard website. Launched on October 1, 2003, its boards were originally used for the posting of pictures and discussion of manga and anime.

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