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WikiLeaks Posts 'Insurance' File on Its Website

(Aug. 2) -- WikiLeaks, the source of some 90,000 leaked military documents, has uploaded a mysterious file marked "insurance" on its website. The contents of the encrypted file aren't yet known, but those following the federal investigation into the leaks are speculating it could contain previously withheld documents,...

WikiLeaks' Afghanistan Documents: Was Bradley Manning the Source?

(July 26) -- WikiLeaks' release of a trove of Afghan War documents has put the spotlight back on Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old Army private now imprisoned in Kuwait, accused of leaking classified State Department documents and the infamous "Collateral Murder" video to the activist website. The Wall Street Journal...

Afghan WikiLeaks: Was Pvt. Manning the Source?

(July 26) -- Army intelligence analyst Pvt. Bradley Manning -- who was charged in July with passing confidential information to WikiLeaks -- is almost certainly the source of the 92,000 military documents passed to the website, according to the former hacker who tipped off the Pentagon about Bradley's alleged activities....

WikiLeaks 'Snitch' Hacker Faces Wrath of His Peers

(July 21) -- The wanted-dead-or-alive posters described him as a "rat bastard." Then there was the spitting and name-calling, things like Snitch! and A**hole! Not to mention the death threats -- none credible enough to warrant Kevlar, but still, Adrian Lamo had good reason to check up on the security arrangements before...

The Rise and Fall of Bradley Manning: A WikiLeaker's Timeline

Bradley Manning, a 22-year-old U.S. Army soldier accused of leaking classified documents and videos to the website WikiLeaks, has been charged with 12 counts in total, the military announced today. Pfc. Manning is being held in Kuwait and will face an Article 32 investigation, or military grand jury. Surge Desk has...

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05/09/12 Twitter breached, 50,000 accounts posted to Internet Source: InfoWorld Twitter is investigating an apparent data breach that resulted in more than 50,000 user names and passwords being posted to the Internet.

Background on adrian lamo

Adrian Lamo is a Colombian-American threat analyst and "grey hat" hacker. He first gained media attention for breaking into several high-profile computer networks, including those of The New York Times, Yahoo!, and Microsoft, culminating in his 2003 arrest.

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