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Data-Dumped: Understanding Data (and Being Understanding) in the Time of Ashley Madison

Data-Dumped: Understanding Data (and Being Understanding) in the Time of Ashley Madison

Ever since the hacker group, self-dubbed the ‘Impact Team,’ published 9.7 gigabytes of information from an estimated 37 million Ashley Madison users on the dark web, the extramarital dating site has been an unavoidable topic of discussion. It seems...
By Brittany Mcgillivray on 09/17/15 Comments Off on Data-Dumped: Understanding Data (and Being Understanding) in the Time of Ashley Madison

On Leaked Pictures & Hackerphobia

Over the course of the past week, the celebrity hacking scandal has been widely and diversely discussed. Its victims have posted their comments on the matter on Facebook and Twitter and various media outlets have reported on the issue....
By Thom on 09/08/14 Comments Off on On Leaked Pictures & Hackerphobia
Book Review Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

Book Review Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

O’Reilly published this year a new updated edition of the book Hackers: Heroes of the Digital Revolution from Stevy Levin. The book tells the history of a subculture that arose in the late fifties. The book starts in Building...
By Marije Rooze on 10/18/10 5

Hacktivists and trolls on Wikipedia

In the past few years, a lot of research efforts have been directed towards topics that gravitate around Wikipedia, be it trying to determine the motivations of users to contribute with their own content, the proper use of Wikipedia...
By Stefania Bercu on 10/08/10 Comments Off on Hacktivists and trolls on Wikipedia