Dark Market Cybethieves, Cybercops and You Resource Type: Book Published: 2011 Investigative research into a hackers' cybermarket where cyberthieves exchange tricks and tips. The author finds the individuals who founded the site and also tackles the problem of policing these crimes which are undertaken across so many jurisdictions the thieves are virtually impossible to prosecute.
Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond Sentenced to 10 Years His Idealism Remains at Large Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 28-year-old political activist Jeremy Hammond was sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release at the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York. This was the maximum sentence he could receive after his non-cooperating plea deal.
US military taps 'sock puppets' Fake personas on social websites to manipulate and influence opinion Resource Type: Article Published: 2011 A new $2.76 million dollar 'counter-terrorism' initiative to create a pro-America online presence using fake online personas is underway. These interventions will not be conducted in English or on American sites, but will be Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, and Pashtu speaking "sock-puppets".