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Anonymous vs. Scientology

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No password is safe from new breed of cracking software

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German offers nature walk at NSA base, gets house call from the feds

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Are Google and Microsoft buying their way out of net neutrality?

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Hacktivists strike north of the border

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Old Soviet domain is new haven for cybercriminals

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Hacking gets its own World Series

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Super-hacker “Guccifer” strikes again

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U.S. company allegedly caught aiding Syria and Iran in censorship efforts

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Canada tightens restrictions on Bitcoin trading

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Can crowdfunding kickstart struggling cities?

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Among the Gypsies of Spain

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