In 2010, users of Paypal were unable to access their money or make transactions for almost eight hours. The reason? The site had been hit by a Denial of Service (DDoS) attack by the hacktivist group Anonymous, who were protesting Paypal’s decision to stop taking donations on behalf of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. On their… Continue reading Cyber Terrorism: The Truth about Hacktivism
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Top 3 Australian Mining Resources
When thinking of Australia, for many of us, the beautiful city of Sydney comes to mind with its iconic opera house, or visions of the beautiful coral reefs fill our mind. One detail that is often overlooked about Australia, however, is that it is one of the major exporters of ores in the entire world.… Continue reading Top 3 Australian Mining Resources
On SOPA and PIPA
If you have tried opening the English site of Wikipedia last January 18, you would have gotten a black window explaining the reasons why the content you requested for can’t be displayed. Wikipedia was unavailable for 24 hours starting 5 AM of January 18 to show their protest against the proposed legislation in the United… Continue reading On SOPA and PIPA
Social Media And Politics
A study by the Pew Research Center shows that 54% of all adults used the Internet for political purposes during last year’s election. That includes getting information and also getting involved in the campaigns. This represents 74% of Internet users in this country, and far exceeds the number who got politically involved on line during… Continue reading Social Media And Politics