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Members of the digital collective Anonymous are collecting donations for the legal fees of Jake Davis, the 18-year-old who has appeared in court facing five charges related to hacking.
A teenager alleged to be a key member of the LulzSec hacker group has appeared in court, charged with launching cyber attacks on websites including the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
As police question a teenager arrested in Shetland over alleged computer “hacktivism”, Channel 4 News learns there are new “leaders” emerging in the chatrooms used by the LulzSec hacking group.
The government promises a co-ordinated approach to cutting organised crime – as it announces that over £1bn worth of criminal assets have been recovered, frozen or returned in the last year.
The Sun’s website has been targeted by computer hackers. LulzSec, which has previously attacked companies including Sony, claimed it carried out the hijack.
A 19-year-old from Essex has been charged with carrying out a cyber attack on the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency and other websites. The LulzSec hacker group denies he is one of their members.
Channel 4 News learns an international computer hacking group may have targeted the 2011 UK census, as a 19-year-old is arrested in Essex on suspicion of masterminding activity by LulzSec.
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum looks ahead at the key events that could shape world affairs in 2011.
The WikiLeaks supporters behind attacks on various websites – including Mastercard and Visa, have sent footage to Channel 4 News of a cyber strike being carried out.
Jon Snow
Liu Xiaobo’s selection for the Nobel Peace Prize was the right call, but does Washington and Whitehall’s concerns about his detention reek of hypocrisy following the arrest of Julian Assange, asks Jon Snow.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is refused bail after appearing in a London court over sex crime allegations originating in Sweden. His lawyer tells Channel 4 News that “darker forces” are at work.
Channel 4 News learns that Britain’s serious crime agency is expecting an arrest warrant application from Sweden for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
The latest secret US diplomatic cables to be released by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks have revealed harsh criticism of the British forces in Afghanistan.
As heavy cuts to the defence budget are announced Michael Codner, director of military sciences at RUSI and former navy commander, writes for Channel 4 News on the implications for Armed Forces.
A defecting member of the infamous Basij militia, the men who wounded and killed in the aftermath of the Iran elections in the summer, talks to Lindsey Hilsum about what he witnessed.