https://e-sygoing.link Latest links in the News and Articles category en-us Wed, 20 May 2026 18:43:00 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7907002-hacktivists-or-cyberterrorists-the-changing-media-discourse- This paper scrutinizes the language of government reports and news media sources to shed light on their role in forming a negative image of politically motivated hacking in general, and online political activism, in particular. It is argued that the mass media's portrayal of hacking conveniently fits the elite's strategy to form a popular consensus in a way that supports the elite's crusade under different pretexts to eradicate hacking, an activity that may potentially threaten the dominant order. [First Monday] Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:31:00 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7907002 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906996-hacktivism-the-new-protest-movement Article by Hugh Martin about hacktivism, including the attacks on Yahoo, Ebay, and amazon. [spark] Sun, 09 Feb 2025 22:08:49 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906996 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906997-they-call-it-hacktivism "A few weeks ago, several members of a hacking group called Legions of the Underground declared an ''electronic war'' against China and Iraq." [Boston Globe] Sat, 30 Nov 2024 22:16:22 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906997 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7907001-e-guerrillas-in-the-mist "One by one, the world's most prominent Web sites are falling to the cyber bullets of Internet hackers. Unlike in the past, the new breed of electronic intruder has a political agenda." [Ottawa Citizen] Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:02:36 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7907001 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906998-computer-hacking-new-tool-of-political-activism "Ruffin is among a growing group of outlaw programmers determined to make hacking more than job interviewing as an extreme sport. They are beginning to experiment with the mind-blowing skill locked in the global network of hackers as a powerful political tool for what Ruffin calls 'human rights hacking.'" [Toronto Star] Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:52:00 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906998 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906999-kashmir-minded-pakistani-hacktivists-blitz-web-sites "Since October 1, the two students who make up the Pakistan Hackerz Club have defaced over 40 Web sites, according to a hacking mirror site." [CNN] Wed, 10 Apr 2024 06:01:13 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906999 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7907000-dissidents-hack-holes-in-chinas-new-wall "Electronic guerrillas breach blocks set up by the government to keep citizens from seeing unorthodox news and opinions on the Internet." [LA Times] Thu, 16 Feb 2023 02:16:28 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7907000