Hacktivism was intended to refer to the development and use of technology to foster human rights and the open exchange of information (via Wired). Hacktivism could also be defined as “the nonviolent use of legal and/or illegal digital tools in pursuit of political ends.”
The tools used in Hacktivism include web site defacement, redirects, denial-of-service attacks, information theft, web site parodies, virtual sit-ins, typo-squatting, and virtual sabotage.
The team at SiliconANGLE and Wikibon have been following and reporting on the rise of several significant hacktivist groups over the past year plus. Here is a visual representation of the most recent Hacktivist Timeline, with links and additional references below.
![Rise of the Hacktivist [Infographic]](http://wikibon.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hacktivist.v.1.0.png "Rise of the Hacktivist [Infographic]")
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Hacktivist Coverage from SiliconANGLE
- June 13, 2011: LulzSec Rampage Continues as they Sail Unchallenged into Sex Industry Website and Pillage almost 26,000 Passwords
- June 16, 2011: Hacker Group LulzSec Downs CIA.gov Website, IT Security Community Rolls Their Eyes
- June 17, 2011: LulzSec Dumps Cargo of 62k Logins, 12k of them Belong to WriterSpace.com Users
- June 20, 2011: Anonymous Disrupts Over 51 Malaysian Government Websites
- June 24, 2011: LulzSec “Hack the Planet” Week TGIF’s with Leak of AZDPS Documents
- June 27, 2011: Hacker Group Lulzsec Signals Break Up
- July 4, 2011: Sabu of LulzSec Speaks with NewScientist Reporter
- July 6, 2011: Authorities Continue to Stalk Anonymous with 32 Raids in Italy Leading to Arrests
- July 8, 2011: Turkey Hit by Further Anonymous Hacks and Data Leaks
- July 8, 2011: LulzSec Legacy: Hackers Released 17k E-mails and Passwords
- July 11, 2011: AntiSec Breaks into FBI-Affiliated IRC Federal, Defaces Website, Leaks Documents
- July 20, 2011: Hacker Hunt Reels in 16 More Arrests
- July 27, 2011: Metropolitan Police Announce Capture of Hacker “Topiary” of LulzSec Fame
- August 15, 2011: Thousands of Identities Compromised by AntiSec Law Enforcement Hack
- August 19, 2011: Defense Contractor Vanguard Breached by AntiSec, Hacker Group Leaks 1GB Sensitive Data
- August 26, 2011: UK Police Continue Pursuit of Anonymous with Another Arrest in Hartlepool
- September 2, 2011: Anonymous Strikes Back: The Texan Sheriff HD Edition
- September 23, 2011: FBI Arrests of Suspected LulzSec, Anonymous Hackers Sweep the U.S.
- October 11, 2011: NYSE Unaffected by Anonymous Attack; Sabu of LulzSec ‘We still have Sun e-mails’
- December 26, 2011: Anonymous Hacks U.S. Security Think Tank Stratfor’s Christmas Stockings
- January 20, 2012: Megaupload.com Debacle Spawns Largest Anonymous DDoS Attack Yet
- January 23, 2012: Anonymous Deletes CBS.com and Downs Universal in #OpMegaupload
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