The influence of these "hacktivists" is far-reaching -- and destructive. A person wears a Guy Fawkes mask, a trademark and symbol for the online hacktivist group Anonymous, Feb. 25, 2012.

The hacker group "Anonymous" through their Twitter account, @AnanymousMexi, has confirmed to have in their possession at least 25,000 names that include information of their government I.D. number, ...

Hacking group “Anonymous” is stepping into world affairs and launching a cyberwar against Russia. Anonymous is known for being an online hacking activist, or “hacktivist.” After Russia began its ...

The online hacker group Anonymous is being blamed for a series of infiltrations into federal networks that included the theft of personal information on more than 104,000 government employees, ...

Future attacks Anonymous members speaking to The Next Web say they're planning DDoS attack on the Iranian government's websites in concert with the anniversary of the Iranian presidential election on ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A man who aligned himself with the hacker group Anonymous has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to access an online account to draw attention to a ...

Making good Sunday on its promise to attack BART’s website in a “censorship” protest, the shadowy Internet activist group Anonymous defaced the transit agency’s myBART site with its logo and released ...