» 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 polit    http://www.gis.net/~cht/torontostar.html

» Dissidents Hack Holes in China's 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]    http://www.gis.net/~cht/dissidents.html

» Hacktivism: the new protest movement    Article by Hugh Martin about hacktivism, including the attacks on Yahoo, Ebay, and amazon. [spark]    http://www.spark-online.com/april00/trends/martin.html

» Hacktivists or Cyberterrorists? The Changing Media Discourse on Hacking    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    http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_10/vegh/index.html

» 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]    http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/08/pakistani.hack/

» 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]    http://www.gis.net/~cht/hacktivism.html