Topic: Church of Scientology

Anonymous hacks FBI email, eavesdrops on call to Scotland Yard

Anonymous hackers listened to a sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard that discussed strategy for dealing with a hacking case.

Newt Gingrich biggest geek in GOP primary race, says Scientific American

Newt Gingrich – also known as 'Newt Skywalker' – topped the Scientific American ranking of six GOP candidates. Ron Paul came in third.

Anonymous and LulzSec: Robin Hoods of the Web?

Hackers are usually shadowy, secretive figures. So why are Anonymous and LulzSec dancing in the lime light, painting themselves as charismatic outlaws?

5 best books of July: Amazon editors' favorite picks

Some of this summer's most interesting books will take you places – all the way from the moon to Korea to the seemingly placid Midwest, and from tales of masked vigilantes to the inside workings of the Church of Scientology. Here are five of the July 2011 titles that are drawing the most enthusiastic thumbs-up from the editors at Amazon.com.

Internet security threat seems to dissolve. Why? Boredom.

Internet security: A member of hacker group LulzSec that has harassed Sony and other entertainment companies says it's disbanding because members are bored. Copycat groups may continue challenging Internet security.

Judgment Day? Five failed end-of-the-world predictions

Judgment Day is coming this Saturday, May 21, beginning at 6 p.m., according to Harold Camping, the president of the Christian broadcaster Family Radio. Could he be wrong? He wouldn't be the first. Here are five failed Judgment Day predictions.

The Making of a Writer, Volume 2

The second installment of Gail Godwin’s journals traces her life and career from London to Iowa.

WikiLeaks cyberattacks Q&A: MasterCard and Visa 'have egg on their faces.'

'MasterCard died quick,' Gregg Housh, an unofficial spokesman for the hactivists known as Anonymous, says in an interview with the Monitor. 'Visa went down in 30 seconds.'

'Anonymous': How dangerous is hacker network defending WikiLeaks?

The borderless digital militia 'Anonymous' has taken down corporate websites to defend WikiLeaks. In so doing, say Internet security experts, it has become a new force to be reckoned with.

WikiLeaks cyberattacks now involve Visa, Facebook, Twitter, MasterCard

Visa website taken down, MasterCard website barely up, Operation Payback's Facebook and Twitter pages down. Who will be the next casualty in the WikiLeaks cyberwars?

Cyberattacks persist as MasterCard slogs through WikiLeaks protest

Cyberattacks sent MasterCard's website into a tailspin. The page has been up-again, down-again as hackers stage a cyberattack protest in support of WikiLeaks.

Sharron Angle fails to topple Nevada Sen. Harry Reid

Sharron Angle, a tea party favorite, couldn't ride the Republican wave that swept across the nation. Democrat Sen. Harry Reid survived for a fifth term. Angle hints her political ambitions may not be over.

Adam Sandler hot, Tom Cruise not in weekend box office receipts

Adam Sandler may be receiving terrible reviews for his movie "Grown Ups" but that hasn't kept moviegoers away.

Tom Cruise: Hollywood superstar or jump-on-Oprah's-couch weirdo?

Tom Cruise has the new movie 'Knight and Day' where he might be able to reestablish himself as a Hollywood dynamo. Or is he just too weird?

Sharron Angle too 'radical' for Nevada GOP strategist

Sharron Angle is said to be too radical for a Nevada GOP strategist who has organized a 'Republicans for Reid' campaign in support of incumbent Democratic Senator Harry Reid.

Harry Reid ad slams opponent Sharron Angle on Scientology, Medicare

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unleashed his first negative ad on Friday depicting Sharron Angle as a heartless extremist.

In Nevada US Senate race, it'll be Harry Reid vs. Sharron Angle

Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle won the GOP primary Tuesday in Nevada's US Senate race. She'll face Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the fall.

Video of Iraqi journalists' killings: Is WikiLeaks a security threat?

A 2008 report by the US Army suggests that WikiLeaks, which on Monday published a video that shows US forces apparently killing two Iraqi journalists, could be a threat to national security. The website has released sensitive information in the past, the report notes.

Eric Cartman, South Park gang to lampoon Tiger Woods

Eric Cartman and the South Park boys celebrate their 14th season by targeting Tiger Woods.

Scientology's French fraud conviction: Not the first legal case

Scientology has faced several legal tussles in the US and Europe, with a fraud ruling against the church in France merely the latest.

Secular France gives religion a seat at the political table

The opening of a Foreign Ministry office for religion signals a rising awareness of the political clout of the world's faiths.

France: Can the country ban a church?

In criminal case, the Church of Scientology says it is being scapegoated in a wider campaign against freedom of religion.

Wikipedia bans edits to its Scientology pages. But at what cost?

Reporters on the Job

With pope's visit, Sarkozy challenges French secularism

French politicians don't talk about faith openly. But President Sarkozy wants a more open discussion of the role of religion.