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For the Lulz

Episode 6 of 10

Biella tells the story of how two teen hackers, known as Lulzsec Peru, rattled South American governments.

Biella and technology journalist Frank Bajak discuss how two teenage hackers, calling themselves Lulzsec Peru, managed to expose corruption and shook the Peruvian government to the core with a massive leak of documents - and in doing so become some of the most impactful hacktivists of the early 2000s.

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Mon 20 Dec 2021 13:45

Frank Bajak

Frank Bajak is an investigative journalist with the Associated Press, annd from 2000-2005, was the AP鈥檚 first technology editor. He tells us the story of Lulzsec Peru, and how they used hacktivist techniques to target military, police and governmental targets across South America.

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  • Mon 20 Dec 2021 13:45

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