According to the Washington Post's recent interview with Kyle Crave, the original instance of the meme, along with the name "Bad Luck Brian," was created by Ian Davies, his long-time friend since elementary school.

The Internet's favorite astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has responded to critics who were offended by several tweets he posted on Christmas Day.

The Lizard Squad hacking group has taken responsibility for a large-scale DDoS attack on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, which managed to take down the two online gaming services for most of Christmas Day.

Internet connections in North Korea have remained unstable for the past 48 hours, with some speculating that the United States government launched a major DDoS attack in retaliation for the Sony Pictures hacks.

Users from the /r/RedditArmie subreddit have been creating troll accounts on YouTube to post obvious flamebait in the comment sections of trending videos.