CULT OF THE DEAD COW
cDc Paramedia Logo
Origin	Lubbock, Texas
Country	United States
Years active	1984–present
Category	Hacking/DIY media
Founder(s)	Grandmaster Ratte' Franken Gibe Sid Vicious
Product(s)	the original e-zine Back Orifice BO2k NBName SMBRelay Torpark
Affiliated Group(s)	Hacktivismo Ninja Strike Force L0pht Mindvox Legion of Doom Masters of Deception YIPL/TAP Soylent Communications Sacrament of Transition Hong Kong Blondes ACiD Productions Soulz at Zero
Website(s)	Main Site MySpace

CULT OF THE DEAD COW, also known as cDc, is a computer hacker and DIY media organization founded in 1984 in Lubbock, Texas. The group maintains a weblog on its site, also titled "CULT OF THE DEAD COW." New media are released first through the blog, which also features thoughts and opinions of the group's members. Image File history File links cDc paramedia logo Originally Image:0wned. ... Nickname: Hub City Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: County Lubbock County Government  - Mayor David Miller Area  - City 297. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ... Grandmaster Ratte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Back Orifice (often shortened to BO) is a controversial computer program designed for remote system administration. ... Back Orifice 2000 (often shortened to BO2k) is a computer program designed for remote system administration. ... NBName is a computer program that can be used to carry out denial-of-service attacks that can disable NetBIOS services on Windows machines. ... SMBRelay and SMBRelay2 are computer programs that can be used to carry out SMB man in the middle (mitm) attacks on Windows machines. ... Torpark is a variant of the Portable Firefox web browser with Tor built into it. ... Hacktivismo logo Hacktivismo is an offshoot of the CULT OF THE DEAD COW, whose beliefs include access to information as a basic human right. ... Screenshot from the ninjitsu action film Ninja Strike Force. ... L0pht Heavy Industries (pronounced loft) was a famous hacker collective located in the Boston, Massachusetts area between 1992 and 2000. ... MindVox was a famed early Internet Service Provider in New York City. ... For other uses, see Legion of Doom (disambiguation). ... The Masters of Deception (MOD) were a New York-based hacker group. ... The Youth International Party (whose adherents were known as Yippies, a variant on Hippies) was a highly theatrical political party established in the United States in 1967. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Rotten. ... Sacrament of Transition is a religion based in Slovenia and recognized throughout Central and Eastern Europe, by the European Union. ... ACiD Productions (ACiD) is an underground digital art group. ... Soulz at Zero was a lit group formed in 1994 by Jack Flack and The Stranger. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Hub City Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: County Lubbock County Government  - Mayor David Miller Area  - City 297. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

To further the Cult's stated goal of "Global Domination Through Media Saturation," over the years cDc members have granted interviews to major newspapers, print magazines, online news sites, and international television news programs.

Timeline

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The group was formed in June 1984 at the Farm Pac slaughterhouse by Grandmaster Ratte' (aka Swamp Ratte'), Franken Gibe, and Sid Vicious, three BBS SysOps. The slaughterhouse, a hangout of many Lubbock youth, burned in 1996. (The burned out building was used as a haunted house for several Halloweens after that. In 2001, the grounds surrounding it were converted into the "West Texas Canyon Amphitheater," which closed in 2004.) There are 95 printable ASCII characters, numbered 32 to 126. ... Workers and cattle in a slaughterhouse. ... Grandmaster Ratte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Ward Christensen and the computer that ran the first public Bulletin Board System, CBBS from BBS: The Documentary “BBS” redirects here. ... SysOp (pronounced /ˈsɪs. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Halloween, or Halloween, is a tradition celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets, fruit, and other gifts. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In December 1990, cDc member Drunkfux gave birth to the modern hacker con. HoHoCon, usually held in Houston, Texas, was the first hacker conference which invited the participation of both journalists and law enforcement. In all, dFx hosted five annual HoHoCons. Hacker con is a term that describes a hacker convention. ... HoHoCon (or XmasCon) was a conference series which took place before or after Christmas in Houston, Texas, sponsored by Drunkfux and the hacker ezine CULT OF THE DEAD COW. The fourth and fifth HoHoCons were also sponsored by Phrack magazine and took place in Austin, Texas. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ... For the band, see The Police. ...

In 1991, cDc was named "Sassiest Underground Computer Group" by Sassy Magazine. Also in 1991, the group began distributing music in the form of cassette tape albums sold through its post office box. Many of these albums are now available online in their entirety. Sassy Magazine is a defunct cult fave teen magazine. ... The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. ... A Post Office box is a uniquely-addressable lockable box located on the premises of a Post Office station. ...

October 1994 saw the creation of the cDc's Usenet newsgroup, alt.fan.cult-dead-cow.^[1] It was thus the first hacking group to have its own Usenet newsgroup. In November of that year, the group claimed responsibility for giving Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's disease, claiming to have done so in 1986 with a blowgun.^[2] Usenet (USEr NETwork) is a global, distributed Internet discussion system that evolved from a general purpose UUCP network of the same name. ... A newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users at different locations. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981 – 1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967 – 1975). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A blowgun or blowpipe is a simple weapon consisting of a small tube for firing light projectiles, or darts. ...

The cDc declared war on the Church of Scientology in 1995 during the alt.religion.scientology controversy,^[3] stating The Church of Scientology is an international network devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The newsgroup alt. ...

In 1997, before online distribution of audio files was common, the cDc began distributing original MP3-format music on its website.^[4] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( ; October 7, 1900 – May 23, 1945) was the commander of the German Schutzstaffel (SS) and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany. ... The   (German for Protective Squadron), abbreviated (Runic) or SS (Latin), was a large security and military organization of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) in Germany. ... MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a popular digital audio encoding format. ...

In February 2000, the cDc was the subject of an 11-minute documentary short entitled "Disinformation." Also in February 2000, cDc member Mudge briefed President Bill Clinton on internet security.^[5] Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Mudge Peiter C. Zatko (better known as Mudge) was the most dangerous member of the high profile hacker think tank, the L0pht. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

cDc communications

cDc communications is the parent organization of CULT OF THE DEAD COW. However, CULT OF THE DEAD COW is just one of three groups that fall under cDc communications. The other two are the Ninja Strike Force and Hacktivismo.

Ninja Strike Force

In 1996, the cDc announced the birth of its Ninja Strike Force, a group of "ninja" dedicated to achieving the goals of the cDc, both online and offline.^[6] The cDc opened the NSF Dojo in 2004. An NSF Member also operates a streaming radio station, which features recordings of hacker con presentations and other educational programming in addition to a wide range of musical styles and artists. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hacker con is a term that describes a hacker convention. ...

Membership in the NSF is granted by the cDc to those individuals who stand out in their support of the cDc and its ideals. Members are recognized for their abilities, capabilities, and being the best of the best in their skills.

In 2006, the Ninja Strike Force launched its own website.

Hacktivismo

Main article: Hacktivismo

In late 1999, the cDc created Hacktivismo, an independent group under the cDc communications umbrella dedicated to the creation of anti-censorship technology in furtherance of human rights on the Internet. Hacktivismo's beliefs include access to information as a basic human right. Hacktivismo logo Hacktivismo is an offshoot of the CULT OF THE DEAD COW, whose beliefs include access to information as a basic human right. ... Censorship is the removal and withholding of information from the public by a controlling group or body. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...

The group's beliefs are described fully in The Hacktivismo Declaration, which seeks to apply the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to the Internet.^[7] Bold text Eleanor Roosevelt with the Spanish version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ... The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created in 1966 and entered into force on 23 March 1976. ...

Hacktivismo has also authored its own software license agreement, the Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement, which is source available (but not open source).^[8] A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... The Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement (HESSLA) is a software license proposed by Hacktivismo that attempts to put ethical restrictions on use and modification of software released under it. ... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ...

Grandmaster Ratte' with Mudge at DEF CON 14, August 2006

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Crossover associations with other groups

In addition to the obvious assocations between CULT OF THE DEAD COW, Hacktivismo, and the Ninja Strike Force, the cDc also has crossover associations with several other organizations. These include the L0pht; founding members White Knight and Count Zero and final members Dildog and Mudge are all members of cDc. Additionally, THE NIGHTSTALKER was a member of Youth International Party Line/Technology Assistance Program. Lord Digital, one of the founders of Mindvox, is a former member of LOD/H and a current member of the Sacrament of Transition. Red Knight was a member of the Masters of Deception. Reid Fleming is a staff member of Soylent Communications. Also, RaD Man, a member of the Ninja Strike Force, is one of the founders of ACiD Productions. Another NSF member, psg, is a founding member of the British hacker group The Syndicate Of London. Flack, another Ninja Strike Force member, was a co-founder of the horror "lit group" Soulz at Zero. L0pht Heavy Industries (pronounced loft) was a famous hacker collective located in the Boston, Massachusetts area between 1992 and 2000. ... DilDog is a member of CULT OF THE DEAD COW. He is also a former member of L0pht, where he was responsible for many security advisories,,. He is the author of the original code for Back Orifice 2000, an open source remote administration tool. ... Mudge Peiter C. Zatko (better known as Mudge) was the most dangerous member of the high profile hacker think tank, the L0pht. ... The Youth International Party (whose adherents were known as Yippies, a variant on Hippies) was a highly theatrical political party established in the United States in 1967. ... Patrick K. Kroupa, 2005. ... MindVox was a famed early Internet Service Provider in New York City. ... For other uses, see Legion of Doom (disambiguation). ... Sacrament of Transition is a religion based in Slovenia and recognized throughout Central and Eastern Europe, by the European Union. ... The Masters of Deception (MOD) were a New York-based hacker group. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Rotten. ... Christian Wirth during an interview by Jason Scott (textfiles. ... ACiD Productions (ACiD) is an underground digital art group. ... Mark Hinge (born 11 August 1980 in London, England) is a well known British computer security writer, researcher, hacker and one of the founders of the Whitedust Security portal (together with Mark Anderson). ... The Syndicate of London (SOL) are a UK based hacking/hacktavist and general user group which has been in existence since the early 90s in one for or another. ... Soulz at Zero was a lit group formed in 1994 by Jack Flack and The Stranger. ...

Electronic publication

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During the 1980s, the cDc was well known throughout the BBS scene for their underground ezine, also called CULT OF THE DEAD COW, which they continue to produce to this day. The group claims to have invented the ezine, but this claim is difficult to prove or disprove. An Ezine is a periodic publication distributed by email or posted on a website. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Ward Christensen and the computer that ran the first public Bulletin Board System, CBBS from BBS: The Documentary “BBS” redirects here. ... An underground ezine is a publication without defined periodicity that discusses any subject which the publisher deems interesting or newsworthy. ... An underground ezine is a publication without defined periodicity that discusses any subject which the publisher deems interesting or newsworthy. ...

The ezine has led to some criticism of the group over the years; in a 1994 episode of Geraldo entitled "Computer Vice," Geraldo Rivera referred to the group as "a bunch of sickos" for having published an article called "Sex with Satan," originally published in 1988.^[9][10] Gerald Michael Rivera (born July 4, 1943), known on television as Geraldo Rivera or simply Geraldo is an American television journalist and former talk show host. ...

Hacktivism

In 1996, cDc member Omega coined the term "hacktivism."^[11] The group has been active in hacktivist causes since that time. Hacktivism (from hack and activism) is often understood as the writing of code, or otherwise manipulating bits, to promote political ideology - promoting expressive politics, free speech, human rights, or information ethics. ...

Hong Kong Blondes

In the late 1990s, the cDc worked with a group of Chinese dissidents called "The Hong Kong Blondes." The goal of the Hong Kong Blondes was to disrupt computer networks within the People's Republic of China in order to allow Chinese citizens to access censored content online. The Hong Kong Blondes were, arguably, one of the first hacktivist groups. The cDc advised the group on strong encryption techniques,among other things.^{[12][13][14][15]} The cDc formally severed ties with the Hong Kong Blondes in December 1998.^[16] The German Lorenz cipher machine, used in World War II for encryption of very high-level general staff messages Cryptography (or cryptology; derived from Greek κρυπτός kryptós hidden, and the verb γράφω gráfo write) is the study of message secrecy. ...

Against cyberwar

On January 7, 1999, the cDc joined with an international coalition of hackers to denounce a call to cyberwar against the governments of China and Iraq.^[17] January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Milošević trial

When questioning Dr. Patrick Ball during his International War Crimes Tribunal in 2002, Slobodan Milošević asked Dr. Ball about his relationship with the cDc.^[18] Ball had given a talk and been a member of a cDc-sponsored panel on hacktivism at DEF CON 9 in 2001. The Tribunal building in The Hague. ... Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević (Požarevac, Nedićs Serbia, 20 August 1941 – The Hague, 11 March 2006) was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. ... A defcon 13 human badge DEF CON is the worlds largest annual hacker convention, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

Goolag campaign

The main part of the "Goolag" campaign is this parody of Google's logo. It reads: "Goolag - exporting censorship, one search at a time"

In early 2006, the cDc launched the "Goolag" (a play on gulag, Soviet concentration camps) campaign in response to Google's decision to comply with China's Internet censorship policy and censor search results in the mainland-Chinese version of its search engine. The campaign consists primarily of the use of a parody of Google's logo which reads "Goolag: Exporting censorship, one search at a time."^[19][20][21] The group encouraged readers to make t-shirts and other merchandise and donate any proceeds from their sale to Human Rights in China. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1252x396, 47 KB) Summary Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1252x396, 47 KB) Summary Source: http://www. ... Gulag ( , Russian: ) was the government body responsible for administering prison camps across the former Soviet Union. ... Google, Inc. ... Internet censorship in the Peoples Republic of China is conducted under a wide variety of laws and administrative regulations. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Criticism of Google. ... The Google China logo Google China (è°·æ­Œ, pinyin: gÇ” gÄ“, lit. ... The situation of human rights in the Peoples Republic of China has been criticized by various sources, including other nations - particularly Western democracies - as well as international organizations, as being poor in many respects. ...

Students for a Free Tibet held an anti-Google rally in Dharamsala, India on February 14, 2006, employing the logo in a variety of ways.^[22] The cDc then issued a press release about the campaign, wherein it described Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, and Cisco as the "Gang of Four" due to their respective policies of compliance with the Beijing government's Internet policies. The United States Congress was also called out on this issue in the release.^[23] This press release, originally entitled "CONGRESS JERKS OFF, GANG OF FOUR REACH FOR RAINCOATS," was picked up by many news sources, as an abbreviated version of it was distributed by PR Web (with the altered title of "CULT OF THE DEAD COW (cDc) Launches Campaign Against Internet Censorship in China").^[24] Students For a Free Tibet is a nonprofit student-led organization that uses education, grassroots organizing and nonviolent direct action to advance the cause of Tibetan independence. ... Dharamsala is also the archaic name for a gurdwara, a Sikh temple. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Yahoo! Inc. ... Cisco may refer to: Cisco Systems, a computer networking company Cisco IOS, an internet router operating system CISCO Security Private Limited, a security company in Singapore Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation, a statutory board in Singapore Abbreviation for San Francisco, California Cisco (wine) The Cisco Kid, a fictional character created... The Gang of Four (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ) was a group of Communist Party of China leaders in the Peoples Republic of China who were arrested and removed from their positions in 1976, following the death of Mao Zedong, and were primarily blamed for the events of... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of November 7, 2006 elections) Democratic Party Republican... PRWeb is a company that distributes press releases over the Internet and via email and RSS feeds. ...

Tools

The cDc has released several tools, for both hackers/system administrators and for the general public. Many of these are related to computer security and are sometimes dubbed "hacker tools". A system administrator, or sysadmin, is a person employed to maintain, and operate a computer system or network. ... This article describes how security can be achieved through design and engineering. ...

The Automated Prayer Project

The Automated Prayer Project, written by Javaman, is "a VT420 connected to a Sun Ultra5 via a serial cable which displays the output of a continuously running program. The signaling rate is limited to 9600 baud. The program itself cycles through the Rosary, displaying a new individual prayer once every thirty seconds. Each individual prayer is then sent out via UDP to a random machine on the Internet on a random port." VT420 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... Serial Cables are typically used for RS-232 communication. ... In telecommunications and electronics, baud (pronounced , unit symbol Bd), is a measure of the symbol rate; that is, the number of distinct symbol changes (signalling events) made to the transmission medium per second in a digitally modulated signal. ... Our Lady of Lourdes - Mary appearing at Lourdes with Rosary beads. ... The User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is one of the core protocols of the Internet protocol suite. ...

Back Orifice

Main article: Back Orifice

Back Orifice (often shortened to BO) is a controversial computer program designed for remote system administration. It enables a user to control a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system from a remote location. The name is a pun on Microsoft BackOffice Server software. The program debuted at DEF CON 6 on August 1, 1998. It was the brainchild of Sir Dystic. According to the group, its purpose was to demonstrate the lack of security in Microsoft's operating system Windows 98.^[25] Back Orifice (often shortened to BO) is a controversial computer program designed for remote system administration. ... A computer program is a collection of instructions that describe a task, or set of tasks, to be carried out by a computer. ... Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. ... A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a figure of speech which consists of a deliberate confusion of similar words within a phrase or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious. ... Microsoft BackOffice Server was a family of bundled servers and operating system sold during the 1990s and early 2000s. ... A defcon 13 human badge DEF CON is the worlds largest annual hacker convention, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Sir Dystic, a member of CULT OF THE DEAD COW, is the author of Back Orifice. ...

Back Orifice 2000

Main article: Back Orifice 2000

Back Orifice 2000 (often shortened to BO2k) is a computer program that is similar in function to Back Orifice. Back Orifice 2000 debuted on July 10, 1999 at DEF CON 7. The original code was written by Dildog. Whereas the original Back Orifice was limited to the Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems, BO2k also supports Windows NT, Windows XP and Windows 2000. Some BO2k client functionality has also been implemented for Linux-systems. In addition, BO2k was released as free software.^[26] As of 2007, BO2k is being actively developed. Back Orifice 2000 (often shortened to BO2k) is a computer program designed for remote system administration. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... DilDog is a member of CULT OF THE DEAD COW. He is also a former member of L0pht, where he was responsible for many security advisories,,. He is the author of the original code for Back Orifice 2000, an open source remote administration tool. ... Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. ... Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis) is a graphical operating system released on June 25, 1998 by Microsoft and the successor to Windows 95. ... Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993. ... Windows XP is a line of proprietary operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ... Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K) is a preemptible, interruptible, graphical and business-oriented operating system that was designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor 32-bit Intel x86 computers. ... Clockwise from top: The logo of the GNU Project (the GNU head), the Linux kernel mascot Tux the Penguin, and the FreeBSD daemon Free software is a term coined by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation[1] to refer to software that can be used, studied, and modified without...

Camera/Shy

Main article: Hacktivismo#Camera/Shy

Camera/Shy was the first Hacktivismo project released. It debuted in 2002 at the H.O.P.E. 2k2 convention in New York City. It is a steganographic tool that scans for and delivers decrypted content directly from the world wide web.^[27] Hacktivismo logo Hacktivismo is an offshoot of the CULT OF THE DEAD COW, whose beliefs include access to information as a basic human right. ... Hackers on Planet Earth or HOPE is a conference series sponsored by the hacker magazine 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ... Steganography is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one apart from the intended recipient knows of the existence of the message; this is in contrast to cryptography, where the existence of the message itself is not disguised, but the content is obscured. ...

NBName

Main article: NBName

NBName is a computer program that can be used to carry out denial-of-service attacks that can disable NetBIOS services on Windows machines. It was written by Sir Dystic and released July 29, 2000 at the DEF CON 8 convention in Las Vegas. NBName is a computer program that can be used to carry out denial-of-service attacks that can disable NetBIOS services on Windows machines. ... In computer security and crime, a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. ... NetBIOS is an acronym for Network Basic Input/Output System. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

ScatterChat

Main article: Hacktivismo#ScatterChat

ScatterChat is an encrypted instant messaging client based on Gaim. It was written by J. Salvatore Testa II and released at the H.O.P.E. Number Six conference in New York City on July 22, 2006. It provides encryption as well as integrated onion routing with Tor, and secure file transfers.^[28][29][30] Various flaws in the software have been elaborated by researchers^[31][32]. Hacktivismo logo Hacktivismo is an offshoot of the CULT OF THE DEAD COW, whose beliefs include access to information as a basic human right. ... A screenshot of PowWow, one of the first instant messengers with a graphical user interface // Instant messaging or IM is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. ... Gaim is a popular multi-platform instant messaging client that supports many commonly used instant messaging protocols. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... “Cipher” redirects here. ... Onion routing is a technique for pseudonymous (or anonymous) communication over a computer network, developed by David Goldschlag, Michael Reed, and Paul Syverson. ... Tor (The Onion Router) is a free software implementation of second-generation onion routing — a system enabling its users to communicate anonymously on the Internet. ...

The Six/Four System

Main article: Hacktivismo#The Six/Four System

The Six/Four System, a censorship resistant network proxy written by Mixter, a member of both cDc and Hacktivismo. It works by using "trusted peers" to relay network connections over SSL encrypted links^[33] Hacktivismo and the cDc further gained notoriety in 2003 when the Six/Four System became the first product of a hacker group to receive approval from the United States Department of Commerce for export of strong encryption.^[34] Hacktivismo logo Hacktivismo is an offshoot of the CULT OF THE DEAD COW, whose beliefs include access to information as a basic human right. ... Censorship is the removal and withholding of information from the public by a controlling group or body. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Origin: Proxy: a person authorized to act for another. ... Mixter, 2005. ... The United States Department of Commerce is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. ...

SMBRelay and SMBRelay2

Main article: SMBRelay

SMBRelay and SMBRelay2 are computer programs that can be used to carry out SMB man-in-the-middle attacks on Windows machines. They were written by Sir Dystic and released March 21, 2001 at the @lantacon convention in Atlanta, Georgia. SMBRelay and SMBRelay2 are computer programs that can be used to carry out SMB man in the middle (mitm) attacks on Windows machines. ... Server Message Block (SMB) is an application-level network protocol mainly applied to shared access to files, printers, serial ports, and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network. ... It has been suggested that Mafia Fraud Attack be merged into this article or section. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (81st in leap years). ... Hotlanta redirects here. ...

There is an easter egg in Torpark that shows a black cross with cDc symbols.

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Torpark

Main article: Torpark

Torpark is a variant of the Portable Firefox web browser with Tor built into it. Torpark is intended for use on portable media such as a USB flash drive but it can also be used on any hard disk drive. cDc/Hacktivismo co-released v.1.5.0.7 along with Steve Topletz on September 19, 2006.^[35][36][37] Torpark is a variant of the Portable Firefox web browser with Tor built into it. ... Portable Firefox is a repackaged version of Mozilla Firefox created by John Haller. ... An example of a web browser (Internet Explorer), displaying the English Wikipedia main page. ... Tor (The Onion Router) is a free software implementation of second-generation onion routing — a system enabling its users to communicate anonymously on the Internet. ... Removable media are transportable drives or disks that can be moved easily from one computer to another. ... A USB flash drive, shown with a 24 mm U.S. quarter coin for scale. ... Typical hard drives of the mid-1990s. ...

Whisker

Whisker is a no longer in-development project by Rain Forest Puppy. It was designed to be used by computer experts to check for security vulnerabilities in computer applications. Version 1.4 was co-released by the cDc at DEF CON 8 in 2000.

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See also

• 2600 The Hacker Quarterly
• Phrack
• Legion of Doom
• Chaos Computer Club
• H.O.P.E.
• Masters of Deception
• rotten.com

(Redirected from 2600 The Hacker Quarterly) Fall 2004 (21:3) 2600 Issue 2600: The Hacker Quarterly is a traditional (printed) magazine named for the fact that phreakers in the 1960s found that the transmission of a 2600 Hertz tone (which could be produced perfectly with a plastic toy whistle given... Phrack is an underground ezine made by and for hackers that has been around since November 17, 1985. ... For other uses, see Legion of Doom (disambiguation). ... The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) is one of the biggest and most influental hacker organisations. ... Hackers on Planet Earth or HOPE is a conference series sponsored by the hacker magazine 2600 The Hacker Quarterly. ... The Masters of Deception (MOD) were a New York-based hacker group. ... It has been suggested that Soylent Communications be merged into this article or section. ...

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