A Summary of Hacking Organizations, Conferences, Publications, and Effects on Society
Abstract
Since the early 1970's, hackers have been
prevalent throughout the computing world. Two main categories of Hackers have evolved:
the Open Source and Free Software
group and the Security Hackers group. This paper details some of the more notable groups and individuals of
each 'category' of hackers, the effects of hacking on society, as well as conferences
and publications that they are responsible for that have contributed to the
modern hacking world.
Key Words
White Hat Hacker, Black Hat Hacker, Grey Hat Hacker,
Hacker Ethics, Hacker Etiquette, Security Hackers, Open Source Hackers, Hobby
Hacking, Hacker Manifesto, Lyod
Blankenship, The Mentor, cDc, Cult of the Dead Cow, NSF, Ninja Strike Force,
Hactivismo, LoD, Legion of Doom, CCC, Chaos Computer Club,Shadow Crew, SumerCon, HoHoCon, XmasCon,
HOPE, DEF Con, Hackers on Planet Earth, Chaos Communication Congress, Phrack,
2600, Hacker Quarterly, BBS, Bulletin Board System, Hacker Conferences, Hacker
Publications, Computer Security Laws
Table of Contents
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Hacking Sytles
- 3.0 Hacker Etiquette & Ethics
- 4.0 Hacking Groups & Individuals
- 4.1 Open Source & Free Software Hackers
- 4.2 Security Hackers
- 4.2.1 Chaos Computer Club (CCC)
- 4.2.2 Legion of Doom (LoD)
- 4.2.3 The Mentor
- 4.2.4 cDc Communications
- 4.2.5 Shadow Crew
- 5.0 Hacker Conferences
- 5.1 Chaos Communication Congress
- 5.2 SummerCon
- 5.3 HoHoCon (or Xmas Con)
- 5.4 DEF CON
- 5.5 Hackers on Planet Earth (H.O.P.E.)
- 5.6 Black Hat Briefiengs
- 6.0 Hacker Publications
- 6.1 2600: Hacker Quarterly
- 6.2 Phrack
- 7.0 Hackers Effects on Society
- 8.0 Summary
- List of Acronyms
- References
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