Craig Neidorf

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Craig Neidorf (born 1969), a.k.a. Knight Lightning, is an American editor. He was one of the founding editors of Phrack Magazine, an ezine.[1]

In 1990, he was charged for fraud, though later the charges were dropped. The case was a catalyst in the founding of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Prophet, a witness, admitted that he had never known Neidorf to break in to any computer. Also that no one in the Legion of Doom considered Craig a hacker.[2]

  1. ^ Goldstein, Emmanuel (2009-01-26). The Best of 2600, Collector's Edition: A Hacker Odyssey. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-47469-3. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  2. ^ Sterling, Bruce (2020-08-11). The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier. Open Road Media. ISBN 978-1-5040-6309-8. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.