 Hackweiser's Famous ./hack Logo | |
| Formation | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2003 |
| Location | |
Origin | North America |
Founders | p4ntera , B33rc4n |
HackWeiser was an underground hacking group and hacking magazine. It was a pro-US hacker group.[1] It was one of the top hacker groups in year 2000.[2][3] It had more than fifteen hackers who were a mix of Grey hat and Black Hat hackers.
They have been noted by the US Attorney's Bulletin in reference to "Responsible hackers".[4] They have won multiple categories in the "State of the Hack Awards"[5] The group has appeared in the news due to having defaced well known websites, including websites owned by Microsoft, Sony, Walmart, Girlscouts of America, Jenny Craig, DARE, Nellis Air Force Base aka Area 51, CyberNanny.[6] and countless others. They also attacked the Fujifilm's branch in the USA and in Switzerland.[7]
- ^ Denning, Dorothy E. (January 2013). "Cyber Conflict". Naval Postgraduate School – via Academia.edu.
- ^ "Web Defacement Campaigns Uncovered" (PDF). TrendLabs.
- ^ Jirovský, Václav (2007). Kybernetická kriminalita (in Czech). Grada Publishing a.s. ISBN 978-80-247-1561-2.
- ^ Daniel A. Morris. "Tracking a Computer Hacker". US Attorney's Office. Archived from the original on 2006-07-08. Retrieved 2006-07-09.
- ^ "The State of The Hack Awards #1". Retrieved 2006-07-09.
- ^ Jennifer DiSabatino (2001-04-20). "CyberNanny Web site hacked with vulgar language". ComputerWorld. Archived from the original on 2006-10-16. Retrieved 2006-07-09.
- ^ "UPORABA INFORMACIJSKO-KOMUNIKACIJSKE TEHNOLOGIJE U AMERICKO-IRACKOM SUKOBU 2003.-2004" (PDF). Original Scientific. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-25.