Sir Dystic

Josh Buchbinder,[1] better known as Sir Dystic, has been a member of Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) since May 1997,[2] and is the author of Back Orifice.[1][3] He has also written several other hacker tools, including SMBRelay, NetE, and NBName.[4] Sir Dystic has appeared at multiple hacker conventions, both as a member of panels and speaking on his own. He has also been interviewed on several television and radio programs[5] and in an award-winning short film about hacker culture in general and cDc in particular.[6]

Dystic's pseudonym is taken from a somewhat obscure 1930s bondage comic character named "Sir Dystic D'Arcy." According to the cDc's Sir Dystic, his namesake "tried to do evil things but always bungles it and ends up doing good inadvertently."[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Richtel, Matt. "Hacker Group Says Program Can Exploit Microsoft Security Hole," New York Times 4 August 1998. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
  2. ^ cDc communications. "CULT OF THE DEAD COW Team Bio." Retrieved 18 May 2006.
  3. ^ cDc communications. "Back Orifice Press Release." CULT OF THE DEAD COW Press Release, 21 July 1998. Retrieved 18 May 2006.
  4. ^ cDc communications. "CULT OF THE DEAD COW Killa Apps." Retrieved 18 May 2006.
  5. ^ "Cyber Attack Archived 2012-07-12 at archive.today." Panorama, 3 July 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2006.
  6. ^ a b Oakes, Chris. "Hack-umentary, the E-Film." Wired News, 14 February 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2006.
  7. ^ Rowe, William. "Big 10 Hackers Going Legit." 14 April 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2006.