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Official Mastodon for hack.history #YouTube channel, covering the #history of #phreaks, #hacking & #hacktivism as well as the portrayal of #hackers in pop culture.

If you are interested in #digitalhumanities, #anthropology, ASCII art, #retrocomputing, tech #histodons toots or just really curious about hackers then there will be content here for you.

Media by humans, for humans.


The first ever Signal spam / scam message I’ve ever received, with a Bitcoin lure, trying to take me off of Signal to a WhatsApp group. Blocked and reported.

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#hacker #hacking #history #meme

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nostr:npub12z43rhtyt9xma7cntj3wau4gnwegmwquqxdrnj4st4gvh6sdv8ys44smlc hackers when the FBI comes calling.


I remember when you had to fool people into clicking a link from a DM to get their IP address on twitter, now it’s just part of the platform.


Big news over on the social media site that has become absolutely infested with scammers, fascist trolls and bots.

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nostr:npub1xwaqcvt55x3j4h9x2gjwc0kd0rx0tr6v6h6xdnqs793wsn5wwxmslfnmpk I have such a soft spot for it, they really were trying to imagine the future and got more right than they did wrong


nostr:npub1hkhrvzu2cwxev458cd340dm5ks0xg6t8mp5guj6fd3d3vj06m20q87mf8f you’re very welcome!


"A Wave of Computer Crimes - Data Diddling on the Rise", Muriel Dobbin, Baltimore Sun, 14th of July 1983.

"Already established in the annals of computer crime are the Phantom, who cost a San Francisco corporation $250,000 by feeding obscene messages into its machines"
#hacking #hacker #history

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nostr:npub1sq39t7vqw2ervpqm4lh38258wdxht9l2qlrjvget3vjprxcf2p9qsdgqr3 they took down some of the c2 infrastructure but by my reckoning there were zero arrests and a lot of money that was squirreled away.


#Twitter “rolls out new ad format that can't be reported, blocked” and the “new ads also don't disclose who the advertiser is or that they are even ads.”
https://mashable.com/article/twitter-x-new-clickbait-ad-format


Who called it "ICRC rules of engagement for civilian hackers" and not

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Geeze thanks Google, I put "realhackhistory" in quotes because I wanted you to try and autocorrect it for me and inevitably show me search results I didn't ask for.

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nostr:npub17xklpxaf8xc93zum88xzjvl54d4ypf0l7s9p72953lmvgqafz5es0zd58w thanks!


nostr:npub1pp7pv6dpvwzm5650c5th7lks6dcl70ul95mycprlcu83rraq30csl2s3uq nostr:npub16dpke2mll72zsvwfhjfdhvnjqax2plned896vu6uz6tyd6z8cq8qe9z453 nostr:npub1gcc2dck6ky8g7mhxzfekqlgmxwlcdqpc23fp7ul06t7lh5u7qk3qppyje5 I just need to decide on a topic


nostr:npub1pp7pv6dpvwzm5650c5th7lks6dcl70ul95mycprlcu83rraq30csl2s3uq I’m planning on going and speaking if they will accept my cfp, will update more when I have a ticket and know that I’m going but would love to meet anyone from on here who wants to hang out.


I plan on putting in a cfp when it opens up to give a talk on hacking history if they will have me.


CCC officially announces that the 37th Chaos Communication Congress, 37C3 is on, Hamburg this year.
https://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2023/37C3


Twitter exists at the whim of a mad king.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/05/x-twitter-strips-headlines-new-links-why-elon-musk


nostr:npub15w8csv6rk6e7s4usa5hpgvd74a2fyul56379wvhdk39m5pksrx6qxuy0ak https://infosec.exchange/@RecklessPush38671/111178136777069668


nostr:npub14cwgnf5j3hrqrvasct3fk3tf9zkkrzqp9svannkgsfv8kl3rv5aqyyhfwc I’d argue Prigozhin is not a hacktivist, different rules apply to nation states working against each other.


nostr:npub19lpzqh330566v52ah5jclxf9tex6zqfsr86397gkvj3h326zwuns0g32eh debatable, depending on the details.
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/25/cyberpartisans-hack-belarusian-railway-to-disrupt-russian-buildup


nostr:npub1llj23nvfrjtqr7fax5j832xr3knr3me9nwy5kgjpcqlzklhg5a3q9svrlv nostr:npub1drnhdwspurvkaptrjmhs4u5crz8r34stfr9ewnhqwwapwj5fc0psqex2mm that is a whole other controversial area that needs rules of engagement I think, in my mind it is hard to ever justify fighting against hacking attacks with missiles.


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Good point!

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Thoughts?

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“The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has, for the first time, published rules of engagement for civilian #hackers involved in conflicts.”
#hacking #history #hacktivism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66998064


“How #Nigerian Hacktivists Are Taking on Big #Oil”
#Nigeria #hacking #history
https://spectrum.ieee.org/amp/sensor-networks-nigeria-pollution-tracking-2665718865


I’m going to write about #Iran and #hacktivism, who should I be following or talking to? I made a promise to myself that if I was going to research or write about #hacking #history it wasn’t going to be purely about America or Europe, so much history doesn’t  appear on our radar.

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Putting this here to remind me to watch later
https://youtu.be/rXqO6J4zIsk


Went to the cinema and saw The Creator last night, absolutely beautiful film, would recommend if you like #cyberpunk movies and found recent examples disappointing.

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nostr:npub1p96h2humf4kpz2ud2jktgvyhpq3cq3jghuntu38ap5yj6ass3g0s5373f4 I’ll be watching out for the video


Dude tracked down the author of sub7, got the source and released it.
https://gitlab.com/illwill/sub7


nostr:npub1u8hlw32kfrudhd9vcgsdrvz65cwv4v34na7jd58e5nu9zm7swd8qk4q7hp I absolutely love it, I wish there hadn't been a backlash to the pilot and that the whole series was more like that first episode.


Finally getting this blog published, on how the year 1983 changed the way #hackers were seen in pop culture and the news forever. I cover WarGames, Whiz Kids & #hacking groups  the 414s & Inner Circle.
#hacker #history #histodons
https://realhackhistory.org/2023/09/29/1983-the-year-pop-culture-caught-up-with-hackers/


1983: The Year Pop Culture Caught Up With Hackers

1983 was the year that popular culture in the US caught on to the existence of hackers, hacker culture and first set foot on the path to total hacker hysteria.

http://realhackhistory.org/2023/09/29/1983-the-year-pop-culture-caught-up-with-hackers/


nostr:npub1rzylsd8uuegfgyasuzaj5kz7qk58l373nvj4jw64pw3yleqr5w2syqzpg7 oh that makes sense.


Also lol
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbbrandon/2023/09/25/the-threads-app-just-isnt-catching-on-with-users-time-to-pull-the-plug/amp/


What is with the terrible TechCrunch preview that gives zero context for the article


Threads is rolling out a cool new popular feature, separated Threads account deletion.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/26/meta-says-separate-account-deletion-for-threads-will-roll-out-by-december/amp/


nostr:npub19hcsfvx2d7nu5d4qz5fmusjrne3n0f0vzg0cet7t4x9ucszasaps5h9pfz I still need to acquaint myself with the Hackerbibel


I don’t make any money off of any of the blogs or videos or posts I make about hacking history, I just want people to have a chance to see what I write or create and maybe learn a little something about a subject I love.


I hope Twitter does insist on a subscription to post on the service as it will be the push I need to ditch the platform entirely.


Steal This Book was like a compilation of hacker BBS text files before BBS text files were a thing, you can trace a direct progression from Steal This Book through YIPL to TAP and from TAP to 2600 Magazine in terms of the people involved and the inspiration they drew from their predecessors.

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Various phone phreak related photos and illustrations, from Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman, 1971.

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"Steal This Room" illustration, from Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman, 1971.

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An illustration of a modified coat for shoplifting surreptitiously, from Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman, 1971.

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nostr:npub1z4lxm70l5g7j5agh3w4ye0d4dsd6jxvly5x9hpudrr8v8jffq4gst4r8pe maybe winter will be when I can make a dent in this pile

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"He somehow manages to get caught or busted for something and is scared beyond belief about the consequences of his actions.  At this point, the law enforcement agency(s) realize that this one bust alone is worthless, especially since the person busted is probably someone who does not know much to begin with and would be a
much better asset if he could assist them in grabbing other more experienced
and dangerous hackers and phreaks."
http://phrack.org/issues/22/3.html

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All these whitehat influencers hacking scammers with malware and RATs and publicizing it for clout, anyone else ever see all of that and wonder how people have gone to prison just for discussing hacking something or trying a few passwords on a login screen but this all seems fine? I’m not judging personally, no skin in the game, just weird to see.


nostr:npub1gzpq0ks9gg6dfcl9hx33cxh36mnkk0flgjc7vp0705889a0lw5ssqk0nxe I know right


nostr:npub124ctwlx74854drh4rk0tz0za4vyjq9s2mqxxl7f64pxypsqj36lqh47888 I hadn’t heard of this book until last week so it is pretty damn fascinating to be holding a copy now!


nostr:npub1gzpq0ks9gg6dfcl9hx33cxh36mnkk0flgjc7vp0705889a0lw5ssqk0nxe I haven’t had a chance to read much of the book at all yet but here’s a big chunk of chapter four, page numbers should be visible and hopefully they’ve uploaded in the correct order

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Like a fly caught in amber.

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Honestly astounded by how intact this book is after 38 years, someone took really good care of it.


I am working on a blog in the background on what mid 80s books about hackers by hackers can tell us about hacking back then. It’ll be this book, Out of The Inner Circle by The Cracker and the Loompanics book The Computer Underground by M. Harry.


Look what arrived today, the original (?) 1985 edition of The Hacker’s Handbook by Hugo Cornwall.
#hacking #hacker #history #histodons

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nostr:npub19lpzqh330566v52ah5jclxf9tex6zqfsr86397gkvj3h326zwuns0g32eh nostr:npub1r3y5flvyyfht50v8tt3vujsds68atmc6579h939l3umytzde4w6ssdy9yg 5 minutes well spent on my part then


nostr:npub1r3y5flvyyfht50v8tt3vujsds68atmc6579h939l3umytzde4w6ssdy9yg nostr:npub19lpzqh330566v52ah5jclxf9tex6zqfsr86397gkvj3h326zwuns0g32eh could not help myself.

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nostr:npub19lpzqh330566v52ah5jclxf9tex6zqfsr86397gkvj3h326zwuns0g32eh those two lines could be straight out of a late 80s hacker manifesto!


nostr:npub1hkztzsh6rrrezyknqxh0u57adtjh0gk338mnr9fuye30en0xzm3qhwmfkj I have at least one open request that has either audio or video, had to split that part of the request off into a separate request as it seems to take a lot longer to get back.


Chancing my arm with a fairly broad FBI #FOIA request to potentially hit records from a few incidents in early 1984 I am interested in but don't have exact time frames or relevant facts to narrow a request for.

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Accompanying illustration

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How to identify a #hacker, part of an article entitled "#Hacking it" by Ian Robinson, The Leader-Post, 21st January, 1984
#history #histodons

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Illustration by Heidi Stetson, The Boston Phoenix newspaper, 13th March 1984
#hacking #history #histodons

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Overly simplistic and a little melodramatic but still a nice enough read, Hacker News discusses war, the cyber and cyberwar.
https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/how-cyberattacks-are-transforming.html


nostr:npub1scjzkunqrlls8433mwha9t9ws4cfv4jap260n0wxfsj8rxkjh5gqqrpdxj I noticed that last part haha, thanks!


nostr:npub1scjzkunqrlls8433mwha9t9ws4cfv4jap260n0wxfsj8rxkjh5gqqrpdxj how do the rtl characters create that effect? I’ve been playing around with the profile fields and can’t replicate.


"If they've left this system anything like intact we can do a mail scan and.."

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Pro-Putin hacktivist group NoName057(16) are taking on the Latvian travel agents and operators association, their choice of targets never fails to confuse me.

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Whenever I linger in Telegram malware or initial access sales chats too long

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nostr:npub1pm3y0dzkg3pq5jwznrcehfl9cq02xjtzdtxwy9xvr0k3jhrcn67qa0h4pp kids torrenting academic ebooks is similarly condemned by some, piracy has provided a lot of education to people who otherwise couldn’t afford it
https://theconversation.com/is-it-piracy-how-students-access-academic-resources-55712


nostr:npub1mu9jaa8cdgp7xasxdmq9etwkuurdg0wuf92mw4jgagmxgyzdvh6q8774jw nostr:npub1hjhge7u7t7nn5c4aef3t5k9qsg64c54pqaksfsluhu888a5wp5hqlu7vxf I will start putting together a cfp proposal when my brain rehydrates!


#cccamp23

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Very damp times ahead it would appear! Plan accordingly. #cccamp23

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