The Great Hacker War was a purported 1990–1991 conflict between the Masters of Deception (MOD) and an unsanctioned splinter faction of the older guard hacker group Legion of Doom (LOD), and some smaller subsidiary groups. Each side attempted to hack the other's computers across Internet, X.25, and telephone networks. In a panel debate of The Next HOPE conference, 2010, Phiber Optik re-iterated that the rumored "gang war in cyberspace" between LOD and MOD never happened, and that it was "a complete fabrication" by the U.S attorney's office and some sensationalist media. Also, Archangel, (of the PHIRM) stated on Art Bell's "Coast-to-Coast" radio show, in 1999, stated that "It never happened, at least not the way most people say", additionally two other top members of the LOD confirmed that the "Great Hacker War" never occurred and that all that existed was a typical-of-the-age competition of one-upsmanship.
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“The Hacker Ethic: Access to computers—and anything which might teach you something about the way the world works—should be unlimited and total.
Always yield to the Hands-On Imperative!
All information should be free.
Mistrust authority—promote decentralization.
Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.
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Computers can change your life for the better.”
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