The Great Hacker War was a 1990-1992 conflict between the Masters of Deception (MOD) and a faction of the older guard hacker group Legion of Doom (LOD), where each side attempted to hack the other's computers. It took place across the Internet, x.25, and telephone networks across the world.
In the end, the Masters of Deception were victorious over the Legion of Doom. The war changed the face of computer security forever, and select members of the LOD, as a result of the embarrassment, resorted to calling up the FBI and US Secret Service and informing on the MOD members.
The origin of this war dates to 1989, on a BBS (Bulletin Board System) called Blitzkrieg BBS in area code 502 operated by Crimson Death.
It was on this BBS that users Sharp Remob (of the group DPAK ) and Supernigger (of DPAK and MOD) mentioned that they planned to release a text file discussing how to obtain information from internal telephone company departments through the use of social engineering.
This idea was disparaged by some of the newer LOD members, specifically those based in Atlanta, Georgia.
It was perceived by DPAK members that the Atlanta LOD response was an attack on the knowledge, abilities, and reputations of DPAK members personally.
It has also been alleged that there was a racial slur uttered at John Lee.
In response the Great Hacker War was declared.
It was then through their acquaintance with a hacker called The Technician that certain DPAK and MOD members were able to obtain the telephone number for Phiber Optik; This was at a time when Phiber was aligned with LOD rather than MOD.
The telephone bill for Phiber Optik listed telephone numbers of other LOD members, whose telephone bills lead to telephone numbers for even more LOD members, including: Urvile (Necron 99), Leftist, Prophet, Lex Luthor, Prime Suspect, Control-C, etc.
MOD retribution on certain LOD members included telephonic cyberstalking, forwarding LOD telephone numbers to a recording, and turning their telephones into payphones, among other things.
Instead of being able to repair the damage (turning their phone back into a regular phone, for example), certain LOD members resorted to becoming informants.
External links
- The History of MOD
- modbook4.txt — "The Book of MOD: Part Four: End of '90-'1991"
