Valve hacked?

[Atrocities]

Didn't some writer for the New York Times or something write some article about hackers that was later proven by a web based news blog to be a hoax? Something to do with a hackers convention?

[AgentZero]

Atrocities said:
Didn't some writer for the New York Times or something write some article about hackers that was later proven by a web based news blog to be a hoax? Something to do with a hackers convention?

Sounds familiar all right. And where have you been the last while, AT? I've been missing your delightful OT posts, and I have faith that one day, somehow, you'll manage to top the hilarity that was Spiders on Drugs.

[Atrocities]

I liked the prank call too. But ya spiders on drugs was good.

[Kana]

Atrocities said:
Didn't some writer for the New York Times or something write some article about hackers that was later proven by a web based news blog to be a hoax? Something to do with a hackers convention?

Actually there is a hacker convention, and every year they have alittle game they play there called "Spot the Fed". Basically the con is a bunch of "white hat" hackers, electronic/computer security specialist, and of course federal agency's getting together to share info on computer security and what not.

www.defcon.org

[Atrocities]

The original hackers were all blind men. A while back I watched a movie called Sneakers, and it wasn't until recently that I understood why the top computer guy, who was blind, was the hacker. Their was a group of people, hackers, who used to cheat ma bell out of line time by using simple little objects like a captain crunch whistle and a home made black box (phone dialer.) In fact it was what got Steve Wasso (sp) into making computers.