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Where Warlocks Stay Up Late

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Cybersecurity
Hacking
Defcon
Honeynet Project
Woowoo
L0pht
Facebook
Bbs
FBI
Dublin
Silicon Valley
Signal
Olympics
Counterculture
Cybercrime
Hacking Culture
L0pht Heavy Industries
Al-Qaeda
Terrorism
Citibank

Where Warlocks Stay Up Late is an interview series dedicated to documenting the history of cybersecurity. Inspired by the seminal book “Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet”, this interview series aims to capture the stories, insights, and legacies of the pioneering figures who shaped the field of cybersecurity from its inception to the present day.

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Rob Knake's fingerprints are all over modern cyber policy. As White House Director for Cybersecurity Policy, he helped craft the nation’s most significant cybersecurity strategy in nearly two decades and guided the response to major national cyber in... more

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Mohammed Bagha—who keeps his hacker handles anonymous and goes simply by ‘MB’—was one of the most feared hackers of the 1990s. With a larger-than-life online persona and the skills to back it up, he infiltrated corporate systems, telecom networks, an... more

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David Jacoby (aka “pewp”) is a pioneering Swedish hacker with over 30 years of influence in cybersecurity and hacker culture. From the early days of BBS systems, war dialing, and underground groups like Hack.se to connections with the Pirate Bay foun... more

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Before he taught murderers how to play Dungeons & Dragons in Rikers, Jason Snitker, aka Parmaster, was one of the most prolific hackers on the planet. Trading exploits with groups across four continents, slipping into Citibank, and landing in Undergr... more

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From being the first to infiltrate hacking groups to going undercover in an Al Qaeda cell, Terry Rankhorn’s career shaped some of the FBI’s most critical moments in modern history. As a Supervisory Special Agent, he led covert entry teams across cybe... more

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From being the first to infiltrate hacking groups to going undercover in an Al Qaeda cell, Terry Rankhorn’s career shaped some of the FBI’s most critical moments in modern history. As a Supervisory Special Agent, he led covert entry teams across cybe... more

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The History of Cybersecurity Told by Those Who Hacked It

Skyper, aka Eduart Steiner (not his real name), was the editor of Phrack Magazine between 2001 - 2006 (#57-#63), is a member of TESO and THC, and runs Segfault.net: free disposable root shells... more

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The History of Cybersecurity Told by Those Who Hacked It

Kingpin, aka Joe Grand, was the youngest member of the world's most well-known benevolent hacker group (L0pht Heavy Industries) who testified before the United States Congress, changed the har... more

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Terry Rankhorn
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Episode: Episode 5: Terry Rankhorn Part 2
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Prominent figure in the hacking community and a core member of TESO.
Episode: Episode 4: Eduart Steiner aka Skyper

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Episode 8: Mohammed Bagha aka "MB"
Q: What advice would you give yourself looking back?
Be more mindful and kind earlier in life.
Episode 8: Mohammed Bagha aka "MB"
Q: What was early life like for you?
I grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis, surrounded by a predominantly white community while being raised in a culturally rich household that combined various backgrounds.
Episode 1: Matt Harrigan aka Digital Jesus
Q: What happened after the 2016 incident?
Harrigan experienced significant personal and professional fallout due to a misunderstanding that led to threats against him and his family, forcing him to step down from his company.
Episode 1: Matt Harrigan aka Digital Jesus
Q: Can you tell me about your collaboration with Max Butler?
Harrigan recounts how Max Butler worked at MCR, initially contributing to pen tests, but later made choices that led him to exploit vulnerable systems indiscriminately.
Episode 1: Matt Harrigan aka Digital Jesus
Q: How did your early years shape your interest in technology?
Harrigan developed his interest in technology largely through playing on home computers and discovering programming languages like Basic at an early age.

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