List of hacker groups
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Here is a list of notable hacker groups.
- AnonymousAnonymous (group)Anonymous is an international hacking group, spread through the Internet, initiating active civil disobedience, while attempting to maintain anonymity. Originating in 2003 on the imageboard 4chan, the term refers to the concept of many online community users simultaneously existing as an anarchic,...
, a group of hackers originating in 2003. - LulzSecLulzSecLulz Security, commonly abbreviated as LulzSec, is a computer hacker group that claims responsibility for several high profile attacks, including the compromise of user accounts from Sony Pictures in 2011. The group also claimed responsibility for taking the CIA website offline...
, a group of hackers originating and disbanding in 2011 that claimed to hack "for the lulz". - Chaos Computer ClubChaos Computer ClubThe Chaos Computer Club is an organization of hackers. The CCC is based in Germany and other German-speaking countries.The CCC describes itself as "a galactic community of life forms, independent of age, sex, race or societal orientation, which strives across borders for freedom of...
, is based in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and other German-speaking countries and currently has over 9,000 members. - Legion of DoomLegion of Doom (hacking)The Legion of Doom was a hacker group active from the 1980s to the late 1990s and early 2000. Their name appears to be a reference to the antagonists of Challenge of the Superfriends...
, a hacker group active from the 1980s to the late 1990s and early 2000. - Masters of DeceptionMasters of DeceptionMasters of Deception was a New York-based hacker group. MOD reportedly controlled all the major telephone RBOC's and X.25 networks as well as controlling large parts of the backbone of the rapidly emerging Internet....
, initial membership grew from meetings on Loop-Around Test Lines that led to legendary collaborations to hack RBOC phone switches and the various minicomputers and mainframes used to administer the telephone network. - w00w00W00w00w00w00 is currently one of the largest non-profit security teams in the world with more than 30 active participants . w00w00 was created in 1998. Participants come from 5 continents, and 14 countries , as well as several U.S...
, is currently one of the largest non-profit security teams in the world with more than 30 active participants. - TESOTESOTESO was a famous hacker group, which originated in Austria and quickly became international. It was active from 1998 to 2004, and during its peak around 2000, it was responsible for a significant share of the exploits on the bugtraq mailing list.- History :...
, was a famous hacker group, which originated in AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and quickly became international. It was active from 1998 to 2004, and during its peak around 2000, it was responsible for a significant share of the exploits on the bugtraqBugtraqBugtraq is an electronic mailing list dedicated to issues about computer security. On-topic issues are new discussions about vulnerabilities, vendor security-related announcements, methods of exploitation, and how to fix them...
mailing list. - L0phtL0phtL0pht Heavy Industries was a hacker collective active between 1992 and 2000 and located in the Boston, Massachusetts area.-Name:The second character in its name was originally a slashed zero, a symbol used by old teletypewriters and some character mode operating systems to mean zero...
, was a hacker collective active between 1992 and 2000 and located in the Boston, Massachusetts area. - Cult of the Dead CowCult of the Dead CowCult of the Dead Cow, also known as cDc or cDc Communications, is a computer hacker and DIY media organization founded in 1984 in Lubbock, Texas. The group maintains a weblog on its site, also titled "Cult of the Dead Cow"...
, also known as cDc or cDc Communications, is a computer hacker and DIY media organisation founded in 1984 in Lubbock, TexasLubbock, TexasLubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
. - milw0rmMilw0rmmilw0rm is a group of "hacktivists" best known for penetrating the computers of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai, the primary nuclear research facility of India, on June 3, 1998...
is a group of "hacktivists" best known for penetrating the computers of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai. - TeaMp0isoNTeaMp0isoNTeaMp0isoN is a group of Black-Hat computer hackers established in mid-2009. TeaMp0isoN has ten core members, as stated within their web-based zine; "TriCk", is the leader of TeaMp0isoN, and the other core members are "iN^SaNe", "Hex00010", "MLT", "Phantom~", "aXioM", "d0ped", "C0RPS3",...
is a group of Black-Hat Computer Hackers established in mid-2009 - DecocidioDecocidioDecocidio #ϴis an anonymous, autonomous collective of hacktivists which is part of Earth First!, a radical environmental protest organisation, and adheres to Climate Justice Action. In their hacks the group shows affiliation with the autonomous Hackbloc collective.The logo of the collective is an...
is an anonymous, autonomous collective of hacktivists which is part of Earth First!Earth First!Earth First! is a radical environmental advocacy group that emerged in the Southwestern United States in 1979. It was co-founded on April 4th, 1980 by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, and less directly, Bart Koehler and Ron Kezar....
!, a radical environmental protest organisation, and adheres to Climate Justice ActionClimate Justice ActionClimate Justice Action "is a global network of groups and individuals committed to taking action to prevent catastrophic climate change". CJA formed as part of the alternative mobilisation around the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, and organised mass Direct actions... - Goatse SecurityGoatse SecurityGoatse Security is a loose-knit, nine-person grey hat hacker group that specializes in uncovering security flaws. It is a division of the anti-blogging Internet trolling organization known as the Gay Nigger Association of America . The group derives its name from the Goatse.cx shock site, and it...
(GoatSec) is a loose-knit, nine-person grey hat hacker group that specializes in uncovering security flaws. - Global kosGlobal kosGlobal kOS were a grey hat computer hacker group active from 1996 through 2000, considered a highly influential group who were involved in multiple high profile security breaches and defacements as well as a releasing notable network security and intrusion tools...
were a grey hat (leaning black hat) computer hacker group active from 1996 through 2000. - globalHellGlobalhellglobalHell was a group of hackers, composed of about 60 individuals. The group disbanded in 1999, when 12 members were prosecuted for computer intrusion and 30 for lesser offences...
was a group of hackers, composed of about 60 individuals. The group disbanded in 1999, when 12 members were prosecuted for computer intrusion and 30 for lesser offences. - HackweiserHackweiserHackWeiser is an underground hacking group and hacking magazine founded in 1999. In early-2001 the founder and leader, p4ntera, left the group with saying very little.In April 2001 Hackweiser claimed credit with the start of Project China...
is an underground hacking group and hacking magazine founded in 1999. - Honker Union is a group known for hacktivism, mainly present in Mainland China, whose members launched a series of attacks on websites in the United States, mostly government-related sites.
- Level SevenLevel SevenThe Level Seven Crew, also known as Level Seven, Level 7 or L7, was a hacking group during the mid to late 90's. Eventually dispersing in early 2000 when nominal head 'vent' was raided by the FBI on February 25, 2000.-Origins:...
was a hacking group during the mid to late 90's. Eventually dispersing in early 2000 when nominal head 'vent' was raided by the FBI on February 25, 2000. - NCPHNetwork Crack Program Hacker (NCPH) GroupThe Network Crack Program Hacker group is a Chinese hacker group based out of Zigong in Sichuan Province. While the group first gained notoriety after hacking 40% of the hacker association websites in China, their attacks grew in sophistication and notoriety through 2006 and received international...
is a Chinese hacker group based out of Zigong in Sichuan Province. While the group first gained notoriety after hacking 40% of the hacker association websites in China, their attacks grew in sophistication and notoriety through 2006 and received international media attention in early 2007