Phrack

Phrack
The introduction to Phrack, issue 1
EditorThe Phrack Staff
Former editorsTaran King
Cheap Shades
Knight Lightning
Shooting Shark
Elric of Imrryr
Crimson Death
Dispater
Erik Bloodaxe
Voyager
daemon9/route
Phrackstaff
Circle of the Lost Hackers
CategoriesHacking/computer science, phreaking, anarchy
FrequencyNo set frequency
First issueNovember 17, 1985
Based inSt. Louis
LanguageEnglish
Websitephrack.org
ISSN1068-1035

Phrack is an e-zine written by and for hackers, first published November 17, 1985.[1] It had a wide circulation which included both hackers and computer security professionals.[2]

Originally covering subjects related to phreaking, anarchy and cracking,[1] its articles also cover a wide range of topics including computer and physical security, hacking, cryptography, counter culture and international news.

Phrack has been described as having "had its finger on the pulse of hacker culture",[3] and being "hugely influential in the early days of hacker culture".[4]

  1. ^ a b Taran King (November 17, 1985). "Introduction". Phrack (1): 1.
  2. ^ Sturgeon, Will (July 11, 2005). "Long-lived hacker mag shuts down". CNet. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Thomas, Douglas (2003). Hacker Culture. University of Minnesota Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-8166-3346-3.
  4. ^ Ward, Mark (July 9, 2005). "Key hacker magazine faces closure". BBC News. Retrieved December 30, 2007.

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