Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Phiber Optik and Acid Phreak were part of MOD or Masters of deception, who were a group of hackers that ruled cyberspace. They came from the initial hacking group, Legion of Doom, and have performed some of the top hacks of all time. Learn about one of the greatest hacks of all time in this thrilling story that will bring us back to the 80s/90s.

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Special Thanks to acidcommunist for the recommendation:
youtube.com/channel/UCYbjsdifJOXa6IxY3-AI93g/videos

Music:

youtu.be/nUXu2iJPxyI
youtu.be/j62_Ku5XP3M
youtu.be/2oBxE_VzSV0
youtu.be/1BBjQCNcp88
youtu.be/m5eXdZk-Plo
youtu.be/Jxh60nbTQ6A

Sources:

juliandibbell.com/texts/phiber.html - 1994 info
youtu.be/thLgkQBFTPw?t=2853 - great documentary
livinginternet.com/i/ia_hackers_abene.htm - accusations
youtu.be/hkQ0BOrFTJk - last interview
eff.org/cyberspace-independence - cyberspace
vimeo.com/111576518 - declaration of cyberspace harlow
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Abene - wiki phiber
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Ladopoulos - wiki acid
wired.com/1994/04/phiber-optik-goes-to-prison -jail
youtu.be/fDk82bLYscg - documentary
youtu.be/bdr0-iF4k6Y - keynote address
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Doom_(hacker_group) - LOD
youtu.be/fDk82bLYscg?t=339 - documentary

Chapters:

Introduction: (0:00)
Cyberspace: (1:02)
Barlow's Speech(2:38)
Hackers: (3:33)
TRW: (5:52)
The Hack: (7:37)
Aftermath: (9:28)

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