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This is the first time I see this site, who/what is phrack? A hacker group?
It’s a zine. Been around since the 80’s. Hackers / security industry types read and publish to it.
For more context, the name derives from "phone hacking" or phreacking. You got your legends like Captain Crunch and many of you big tech players were into this stuff when they were younger, such as Woz
This was also often tied to a big counter culture movement. Which one interesting thing is that many of those people now define the culture. I guess not too unlike how many hippies changed when they grew up
> the name derives from "phone hacking" or phreacking
Etymology quibble: There is no 'c' in phreaking. Phrack is just a portmanteau of "phreak" and "hack". :)
Haha thanks. I constantly make that mistake.
> Phrack is just a portmanteau of "phreak" and "hack". :)
Not sure why people downvoted you as I actually read the wikipedia and learnt a lot about phrack and how their name is sort of inspired by "phreaking,anarchy and cracking" and I think thus the name ph-ra-ck.
It looks delightful, but definitely for and by a specific subculture.