08-16, 17:00–17:50 (US/Eastern), Marillac Auditorium
Celebrate 40 years of legendary hacking with Phrack Magazine! Netspooky and TMZ will be dropping a special hardcopy release of their magazine, packed with cutting-edge research, underground insights, and tributes to decades of digital rebellion. Don’t miss this milestone issue - crafted by the hackers for the hackers. Free, of course, as always. Grab your copy, meet the crew, and honor the zine that defined an era.
The talk will explain a bit about Phrack’s history, how it all started, and where it’s going - the vision of the new editorial staff and how Phrack is changing. You will get a rare insight into what it takes to run an underground hacking magazine. You’ll learn what it’s like to work with the many authors, reading and fixing articles, dealing with obscure submissions, and what it takes to get your article accepted and become an author in Phrack.
For the first time ever, a “secret challenge” has been included in the hardcopy magazine for you to find and to solve. The prize for the winner will be revealed at the talk.
Netspooky is a security researcher and artist. He works on hacking zines Phrack and tmp.0ut, and runs the annual Binary Golf Grand Prix file format hacking party.
TMZ is a hobbyist security researcher and editor for Phrack Magazine, with a deep passion for underground computing culture. He also cofounded the ELF research group and online zine tmp.0ut.
