A joint statement released today by 2600, Chaos Computer Club, Cult of
the Dead Cow, L0pht Heavy Industries, Phrack and other well known
hacking groups condemned the Legion of the Underground and their recent
'Declaration of War' against China and Iraq.
Last week Legion of the Underground declared war on the cyber
infrastructures of both China and Iraq and called for the complete
destruction of all computer systems in both countries. They said that
the human rights abuses by these governments had to stop. Citing
China's recent sentencing to death of two brothers for breaking into a
banks computer system as a prime example.
The joint statement released today by an international coalition of
hackers from around the world said that they "strongly oppose any
attempt to use the power of hacking to threaten or destroy the
information infrastructure of any country, for any reason."
The statement went on to say that Hactivism may be a legitimate use of
hacking knowledge but that the wanton destruction of computer systems is
not what hacking should be. This declaration of war by LoU, claimed the
statement, establishes hacking as a weapon of war and that hacking in
general may be seen as an act of war.
This international coalition formed between some of the largest and
oldest hacking groups in existence details just how serious they take
this issue. This collaboration may signal as a turning point in the
underground hacking community.
Chronological listing of recent
events
HNN Archive for December 29,
1998 - LoU's Declaration of War
Joint Statement of
International Hacker Coalition
Joint Press Release of
International Hacker Coalition
Telepolis
- German
Wired
- Unfortunatly they get some of it wrong
IDG - New Zealand
