Phrack is an e-zine written by and for hackers, first published November 17, 1985.
Both the hardcover and E-Zine were released simultaneously. The PDF of the Phrack #63 Hardcover was made public in 2019. ==History== Phrack, first released on November 17, 1985, takes its name from the words "phreak" and "hack".
Along with the release of articles such as "Smashing The Stack For Fun And Profit" and the editorship of daemon9/route in 1996, Phrack's orientation shifted toward computer security and its focus drew closer to the current definition of hacking. ===Arrest of Knight Lightning=== The 24th issue of Phrack, released February 1989, included a document relating to the workings of Enhanced 911 emergency response systems.
The case was then dropped. Phrack also showed up in the two-part "Operation Moon Witch" storyline, published in 1992's The Hacker Files by DC Comics, a story based on Operation Sundevil. ===Pre 2000=== After the arrest of Knight Lightning, and the shutdown of Phrack by the US Secret Service in late December 1989 few weeks after issue #30 was released, some attempts were made to resurrect Phrack under the editorship of Doc Holiday and Crimson Death.
However, the lack of consent from the original editor to accept this Phrack Classic led to a new editorship for issue #33 by Dispater under the name Diet Phrack until issue #41. Despite having acted as an informant against a member of a rival board after his arrest in March 1991, issue #42 is released under the editorship of Erik Bloodaxe in 1992.
The case was then dropped. Phrack also showed up in the two-part "Operation Moon Witch" storyline, published in 1992's The Hacker Files by DC Comics, a story based on Operation Sundevil. ===Pre 2000=== After the arrest of Knight Lightning, and the shutdown of Phrack by the US Secret Service in late December 1989 few weeks after issue #30 was released, some attempts were made to resurrect Phrack under the editorship of Doc Holiday and Crimson Death.
However, the lack of consent from the original editor to accept this Phrack Classic led to a new editorship for issue #33 by Dispater under the name Diet Phrack until issue #41. Despite having acted as an informant against a member of a rival board after his arrest in March 1991, issue #42 is released under the editorship of Erik Bloodaxe in 1992.
In September 1994, the first Phrack website appeared with release #46, containing all the files from the previous issues. With the growing use of the internet and interest in computer security, 1996 marks a new era for Phrack as the magazine became increasingly oriented toward computer security.
Along with the release of articles such as "Smashing The Stack For Fun And Profit" and the editorship of daemon9/route in 1996, Phrack's orientation shifted toward computer security and its focus drew closer to the current definition of hacking. ===Arrest of Knight Lightning=== The 24th issue of Phrack, released February 1989, included a document relating to the workings of Enhanced 911 emergency response systems.
In September 1994, the first Phrack website appeared with release #46, containing all the files from the previous issues. With the growing use of the internet and interest in computer security, 1996 marks a new era for Phrack as the magazine became increasingly oriented toward computer security.
The case was then dropped. Phrack also showed up in the two-part "Operation Moon Witch" storyline, published in 1992's The Hacker Files by DC Comics, a story based on Operation Sundevil. ===Pre 2000=== After the arrest of Knight Lightning, and the shutdown of Phrack by the US Secret Service in late December 1989 few weeks after issue #30 was released, some attempts were made to resurrect Phrack under the editorship of Doc Holiday and Crimson Death.
The editorship was handed to route along with voyager until 2000 (release #56).
During this period, the Phrack website was defaced several times and the magazine was often unavailable. ===Continuation after 2000=== In 2000, the future editor gained control of the domain phrack.org (then registered at gandi.net, and not related to phrack.com) and started hosting all phrack releases (#1-#56) on a new website.
Phrack.org became the de facto location for the Phrack Magazine after 2000.
The previous editor (route) transferred control of phrack.com to the new staff in 2001. Since 2001 Phrack is edited under the alias Phrackstaff to hide the identity of the true chief editor for the magazine.
However, the announcement was actually more about the end of some major German/Austrian hacking groups such as TESO from which some of the 2001 to 2005 staff originated.
During the period from 2002 to 2005, a rival group referring itself as the Phrack High Council, "proud supporters of Project Mayhem",[14] protested against the supposed white hat behavior of certain members of the Phrackstaff and of some previous editorial staff members[15] mainly on the Full-Disclosure mailing list.
During the period from 2002 to 2005, a rival group referring itself as the Phrack High Council, "proud supporters of Project Mayhem",[14] protested against the supposed white hat behavior of certain members of the Phrackstaff and of some previous editorial staff members[15] mainly on the Full-Disclosure mailing list.
However none of their files were actually incorporated in the official Phrack magazine as it had been the case after the Phrack Classic/Diet Phrack controversy. In 2005, a former editor took the initiative to announce "the end of Phrack" despite a new team of editors having been formed.
However, the announcement was actually more about the end of some major German/Austrian hacking groups such as TESO from which some of the 2001 to 2005 staff originated.
Some of the staff re-grouped in 2007 with other members from the hacking community to continue Phrack. ===Continuation after 2006=== In 2005, it was announced that Phrack was to come to an end, with the 63rd issue as its last.
Some of the staff re-grouped in 2007 with other members from the hacking community to continue Phrack. ===Continuation after 2006=== In 2005, it was announced that Phrack was to come to an end, with the 63rd issue as its last.
Some of the staff re-grouped in 2007 with other members from the hacking community to continue Phrack. ===Continuation after 2006=== In 2005, it was announced that Phrack was to come to an end, with the 63rd issue as its last.
All copies were hand cut and bound; unnumbered copies may be unreleased "extras", or may have cutting errors that deemed them unfit for distribution. Issue 63 told readers to "expect a new release," and on May 27, 2007, issue 64 was released by a new board of editors referring to themselves as "The Circle of Lost Hackers".
TCLH eventually released issue #65 of Phrack on April 11, 2008.
On June 11, 2009, TCLH released another issue of Phrack, bringing the count up to 66.
On March 15, 2010, it was announced that the 67th issue would be released on July 11, yet it was later postponed. ==Content== Phrack issues are released irregularly, and like academic publications issues are grouped into volumes.
Both the hardcover and E-Zine were released simultaneously. The PDF of the Phrack #63 Hardcover was made public in 2019. ==History== Phrack, first released on November 17, 1985, takes its name from the words "phreak" and "hack".
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