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Cult of the Dead Cow, also known as cDc or cDc Communications, is a computer hacker and DIY media organization founded in 1984 in Lubbock, Texas. The group maintains a weblog on its site, also titled "Cult of the Dead Cow". New media are released first through the blog, which also features thoughts and opinions of the group's members. To further the Cult's stated goal of "Global Domination Through Media Saturation," over the years cDc members have granted interviews to major newspapers, print magazines, online news sites, and international television news programs. == Timeline == The group was formed in June 1984 at the Farm Pac slaughterhouse by Grandmaster Ratte' (aka Swamp Ratte'), Franken Gibe, and Sid Vicious, three BBS SysOps. The slaughterhouse, a hangout of many Lubbock youth, was burned in 1996. (The burned out building was used as a haunted house for several Halloweens after that. In 2001, the grounds surrounding it were converted into the "West Texas Canyon Amphitheater" and re-opened as the Lone Star Amphitheater in 2006) In the 1980s the Cult of the Dead Cow organized and maintained a loose collective of affiliated BBSs across the US and Canada. It was during this time that the cDc is credited with coining the term "31337" as a alternative spelling of "Eleet" or "Elite",〔Mello, John P.(2015) "() Google Expands Bug Bounty Program" February 2, 2015. ''E-Commerce Times''〕 an expression denoting skill or greatness in a person, place, or thing. In December 1990, cDc member Drunkfux - the pseudonym of Jesse Dryden, the son of Jefferson Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden and great-nephew of Charlie Chaplin - gave birth to the modern hacker con. HoHoCon, usually held in Houston, Texas, was the first hacker conference which invited the participation of both journalists and law enforcement. In all, dFx hosted five annual HoHoCons. In 1991, cDc was named "Sassiest Underground Computer Group" by ''Sassy'' magazine.〔Chiesa, Raoul et al(2008). ''Profiling Hackers: The Science of Criminal Profiling as Applied to the World of Hacking'', p. 223. CRC Press.〕 Also in 1991, the group began distributing music in the form of cassette tape albums sold through its post office box. Many of these albums are now available online in their entirety. October 1994 saw the creation of the cDc's Usenet newsgroup, alt.fan.cult-dead-cow.〔http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.cult-dead-cow〕 It was thus the first hacking group to have its own Usenet newsgroup. In November of that year, the group claimed responsibility for giving Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's disease, claiming to have done so in 1986 with a blowgun.〔Fleming, Reid. "(Official cDc Press Release Concerning President Reagan )." ''CULT OF THE DEAD COW'' Issue Number 281, November 1, 1994. Retrieved April 20, 2006.〕 The cDc declared war on the Church of Scientology in 1995 during the alt.religion.scientology controversy,〔Swamp Ratte. "(Statement Concerning the 'Church' of Scientology )." CULT OF THE DEAD COW Press Release, June 4, 1995. Retrieved June 14, 2006.〕〔Leyden, John. "(Critics split over DDoS attacks on Scientology )." ''The Register'', January 25, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2008.〕 stating In 1997, the cDc began distributing original MP3-format music on its website.〔cDc communications. "('Kingpin' by Weasel-MX )." cDc Paramedia Audio #1, June 27, 1997. Retrieved April 20, 2006.〕 In February 2000, the cDc was the subject of an 11-minute documentary short entitled "Disinformation". Also in February 2000, cDc member Mudge briefed President Bill Clinton on Internet security.〔Young, Steve, Major Garrett, and the Associated Press. "(Clinton fights hackers with a Hacker )." CNN Online 15 February 2000 retrieved 20 April 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cult of the Dead Cow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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