Hackers Testifying at the United States Senate, May 19, 1998 (L0pht Heavy Industries)

[billovoian]

blast from the past.. I remember working at a datacenter company in Ma in 99 and on my first day sitting with another new guy who was grilling the HR lady for info about the swipe card manufacturer, security etc etc.. it was hilarious to watch this interaction as she couldn't really answer and was stammering.. then i found out who he was; Hobbit.

If Hobbit reads this just remember i wasn't the one who stole your server that day :)

[adamjodonnell]

this makes me feel so old...

[asininegenius]

1998....damn! Where does the time go?

I was booting Slackware from a floppy disc, broadband wasn't even available in my area yet, and I was just another IRC warrior making the internet an inhospitable and unforgiving place for an ever growing number of fools looking to trade in their social lives for online forms of communication.

Not much has changed, except now I play nice. ;) Oh, and I don't boot Slackware from a floppy anymore.

Memories...thanks for the upload.

[fatmusicbooster]

still hold true today.

[Xpingwinz]

Thanks for putting this up!

[lSnake87l]

i know what i want to be when i grow up ....wait.. im grown up already . DAMN -_-

[JeromeDemers]

Remember the box has to be grounded! :P

[Rodnox]

Thanks Kingpin.

[pavelow36]

this is historical and only read it in phrack back in the late 90's and now i'm actually watching it...

[mondalaci]

It's been a pleasure watching this. Thanks a lot for putting this up, Joe!

[DarrellSpiceJr]

Hey dude, thanks for putting this up!

[Bungumpster]

I have a huge amount of respect for this team and their technical expertise and knowledge. I've been in this industry (programmer, sysadmin, analyst) since the early 90s and l0pht are the SEAL team of geeks.

I know this is old footage but I wish they had had someone with them who could clearly and succinctly translate their knowledge into short, compelling stories that speaks clearly to the audience they were speaking to.

Stef is pretty damn close though. Well done.