| Thing |
Type |
Entry Point |
Deep Dive |
|
| PGP/GPG encryption |
Technical |
Generate your first key pair |
Web of trust, key signing parties |
Crypto Wars, Phil Zimmermann's legal battles
|
| Lockpicking |
Technical |
Buy a clear practice lock |
TOOOL meetings, Defcon lockpick village |
MIT roof and tunnel hacking tradition
|
| Phone phreaking |
Technical |
Learn about blue boxes |
Build a red box, explore VoIP |
Cap'n Crunch, Woz & Jobs' origins
|
| Linux installation |
Technical |
Ubuntu on old laptop |
Gentoo, compile custom kernel |
"I'd just like to interject for a moment..."
|
| Soldering |
Technical |
LED throwie project |
SMD work, circuit design |
Hackerspace equipment sharing
|
| IRC usage |
Social |
Join #2600 on EFnet |
Run a bouncer, learn DCC |
Where hackers actually talk
|
| Being trans/queer |
Identity |
Find your local queer hackerspace |
Hormone biohacking, name change guides |
Lynn Conway, Sophie Wilson, huge overlap with hacker culture
|
| Anarchism |
Political |
Read "The Abolition of Work" |
Start affinity group, practice security culture |
Crypto-anarchism, temporary autonomous zones
|
| Psychedelics |
Lifestyle |
Research harm reduction |
Underground chemistry, darknet markets |
LSD's role in personal computing history
|
| Dumpster diving |
Lifestyle |
Check local laws, go at night |
Build a trash picking route |
Anti-waste, finding discarded tech
|
| Urban exploration |
Lifestyle |
Find local storm drains |
Tunneling, rooftopping |
"Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints"
|
| Polyamory |
Identity |
Read "The Ethical Slut" |
Navigate jealousy, communication protocols |
Relationship anarchy, hacker openness
|
| MIT hacks |
Cultural |
Read IHTFP gallery |
Plan and execute harmless prank |
"Hacks" vs "pranks" vs "crimes"
|
| Nootropics |
Lifestyle |
Start with L-theanine + caffeine |
Research peptides, RC stimulants |
Biohacking, cognitive enhancement
|
| Tor usage |
Technical |
Download Tor Browser |
Run a relay, understand onion routing |
Privacy as resistance
|
| Social engineering |
Social |
Practice pretexting |
Physical pentesting, OSINT |
Kevin Mitnick's techniques
|
| Hackerspaces |
Social |
Visit your local space |
Start one, consensus governance |
Community ownership, gift economy
|
| Zine making |
Cultural |
Photocopy and fold |
Silkscreen, bindery access |
Samizdat tradition, information freedom
|
| Programming |
Technical |
Python on Codecademy |
Contribute to FOSS, code golf |
"Code is speech" legal arguments
|
| Gender hacking |
Identity |
Experiment with presentation |
DIY HRT, voice training |
Biohacking meets gender liberation
|
| Cryptocurrency |
Technical |
Buy $20 of Bitcoin |
Run a full node, use Monero |
Cypherpunk origins, financial autonomy
|
| Ham radio |
Technical |
Get technician license |
Packet radio, mesh networks |
Emergency comms, decentralization
|
| 3D printing |
Technical |
Use library printer |
Build RepRap, design parts |
Right to repair, means of production
|
| Amphetamine use |
Lifestyle |
Understand risks, test substances |
Optimize productivity safely |
Paul Erdős, hacker productivity culture
|
| Furry culture |
Identity |
Make a fursona |
Commission art, attend cons |
Huge tech overlap, self-expression
|
| CTF competitions |
Technical |
Try PicoCTF |
DEFCON CTF quals |
Gamification of hacking skills
|
| Food hacking |
Lifestyle |
Try Soylent |
DIY complete foods, dumpster meals |
Efficiency culture, body as system
|
| Freight hopping |
Lifestyle |
Research extensively, find mentor |
Cross-country travel |
Hacker nomadism, freedom of movement
|
| Consensus process |
Social |
Attend activist meeting |
Facilitate, block wisely |
Anarchist decision making
|
| BDSM/kink |
Identity |
Read about consent, negotiate |
Build St. Andrew's cross, rope skills |
Hacker consent culture, DIY equipment
|
| Conference attendance |
Social |
Local BSides |
DEFCON, CCC |
Hallway track, village culture
|
| Mesh networking |
Technical |
Join local mesh |
Deploy nodes, routing protocols |
Decentralized infrastructure
|
| Body modification |
Identity |
Get first piercing |
Magnetic implants, RFID chips |
Cyborg identity, bodily autonomy
|
| Direct action |
Political |
Banner drop |
Lockdown techniques, know your rights |
Hacktivism IRL
|
| Mutual aid |
Social |
Share skills at hackerspace |
Start tool library |
"From each according to ability..."
|
| Van life |
Lifestyle |
Weekend car camping |
Convert van, mobile hackerspace |
Digital nomadism, housing liberation
|
| Piracy |
Technical |
Use BitTorrent |
Run seedbox, scene releases |
Information wants to be free
|
| Anonymous culture |
Cultural |
Lurk moar |
Opsec, collective action |
"We are legion"
|
| Stimulant optimization |
Lifestyle |
Track caffeine intake |
Modafinil, research chemicals |
Productivity hacking, know your limits
|
| Anarchist theory |
Political |
Conquest of Bread |
Security culture, affinity groups |
Prefigurative politics
|
| Burner culture |
Cultural |
Regional burn |
Build art car, radical self-reliance |
Temporary autonomous zones
|
| Darknet markets |
Technical |
Research Tor + Bitcoin |
Vendor opsec, drug testing |
Silk Road legacy, harm reduction
|
| Hacktivism |
Political |
Support EFF |
Direct action hacking |
Aaron Swartz, free information
|
| Digital nomadism |
Lifestyle |
Work remote for a month |
Visa runs, coworking spaces |
Location independence
|
| Infosec |
Technical |
Update your passwords |
Bug bounties, responsible disclosure |
Security researcher ethics
|
| Prison abolition |
Political |
Read "Are Prisons Obsolete?" |
Support prisoner tech education |
Hacker solidarity with prisoners
|
| Squat culture |
Lifestyle |
Visit social center |
Open a squat, know the law |
Space reclamation, autonomy
|
| Hardware hacking |
Technical |
Arduino blink LED |
Reverse engineering, chip decapping |
Right to repair movement
|
| Queer theory |
Identity |
Read "Gender Trouble" |
Apply to tech culture |
Gender as social construct to hack
|
| Food Not Bombs |
Political |
Serve at local chapter |
Start chapter, dumpster for ingredients |
Mutual aid + direct action
|
| Biohacking |
Technical |
Quantified self tracking |
CRISPR, grinder culture |
Body as system to optimize
|
| Rave culture |
Cultural |
Find underground party |
DJ/VJ, harm reduction volunteer |
PLUR, temporary autonomous zones
|
| Seed saving |
Lifestyle |
Save tomato seeds |
Guerrilla gardening, seed bombs |
Open source genetics
|
| Police abolition |
Political |
Know your rights |
Copwatch, protest tactics |
Surveillance resistance
|
| Fermentation |
Lifestyle |
Make kombucha |
Brew beer, wild fermentation |
DIY food systems
|
| Community defense |
Political |
De-escalation training |
Form affinity group, know medic basics |
Protecting vulnerable communities
|
| Alternative energy |
Technical |
Solar phone charger |
Off-grid setup, battery banks |
Energy independence
|
| Cyberpunk fashion |
Identity |
Thrift tech wear |
DIY LED clothing, tactical gear |
"High tech, low life"
|
| Mental health hacking |
Lifestyle |
Meditation app |
Psychedelic therapy, peer support |
Destigmatization, community care
|
| Sex work |
Lifestyle |
Understand SW rights |
Tech for SW safety |
Bodily autonomy, economic freedom
|
| Whistleblowing |
Political |
Use SecureDrop |
Operational security, dead drops |
Transparency, accountability
|
| Language learning |
Cultural |
Duolingo Esperanto |
Contribute translations, conlangs |
Breaking cultural barriers
|
| Parkour |
Lifestyle |
Basic vaults |
Flow state, urban navigation |
City as playground
|
| Community networks |
Technical |
Share WiFi password |
Build LibreRouter network |
Internet as human right
|
| Harm reduction |
Social |
Carry Narcan |
Test substances, educate peers |
Keeping each other safe
|
| Cooperative ownership |
Political |
Join food co-op |
Start worker co-op |
Economic democracy
|
| Reality hacking |
Cultural |
Situationist pranks |
Culture jamming, tactical media |
"Another world is possible"
|
| Bash scripting |
Technical |
Write first .sh file |
One-liners, process substitution |
"Unix philosophy" in action
|
| Buffer overflow |
Technical |
Smash the stack tutorial |
ROP chains, heap exploitation |
Morris worm legacy
|
| Packet sniffing |
Technical |
Wireshark on your network |
tcpdump mastery, protocol analysis |
"Trust but verify"
|
| Lock impressioning |
Technical |
Clay + blank key |
File your own keys |
Covert entry techniques
|
| SQL injection |
Technical |
DVWA practice |
Blind SQLi, sqlmap |
Bobby Tables comic
|
| Assembly language |
Technical |
Hello world in x86 |
Shellcode writing |
Speaking directly to metal
|
| Red boxing |
Technical |
Learn ACTS tones |
Build tone generator |
Phone fraud history
|
| Vim mastery |
Technical |
vimtutor |
Write plugins, no arrow keys |
Editor wars veteran
|
| OSINT |
Technical |
Google dorking |
Maltego, facial recognition |
Information is everywhere
|
| Reverse engineering |
Technical |
Strings command |
IDA Pro, radare2 |
Understanding > consuming
|
| Pick guns |
Technical |
Buy cheap electric pick |
Tune tension, feel feedback |
Speed vs stealth
|
| Network pivoting |
Technical |
SSH tunnels |
Meterpreter, proxy chains |
Lateral movement
|
| Beige boxing |
Technical |
Understand lineman handset |
Build your own |
Phone tech archaeology
|
| Regex mastery |
Technical |
Basic pattern matching |
Perl one-liners, sed/awk |
Text as data stream
|
| ARP spoofing |
Technical |
Understand ARP tables |
MITM attacks, ettercap |
Layer 2 is forgotten
|
| Bump keys |
Technical |
File your first bump key |
Every lock type |
999 cuts
|
| Blue boxing |
Technical |
2600 Hz history |
In-band signaling exploitation |
Woz's first business
|
| Git internals |
Technical |
Beyond add/commit/push |
Rewrite history, plumbing commands |
Distributed resistance
|
| WiFi cracking |
Technical |
Monitor mode basics |
WPA handshake capture |
"Free as in WiFi"
|
| Electronics debugging |
Technical |
Use multimeter |
Oscilloscope, logic analyzer |
Trust no black box
|
| Tubular locks |
Technical |
Ace/Chicago locks |
Impressioning tools |
Vending machine liberation
|
| Black boxing |
Technical |
Loop current basics |
Ring without billing |
Infrastructure exploration
|
| Make/Makefiles |
Technical |
Compile hello world |
Cross-compilation, kernel builds |
Automation philosophy
|
| DNS hijacking |
Technical |
Edit hosts file |
DNS cache poisoning |
Name resolution attack
|
| Car locks |
Technical |
Slim jim basics |
Decode VIN for cuts |
Vehicle liberation
|
| Rainbow tables |
Technical |
Understand time-memory tradeoff |
Generate custom tables |
Precomputation attacks
|
| Steganography |
Technical |
Hide text in image |
LSB encoding, frequency analysis |
Hidden in plain sight
|
| High-security locks |
Technical |
Medeco basics |
Sidebar mechanics |
Security through obscurity fails
|
| Metasploit |
Technical |
Run basic exploit |
Write custom modules |
Point-click-pwn
|
| Radio direction finding |
Technical |
Fox hunting basics |
Build Yagi antenna |
Track the signal
|
| Wafer locks |
Technical |
File cabinet picking |
Master keying systems |
Office infiltration
|
| Side-channel attacks |
Technical |
Timing attack concept |
Power analysis, EM leaks |
Physics betrays crypto
|
| Elevator hacking |
Technical |
Service mode access |
EPCO keys, fire service |
Vertical transportation
|
| Format strings |
Technical |
printf vulnerabilities |
Arbitrary write primitive |
%n is dangerous
|
| SDR (Software Defined Radio) |
Technical |
RTL-SDR dongle |
GNU Radio, replay attacks |
RF is just data
|
| Safe manipulation |
Technical |
Understand false gates |
Dial manipulation |
Patience and graph paper
|
| Cross-site scripting |
Technical |
Alert popup |
BeEF framework, filter bypass |
JavaScript everywhere
|
| JTAG/SWD |
Technical |
Bus Pirate basics |
Dump firmware, debug hardware |
Hardware has no secrets
|
| Impressioning |
Technical |
Blank key + file |
Reading marks, progressive cuts |
Keys tell their secrets
|
| Heap exploitation |
Technical |
Understand malloc |
House of Spirit, tcache |
Memory allocator abuse
|
| RFID/NFC cloning |
Technical |
Proxmark3 basics |
Build coil antenna |
Your badge is my badge
|
| Handcuff picking |
Technical |
Bobby pin method |
Shim techniques |
Emergency skills
|
| ROP chains |
Technical |
Return to libc |
Gadget finding, ASLR bypass |
Code reuse attacks
|
| Frequency analysis |
Technical |
Break Caesar cipher |
Statistical attacks |
Patterns reveal secrets
|
| Hacker Manifesto |
Cultural |
Read "Conscience of a Hacker" |
Understand hacker rage |
"I am a criminal. My crime is curiosity."
|
| DEF CON attendance |
Social |
Save money, book early |
Villages, parties, linecon |
Hacker summer camp
|
| Aaron Swartz story |
Political |
Read about JSTOR case |
PACER liberation, SecureDrop |
Information martyrdom
|
| Cypherpunks list |
Cultural |
Read archives |
Deploy remailers |
"Privacy is necessary for an open society"
|
| The Jargon File |
Cultural |
Learn basic terms |
Contribute definitions |
How hackers speak
|
| Chaos Communication Congress |
Social |
Watch streams |
Present research, build installations |
"We lost control"
|
| Stallman/FSF |
Political |
Read GNU Manifesto |
Copyleft everything |
"Free as in freedom"
|
| 2600 Magazine |
Cultural |
Buy at Barnes & Noble |
Submit article |
Hacker quarterly since 1984
|
| Homebrew Computer Club |
Cultural |
Study history |
Start local hardware group |
Where Apple began
|
| Tor Project |
Technical |
Run relay |
Contribute code, run exit |
Anonymity infrastructure
|
| EFF membership |
Political |
Donate $65 |
File FOIA requests |
Digital rights defense
|
| Kevin Mitnick saga |
Cultural |
Read "Ghost in the Wires" |
FREE KEVIN movement |
Social engineering legend
|
| Bitcoin whitepaper |
Technical |
Read Satoshi's paper |
Run full node |
"Chancellor on brink..."
|
| Hackers (1995) |
Cultural |
Watch ironically |
Quote "hack the planet" |
Our beautiful trash fire
|
| CCC Camp |
Social |
Survive German field |
Build village |
Hacker burning man
|
| Snowden revelations |
Political |
Read leaked docs |
Understand PRISM/XKeyscore |
Mass surveillance confirmed
|
| Linux kernel contribution |
Technical |
Fix typo in docs |
Submit driver code |
Largest human collaboration
|
| WikiLeaks/Assange |
Political |
Read cables |
Understand dead man switch |
Radical transparency
|
| The WELL |
Cultural |
Read about history |
Find modern equivalent |
Proto-social network
|
| Phrack magazine |
Cultural |
Read prophile |
Write exploit article |
"Smashing The Stack"
|
| HOPE conference |
Social |
NYC every 2 years |
Hotel Pennsylvania |
East coast hacker con
|
| Chelsea Manning |
Political |
Read chat logs |
Support whistleblowers |
Trans hacker hero
|
| MIT AI Lab culture |
Cultural |
Read Levy's "Hackers" |
Tourist vs real hacker |
Where it started
|
| Cult of the Dead Cow |
Cultural |
Read releases |
textfiles.com diving |
Hacktivismo origins
|
| Anonymous ops |
Political |
Understand LOIC |
OpSec practices |
"Expect us"
|
| Demoscene |
Cultural |
Watch demos |
Size-coded intros |
Art in 64k
|
| Morris Worm |
Cultural |
Understand impact |
Read source code |
First major worm
|
| Hacker ethics |
Political |
Hands-on imperative |
Information freedom |
Judge by merit
|
| BBS culture |
Cultural |
Telnet to remaining |
Run Synchronet |
Pre-web community
|
| l0pht/L0phtCrack |
Cultural |
Read testimony |
"Own the Internet in 30 minutes" |
Hacking goes to Congress
|
| Neuromancer |
Cultural |
Read Gibson |
Understand cyberspace origin |
Coined the term
|
| Captain Crunch |
Cultural |
Learn about Draper |
2600 Hz whistle |
Phreaking pioneer
|
| Open source economics |
Political |
Cathedral vs Bazaar |
Gift economy participation |
Status through giving
|
| IRC culture |
Social |
Learn netsplits |
Run IRCD |
Where hackers live
|
| RSA Conference |
Social |
Attend parties not talks |
Understand dual nature |
Corporate vs hacker
|
| Pirate Bay trial |
Political |
Read court docs |
Understand resilience |
"Copy me, I want to travel"
|
| Hacker News |
Social |
Get karma |
Understand culture |
SV echo chamber
|
| Black Hat vs DEF CON |
Social |
Understand split |
Choose your side |
Suits vs t-shirts
|
| The Cuckoo's Egg |
Cultural |
Read Stoll's book |
Understand old Internet |
First cyber thriller
|
| John Perry Barlow |
Political |
Declaration of Independence |
Cyberspace sovereignty |
"Governments of the Industrial World..."
|
| Hackerspace founding |
Social |
501c3 vs anarchist |
Consensus hell |
Community building
|
| Xbox modding |
Technical |
Original Xbox hack |
Bunnie's book |
Consumer rights
|
| NSA ANT catalog |
Technical |
Read leaked tools |
Understand capabilities |
What they have
|
| WarGames (1983) |
Cultural |
"Shall we play a game?" |
Understand impact |
First hacker movie
|
| Telephreak zines |
Cultural |
BIOC, TUC archives |
Textfiles preservation |
Pre-internet sharing
|
| Shmoocon |
Social |
DC in winter |
Attend ShmooBall |
East coast technical
|
| Free Software vs Open Source |
Political |
Understand the split |
Pick a side |
Freedom vs pragmatism
|
| Crypto Wars |
Political |
Clipper Chip fight |
Export restrictions |
Code as speech
|
| Defacement archives |
Cultural |
Zone-H history |
Understand motivations |
Digital graffiti
|
| Hardware implants |
Technical |
USB Rubber Ducky |
Build keystroke injector |
Physical access game over
|
| Sneakers (1992) |
Cultural |
"My voice is my passport" |
Social engineering film |
Hacker heist
|
| DMCA resistance |
Political |
DeCSS t-shirt |
Illegal numbers |
Code as protest
|
| Hacker kōans |
Cultural |
Learn the classics |
Write your own |
Wisdom through paradox
|
| Information wants to be free |
Political |
Understand Brand quote |
Apply to daily life |
Core tension of info age
|
| Temporary Autonomous Zone |
Political |
Read Hakim Bey |
Create TAZ |
Spaces beyond control
|
| Phone losers |
Cultural |
PLA radio show |
Prank call mastery |
Comedy meets phreaking
|
| Textfiles.com |
Cultural |
Browse for hours |
Mirror archives |
Pre-web knowledge
|
| Burning Chrome |
Cultural |
Read Gibson stories |
Understand cyberpunk origins |
"The street finds its own uses"
|
| Do-ocracy |
Social |
Just fucking do it |
Don't ask permission |
Action over meetings
|
| UUCP networks |
Technical |
Understand bang paths |
Historical protocols |
Decentralized by necessity
|
| Hardware hacking manifesto |
Political |
Bunnie Huang's work |
Right to repair advocacy |
Own your devices
|
| The Conscience of a Hacker |
Cultural |
Memorize it |
Live it |
"You may stop this individual..."
|
| Fidonet |
Technical |
BBS networking history |
Mesh before mesh |
Store and forward
|
| No Starch Press |
Cultural |
Collect the set |
Write for them |
Hacker publisher
|
| Telecomix |
Political |
Syrian blackout response |
Emergency mesh networks |
Hackers in crisis
|
| Maker Faire |
Social |
Display project |
Teach kids to solder |
Show and tell
|
| Citizen Lab |
Political |
Read research reports |
Contribute OSINT |
Academic hacktivism
|
| The Crypto Museum |
Cultural |
Visit online collection |
Understand Enigma |
History of secrets
|
| Ham radio emergency nets |
Technical |
ARES/RACES participation |
When internet fails |
Resilient comms
|
| Hackaday |
Cultural |
Daily hardware porn |
Get featured |
Build logs
|
| Operation Sundevil |
Political |
Read EFF coverage |
Steve Jackson Games raid |
Early hacker crackdown
|
| FOSDEM |
Social |
Brussels in February |
Developer rooms |
European FOSS gathering
|
| Hardware security modules |
Technical |
Understand trust roots |
Break HSMs |
Where keys live
|
| The Scene |
Cultural |
Topsites, couriers |
0day release culture |
Warez hierarchy
|
| Halt and Catch Fire |
Cultural |
Watch all seasons |
Understand Cardiff Electric |
Tech history drama
|
| Onion routing |
Technical |
Understand mix networks |
Traffic analysis resistance |
Layers of encryption
|
| PARC history |
Cultural |
Alto, ethernet origins |
Xerox fumbles |
Where future was invented
|
| Mr. Robot |
Cultural |
Spot the real hacks |
fsociety mask |
Accurate hacking on TV
|
| Hacktivist ops |
Political |
DDoS ethics debate |
Target selection |
Digital direct action
|
| Silicon Valley (HBO) |
Cultural |
Middle-out compression |
Tabs vs spaces |
Startup culture satire
|
| Vintage computing |
Technical |
Restore old hardware |
Write assembly for C64 |
Preserve history
|
| The Dark Web |
Technical |
.onion navigation |
Understand markets |
Beyond Google
|
| Mondo 2000 |
Cultural |
Cyberdelic magazine |
Tech meets counterculture |
Pre-Wired weird
|
| Hardware random generators |
Technical |
Atmospheric noise |
Lava lamps at Cloudflare |
True randomness
|
| The Phone Phreak's Handbook |
Cultural |
Classic UK text |
BT system exploitation |
British phreaking
|
| GNU/Linux naming debate |
Political |
Stallman's argument |
Pick your side |
Credit where due
|
| The Hacker Crackdown |
Cultural |
Sterling's book |
Operation Sundevil fallout |
Law comes to cyberspace
|
| Chaos Computer Club |
Social |
Understand Wau Holland |
Bildschirmtext hack |
European hacker roots
|
| Exploit development |
Technical |
Write shellcode |
Bypass ASLR/DEP |
Weaponize bugs
|
| The Anarchist Cookbook |
Cultural |
Understand problems |
Find better sources |
What not to do
|
| Usenet culture |
Social |
Eternal September |
Learn hierarchies |
Pre-web forums
|
| Hardware kill switches |
Technical |
Laptop mic/camera |
Phone baseband isolation |
Physical security
|
| The Mentor |
Cultural |
Loyd Blankenship story |
Hacker manifesto author |
Legion of Doom
|
| Data diodes |
Technical |
One-way information flow |
Air gap networks |
Unidirectional security
|
| 31337 speak |
Cultural |
Understand but don't overuse |
Historical importance |
How hackers typed
|
| Capture The Flag |
Technical |
Start with picoCTF |
DEFCON CTF finals |
Competitive hacking
|
| Hackerspaces.org |
Social |
Find your local |
Start new space |
Global directory
|
| The Orange Book |
Technical |
Trusted systems criteria |
Security levels |
Government standards
|
| Cyberpunk 2020 |
Cultural |
Tabletop RPG |
Netrunning rules |
Gaming meets hacking
|
| Side projects |
Lifestyle |
Always have three |
Ship something |
"Real artists ship"
|
| The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto |
Political |
Tim May's vision |
Understand implications |
"Just as printing altered..."
|
| Hardware implant detection |
Technical |
Physical inspection |
X-ray verification |
Trust but verify
|
| The Electronic Frontier |
Cultural |
Understand frontier metaphor |
Digital manifest destiny |
Cyberspace colonization
|
| Silk Road saga |
Political |
Ross Ulbricht case |
Darknet market ethics |
Free market absolutism
|
| Swartz's "Guerilla Open Access" |
Political |
Read manifesto |
LibGen contribution |
"Information is power"
|
| DEFCON badges |
Technical |
Electronic puzzle badges |
Design your own |
Hardware conference art
|
| Maker spaces vs hacker spaces |
Social |
Understand the split |
Navigate politics |
Tools vs ideology
|
| The Pirate Party |
Political |
Swedish origins |
Run for office |
Copyright reform
|
| Exploit-DB |
Technical |
Search vulns |
Submit exploits |
Public vulnerability database
|
| Grey hat ethics |
Political |
Responsible disclosure debate |
Full disclosure |
Ethics of exposure
|
| The Gibson |
Cultural |
Hacker slang mastery |
Cultural references |
"Hack the Gibson!"
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| Warrant canaries |
Political |
Understand concept |
Check canaries |
Passive resistance
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| Hardware trojan horses |
Technical |
Supply chain attacks |
Ken Thompson hack |
Trusting trust
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| Gopherspace |
Technical |
Pre-web protocol |
Run gopher server |
Alternative internet
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| SMTP exploitation |
Technical |
Open relay abuse |
Email spoofing |
Protocol trust
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| The Darknet Diaries |
Cultural |
Podcast binging |
Understand stories |
Modern hacker tales
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| Shodan |
Technical |
Search exposed systems |
Responsible use |
Internet's search engine
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| War driving |
Technical |
WiFi mapping |
Kismet + GPS |
Digital cartography
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| The Undernet |
Social |
IRC network culture |
Understand splits |
Where hackers went
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| Physical pentesting |
Technical |
Lockpicks + social engineering |
Red team ops |
Full scope testing
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| The Gift Economy |
Political |
Status through contribution |
Potlatch culture |
Beyond capitalism
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| Stack smashing |
Technical |
Buffer overflow mastery |
NOP sleds |
Classic exploitation
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| Diybio/Biohacking |
Technical |
Kitchen CRISPR |
Garage biotech |
Democratize biology
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| The Parallax |
Cultural |
Hacker newspaper |
Submit articles |
Print lives
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| War dialing |
Technical |
Scan for modems |
ToneLoc/THC-Scan |
Finding forgotten systems
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| Credit card fraud |
Technical |
Understand carding |
Don't do it |
How money moves
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| OSINT framework |
Technical |
Reconnaissance tools |
Build profiles |
Information aggregation
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| The New Hacker's Dictionary |
Cultural |
Eric Raymond's version |
Jargon File evolution |
How we speak
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| Zero-knowledge proofs |
Technical |
Understand ZK-SNARKS |
Privacy tech |
Prove without revealing
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| Sneakernet |
Technical |
Physical data transfer |
Dead drops |
Bandwidth of station wagon
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| The Hacker Ethic book |
Political |
Pekka Himanen |
Protestant work ethic critique |
Philosophy of passion
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| Threat modeling |
Technical |
STRIDE/DREAD |
Personal opsec |
Think like attacker
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| Cryptocurrency mining |
Technical |
GPU rigs |
Understand consensus |
Proof of work
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| BBSes you can still call |
Cultural |
Telnet to active boards |
Run your own |
Living history
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| Police scanner apps |
Technical |
Monitor local |
Understand trunking |
Public airwaves
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| Chaos Communication Camp |
Social |
German hacker camping |
Village organization |
Outdoor congress
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| RFID implants |
Technical |
Dangerous Things |
Become cyborg |
Upgrade yourself
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| The Dark Net book |
Cultural |
Jamie Bartlett |
Understand communities |
Digital underworld
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| Solarpunk movement |
Political |
Tech + sustainability |
Build the future |
Hope through action
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| Hardware fault injection |
Technical |
Glitch attacks |
Clock/voltage manipulation |
Physics vs security
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| The Whole Earth Catalog |
Cultural |
Proto-internet |
Tools for living |
"Access to tools"
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| Police tactics |
Political |
Kettling, IMSI catchers |
Counter-surveillance |
Know thy enemy
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| The Anarchist's Workbench |
Political |
Build furniture |
Self sufficiency |
Literal building
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| Firmware modification |
Technical |
JTAG extraction |
Backdoor implants |
Own the hardware
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| Dead man's switches |
Technical |
Automated disclosure |
Insurance files |
Leverage through exposure
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| The Surveillance Self-Defense |
Political |
EFF guide |
Threat modeling |
Practical privacy
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| Open hardware |
Technical |
Design PCBs |
KiCad mastery |
Hardware freedom
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| The Homebrew CPU |
Technical |
Build from 74xx chips |
Understand computation |
Demystify computers
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| Reality Winner |
Political |
Leaked NSA docs |
Printer dots betrayal |
Youngest whistleblower
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| The Phone Phreakers |
Cultural |
Joybubbles story |
Blind kid genius |
Perfect pitch exploitation
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| Cognitive security |
Technical |
Defend against disinfo |
Memetic warfare |
Hack human minds
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| The Revolution Will Not Be Televised |
Political |
Gil Scott-Heron |
Media critique |
But it will be livestreamed
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| Assembly democode |
Technical |
256 byte intros |
Procedural graphics |
Beauty in constraints
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| Garbage files |
Technical |
/dev/urandom creativity |
Glitch art |
Aesthetics of chaos
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| The TAO of Programming |
Cultural |
Read the koans |
Zen meets code |
"The Tao that can be compiled..."
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| Operational Security |
Technical |
Compartmentalization |
Dead drops, burner phones |
Trust no one
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| The Proof of Work |
Political |
Labor theory of value |
Mining as metaphor |
Energy into trust
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| Graffiti culture |
Cultural |
Understand tagging |
Digital vandalism |
Make your mark
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| The Poisoned NUL Byte |
Technical |
String termination bugs |
Path traversal |
Classic technique
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| Mutual aid networks |
Social |
Actually help people |
Food/mask distros |
Solidarity not charity
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| The Vulnerable By Design |
Technical |
HackTheBox, TryHackMe |
Practice legally |
Gamified learning
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| Rage Against Machines |
Political |
Luddism updated |
Critical tech theory |
Not all "progress" is
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| The Demoscene |
Cultural |
4k intros, 64k demos |
Pouët.net |
Competitive art
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| Phone Phreaking Boxes |
Technical |
Red, blue, beige, black |
Rainbow connection |
Colorful crime
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| The Hacker Diet |
Lifestyle |
Engineering weight loss |
Quantified self |
Body as system
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| Net neutrality |
Political |
Understand the fight |
Packet equality |
Bits don't discriminate
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| The Glider (Game of Life) |
Cultural |
Hacker emblem |
Conway's creation |
Simple rules, complex behavior
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| Root the box |
Technical |
Physical security CTF |
Break into things |
Legal B&E
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| The Cathedral and Bazaar |
Political |
ESR's essay |
Open vs closed |
Development philosophy
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| War texting |
Technical |
SMS exploitation |
Car hacking |
Everything has antenna
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| The Cyphernomicon |
Political |
Tim May's FAQ |
Crypto anarchy manual |
Blueprint for freedom
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| Stealth camping |
Lifestyle |
Urban survival |
Invisible living |
Hide in plain sight
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| The Ken Thompson Hack |
Technical |
Trusting trust |
Compiler backdoors |
Turtles all the way down
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| Hackers on Planet Earth |
Social |
HOPE conference |
NYC hacker gathering |
Hotel Pennsylvania lives
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| The Blue Screen of Death |
Cultural |
Kernel panic aesthetic |
System failure art |
When computers die
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| Algorithmic warfare |
Political |
Drone swarms, AI targeting |
Autonomous weapons |
Code that kills
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| The Hacker's Manifesto |
Cultural |
Not just Mentor's |
Various versions |
We are everywhere
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