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By the beginning of 1998, the national media had decided that cybersecurity was something worth paying attention to and the members of the L0pht were ready and willing to help explain the issues and weaknesses that all of this new technology brought with it. Pieces in The Washington Post, Wired, and many other outlets raised […]
As the L0pht began to coalesce and become more well-known in the security community, the dynamics of the group evolved, too. The loft space in Boston’s South End became a hangout and meeting spot for local hackers, and as some of the members flourished, others began to pull back from the group. At the same […]
In the beginning, there was a hat factory. Factory is probably too grand a word for it, but the space that would eventually become the first home of L0pht Heavy Industries began as the location of a hat-making business. The second-floor spot in a building in Boston’s South End was where the wives of two of the […]
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August 18, 2025 | 1 min read
