# Hacker group

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Group of computer hackers

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**Hacker groups** are informal communities that began to flourish in the early 1980s, with the advent of the [home computer](/source/Home_computer).

## Overview

Prior to that time, the term *hacker* was simply a referral to any [computer hobbyist](/source/Hacker_(hobbyist)). The hacker groups were out to make names for themselves, and were often spurred on by their own press. This was a heyday of hacking, at a time before there was much law against [computer crime](/source/Computer_crime). Hacker groups provided [access to information](/source/Access_to_information) and resources, and a place to learn from other members.[1] Hackers could also gain credibility by being affiliated with an elite group.[1] The names of hacker groups often parody large corporations, governments, police and criminals;[2] and often used specialized [orthography](/source/Orthography).[2]

## See also

- [List of hacker groups](/source/List_of_hacker_groups)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-thomas_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-thomas_1-1) Thomas, Douglas (2003). *[Hacker Culture](/source/Hacker_Culture)*. University of Minnesota Press. p. 90. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8166-3346-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8166-3346-3).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-crackdown_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-crackdown_2-1) [Sterling, Bruce](/source/Bruce_Sterling) (1993). ["Part 2(d)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050407005839/http://www.chriswaltrip.com/sterling/crack2d.html). *[The Hacker Crackdown](/source/The_Hacker_Crackdown)*. McLean, Virginia: IndyPublish.com. p. 61. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-4043-0641-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4043-0641-2). Archived from [the original](http://www.chriswaltrip.com/sterling/crack2d.html) on 2005-04-07. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

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