Hackweiser

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'''HackWeiser''' was an underground [[hacker (computer security)|hacking]] group and hacking magazine. It was a pro-US hacker group.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Denning |first=Dorothy E. |title=Cyber Conflict |url=https://www.academia.edu/106182002 |via=[[Academia.edu]] |journal=Naval Postgraduate School|date=January 2013 }}</ref> It was one of the top hacker groups in year 2000.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Web Defacement Campaigns Uncovered |url=https://documents.trendmicro.com/assets/wp/wp-web-defacement-campaigns-uncovered-gaining-insights-from-deface-pages-using-defplorex-ng.pdf |journal=TrendLabs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jirovský |first=Václav |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0TxDiektLJQC&dq=%22Hackweiser%22&pg=PA166 |title=Kybernetická kriminalita |date=2007 |publisher=Grada Publishing a.s. |isbn=978-80-247-1561-2 |language=cs}}</ref> It had more than fifteen hackers who were a mix of [[Grey hat]] and [[Black hat hacking|Black Hat]] hackers.

They have been noted by the [[United States Attorney|US Attorney's]] Bulletin in reference to "Responsible hackers".<ref name="attorneysoffice">{{cite web |author=Daniel A. Morris |title=Tracking a Computer Hacker |url=http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/usamay2001_2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708160904/http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/usamay2001_2.htm |archive-date=2006-07-08 |access-date=2006-07-09 |publisher=US Attorney's Office}}</ref> They have won multiple categories in the "State of the Hack Awards"<ref name="hackinthebox">{{cite web |title=The State of The Hack Awards #1 |url=http://www.hackinthebox.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1241&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 |accessdate=2006-07-09}}</ref> The group has appeared in the news due to having defaced well known websites, including websites owned by [[Microsoft]], [[Sony]], [[Walmart]], Girlscouts of America, [[Jenny Craig]], DARE, [[Nellis Air Force Base]], [[CyberNanny]].<ref name="cybernannyhack">{{cite news |author=Jennifer DiSabatino |date=2001-04-20 |title=CyberNanny Web site hacked with vulgar language |url=http://security.itworld.com/4352/CWD010420STO59859/page_1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016113450/http://security.itworld.com/4352/CWD010420STO59859/page_1.html |archive-date=2006-10-16 |access-date=2006-07-09 |publisher=ComputerWorld}}</ref> and countless others. They also attacked the [[Fujifilm|Fujifilm's]] branch in the USA and in Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=UPORABA INFORMACIJSKO-KOMUNIKACIJSKE TEHNOLOGIJE U AMERICKO-IRACKOM SUKOBU 2003.-2004. |url=https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/47235666/23svete_PMD-libre.pdf?1468478664=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DUse_of_Information_Communication_Technol.pdf&Expires=1716637976&Signature=Hxryl4Q-jEL9-fypfisTviDTQOFH5Vp4IG2tWNqxOsfXSX3PZrHDnVrDynSAu12RK2-Y7AEyuEhvPCkNAEsTLAO1s1xYSJf-chDe9uyxV6Nuj~t6B1rZES8YAwRaEEYon5jDR8~l~qp5lb4pztHCTi8IiUhiPwjl2sDKSkRZo7iADAHLaS7ljx9XyU7~JPoqouvMNdse1c2iJKpynJwCKtVDw6tjsxuDlzS8LIY~d~Y6uTIYT305H-qD-wGEozcORYKrjMGWf6~KAUYGL22EGcqG41hYqmvyx9lEd~6I5ZU06n2VEJT1v8d4EK9p8YYtNyRr9jHPCjdEG~vTgNF62g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525105259/https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/47235666/23svete_PMD-libre.pdf?1468478664=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DUse_of_Information_Communication_Technol.pdf&Expires=1716637976&Signature=Hxryl4Q-jEL9-fypfisTviDTQOFH5Vp4IG2tWNqxOsfXSX3PZrHDnVrDynSAu12RK2-Y7AEyuEhvPCkNAEsTLAO1s1xYSJf-chDe9uyxV6Nuj~t6B1rZES8YAwRaEEYon5jDR8~l~qp5lb4pztHCTi8IiUhiPwjl2sDKSkRZo7iADAHLaS7ljx9XyU7~JPoqouvMNdse1c2iJKpynJwCKtVDw6tjsxuDlzS8LIY~d~Y6uTIYT305H-qD-wGEozcORYKrjMGWf6~KAUYGL22EGcqG41hYqmvyx9lEd~6I5ZU06n2VEJT1v8d4EK9p8YYtNyRr9jHPCjdEG~vTgNF62g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA |archive-date=2024-05-25 |journal=Original Scientific}}</ref>

== History == The group was founded in 1999 by, a Canadian hacker, p4ntera. In 2001, p4ntera suddenly left the group and went missing.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Olson |first=Parmy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucE1AAAAQBAJ&dq=%22p4ntera%22&pg=PT100 |title=We Are Anonymous |date=2013-08-04 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-1-4481-3615-5 |language=en}}</ref>

On 1 May 2001, Hackweiser with [[World of Hell]] and other haching groups started [[Project China]]. The project had an focus of hack attacks based at [[Mainland Chinese]] computer systems.<ref name="CNNprojectchina">{{cite news |title = Chinese hackers continue Web defacements |url = http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/05/02/china.hacks.idg/index.html |date = 2001-05-02 |author = Sam Costello |publisher = CNN.com |access-date = 2008-02-03 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080305120313/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/05/02/china.hacks.idg/index.html |archive-date = 2008-03-05 }}</ref> It emerged after the spy plane incident.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Holt |first1=Thomas J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YWy-AQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Hackweiser%22&pg=PA179 |title=Corporate Hacking and Technology-driven Crime |last2=Schell |first2=Bernadette Hlubik |date=2011-01-01 |publisher=IGI Global |isbn=978-1-61692-807-0 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2003, after multiple websites were defaced with anti-war messages, Hackweiser and "DkD" launched an offensive against Arab sites.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6otAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Hackweiser%22&pg=PA8&article_id=1182,7016288 |title=War sparks tit-for-tat hacker attacks |date=2003-03-30 |publisher=New Straits Times |language=en}}</ref>

The group eventually fell apart and disbanded after the arrest of [[Jesse Tuttle]] (Hackah Jak) in mid-2003. Although reports still indicate that many ex-members are active on the underground.<ref name="ArrestOfHackahJak">{{cite news | title = Hacker claims he was working for FBI | url = http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/07/28/loc_wwwloc1ahacker28.html | date = 2003-07-23 | author = Dan Horn | publisher = Cincinnati Enquirer | accessdate = 2008-02-03}}</ref>

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