....:::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::....
..::'''' ' ` ````::..
.::' .__ ___. `::.
.:: __ _ _| |__ ____ __ _ __ ____ \_ |__ ____ ::.
.:: \ \/ \/ / | \ / _ \ \ \/ \/ // __ \ | __ \_/ __ \ ::.
.:. \ /| Y ( <_> ) \ /\ ___/ | \_\ \ ___/ .:.
:: \/\_/ |___| /\____/ \/\_/ \___ > |___ /\___ > ::
.. \/ \/ \/ \/ ..
cDc: gnarly-rad, getting over on The Man & likkin' pussy.
_ _ _ _
((___)) ((___))
[ x x ] _ _/ cDc GRAND IMPERIAL DYNASTY \_ _ [ x x ]
\ / _ _ MCMLXXXIV A.D. _ _ \ /
(' ') \ VOLANDO, REPTILIA SPERNO / (' ')
(U) (U)
Based in Lubbock, Texas, CULT OF THE DEAD COW (cDc) is the most-
accomplished and longest-running group in the computer underground.
Founded in 1984 and widely considered to be the most elite people to
ever walk the face of the earth, this think tank has been referred to
as both "a bunch of sickos" (Geraldo Rivera) and "the sexiest group
of computer hackers there ever was" (Jane Pratt, _Sassy_ and _Jane_
magazines). The cDc is a leading developer of Internet privacy and
security tools, which are all free to the public. In addition, the cDc
created the first electronic publication, which is still going strong.
The cDc Grand Imperial Dynasty includes a former Presidential Advisor
on computer security, a Harvard researcher, a former U.N. official, an
assistant district attorney, a professor of logic, an award-winning
filmmaker, several published authors, a video game developer, an Eagle
Scout, programmers of every sort, graphic artists, musicians, currency
traders, and a Merovingian. And these are just the members who have
chosen to make their association with the cDc known to the public.
Several cDc members have also been (or currently are) members of other
high profile groups, both underground and otherwise. These include the
L0pht, the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
the Legion of Doom (LOD/H), the Association of Computing Machinery
(ACM), the Hasty Pastry, Restricted Data Transmissions (RDT), the
Masters of Deception (MOD), the USENIX Association, the Walnut Factory,
Soylent Communications, w00w00, the Institute for Operations Research
and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), New Hack City, the Sacrament of
Transition, r00t, and the Youth International Party Line/Technology
Assistance Program (YIPL/TAP).
Rumors abound about the cDc: that it has disrupted communications by
moving satellites; that it is at war with the "Church" of Scientology;
that it perpetrated the "Good Times" virus hoax; that it gave Ronald
Reagan Alzheimer's disease; that Slobodan Milošević mentioned it while
cross-examining a witness during his War Crimes Tribunal; that it is
simply the modern incarnation of a gnostic order that dates back to the
cult of Hathor (the cow goddess) in ancient Egypt; that it meets in a
secret bunker under an abandoned military base in the Nevada desert.
These are all true. But there's so much more.
For thirty-five years, the cDc has proven itself as an innovative force
in the computer underground. In 1984, the cDc invented the electronic
publication. In 1990, the cDc's HoHoCon defined the modern computer
underground convention. In every U.S. Presidential Election since 1992,
the cDc has run a candidate. In 1994, the cDc became the first computer
undergound group to have its own Usenet newsgroup. Also in 1994, the
cDc coined the term "hacktivism." The Ninja Strike Force (cDc's elite
cadre of cheerleader-assassins) was founded in 1996. In 1997, years
before everyone and their dog had jumped on the file sharing bandwagon,
it was distributing original mp3-format music on its website. In 1998
and 1999, the cDc's "Back Orifice" series was launched to open the eyes
of consumers regarding the security of their computer operating systems.
To this day, Back Orifice and BO2k are among the most popular remote
system administration tools among hackers and IT professionals alike.
Since 1999, Hacktivismo (a special projects group within the cDc) has
been at the forefront of the ongoing struggle for human rights in and
out of cyberspace. In 2002, the cDc and Hacktivismo drafted their own
human rights-friendly software license and earned further distinction as
the only underground computer groups to ever receive U.S. Department of
Commerce approval to export strong encryption in software. In 2004, the
cDc and the NSF launched the Bovine Dawn Dojo Forum, the greatest online
community of all time.
Additionally, nothing can compare to the money-throwing, stage-diving,
crotch-grabbing, guitar-wailing, inter-species sex-depicting, computer-
smashing, and panty-wetting experience that is a live cDc performance.
And that's just the beginning...
cDc. Today, Tomorrow, FOREVER.
xXx / RULE BOVINIA \ xXx
.. ____ ____ ..
.. __| |__ __| |__ ..
:: .\_\__ __/_/___________\_\__ ___/_ ::
____ ____ | | | ____ \| \_ \.____ _____ ..
_/ __\__ \. __| | : | / |\ : : | |/ __/ ____
\ ./ _/ | / | | / |_\__. | : _) ./ _
\ | : | / | | / _/ | \\ \ | |
\ | | / | |/ /| | | \ \ | |
\ \| . |/ /| | .________/ | | | . | . \| |
\_________|________/ | |_ |b5!ACiD |___| | |____| |\_________|
.. - ---------------|_____/ |-------------------| :----|_____/ --- - ..
.. _____ |____| : _____ ..
:: \_ \. _____ _______ . \_ \. ::
.. ______| |/ __/ _______\__ \ _____| | ..
:: _( ___ : _) ./ _/ ___. ___ | ____ ::
:: \ \ | \ | : \ | \ | || / ::
:: \ \ | \ | \ | \ | || _/ ::
:: \_ \| . \| . \| . \| ||_) ::
:: (_________|\_________|\__________|\_________| ::
.. . . ..
:: : : ::
:: _____ _ ________________ ______ ::
:: _/ _/ _____ ____ \_ \../ _/ ::
:: __\ \ ./ _/ | / : || | __ __ ::
:: _ _\\_\\ \ | : | / || |/ //_//_ _ ::
::. (_\\ \ | | / . /\ //_) .::
.:. \ \| . |/ /| /\ _/ .:.
::. \_________|_________/ |___ / \ ___) .::
::. . \/ \/ . .::
`::. | | .::'
`:::... | | ...:::'
` ```:::::.. . | . .::::::::::::::::::::. . | . ..:::::''' '
`. ``` | :::::::::::::::::::::: | ''' .'
`-._ | . :::::::::::::::::::::: . | _.-'
```---...___ _|_ . :::::::::::::::::::::: . _|_ ___...---'''
: : :::::::::::::::::::::: : :
: :::::::::::::::::::::: :
. . .......: :::::::::::::::::::::: :.. . .. . .
................::::::::::::::::::::::................
:::'''''':'::'::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::'::
::.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::
::::::::::::::::::::.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.:::::'::':'''''''.::
`::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::'
. . ........ :::.::::::::::::::.::: ........ . .
: ::: :::::::::::::: ::: :
: ::: .............. ::: :
. : ::: :::::::::::::: ::: :
. . ::: .............. ::: . .
: ::: ::: .
: | . ::: ::: . | :
___| | .::' . .......... . `::. | |___
________\ __| .:::' `:::. |__ /________
________\ _______ \ ..:::' `:::.. / _______ /________
\ _______ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / _______ /
__ \ \ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / / / __
\ \ \ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / / / /
\ \ \ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / / / /
\ \ \ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / / / /
\ \ \ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / / / /
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / / / / /
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / / / / /
\_____\ \ \ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / / / /_____/
\ \ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / / /
\ \ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / / /
\______\ \ \ \ ::: ::: / / / /______/
\ \ \ ::: ::: / / /
\ \ \ :::::: / / /
\______\ \ :::: / /______/
\ :: /
\ /
\ /
\/