Hackweiser

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title: "Hackweiser" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hacker-groups"] description: "Hacker group" topic_path: "general/hacker-groups" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackweiser" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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HackWeiser was an underground hacking group and hacking magazine. It was a pro-US hacker group. It was one of the top hacker groups in year 2000. It had more than fifteen hackers who were a mix of Grey hat and Black Hat hackers.

They have been noted by the US Attorney's Bulletin in reference to "Responsible hackers". They have won multiple categories in the "State of the Hack Awards" 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. and countless others. They also attacked the Fujifilm's branch in the USA and in Switzerland.

History

The group was founded in 1999 by, a Canadian hacker, p4ntera. In 2001, p4ntera suddenly left the group and went missing.

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.{{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

In 2003, after multiple websites were defaced with anti-war messages, Hackweiser and "DkD" launched an offensive against Arab sites.

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.{{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}}

Members

Members included

• R4ncid
• Bighawk
• [P]hoenix
• ka0x
• Immortal
• RaFa
• odin
• x[beast]x
• rootgoat
• Phiz
• Jak-away (AKA Hackah Jak)
• psaux
• bi0cide
• xor
• xar
• [s]pider
• vicious
• p4ntera
• prod1gy
• pr0phet
• mythras
• scurvy
• skye
• blackdog

References

References

1. Denning, Dorothy E.. (January 2013). "Cyber Conflict". Naval Postgraduate School.
2. "Web Defacement Campaigns Uncovered". TrendLabs.
3. Jirovský, Václav. (2007). "Kybernetická kriminalita". Grada Publishing a.s..
4. Daniel A. Morris. "Tracking a Computer Hacker". US Attorney's Office.
5. "The State of The Hack Awards #1".
6. Jennifer DiSabatino. (2001-04-20). "CyberNanny Web site hacked with vulgar language". ComputerWorld.
7. "UPORABA INFORMACIJSKO-KOMUNIKACIJSKE TEHNOLOGIJE U AMERICKO-IRACKOM SUKOBU 2003.-2004.". Original Scientific.
8. Olson, Parmy. (2013-08-04). "We Are Anonymous". Random House.
9. (2011-01-01). "Corporate Hacking and Technology-driven Crime". IGI Global.
10. (2003-03-30). "War sparks tit-for-tat hacker attacks". New Straits Times.

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