Great Hacker War

I'm not suggesting anyone to be a hacker, just to inform about their GROUP NAME and be careful when you are online. Hehehe... ;)

The Great Hacker War was a purported 1990–1991 conflict between the Masters of Deception (MOD) and an unsanctioned splinter faction of the older guard hacker group Legion of Doom (LOD) , and some smaller subsidiary groups. Each side attempted to hack the other's computers across Internet, X.25, and telephone networks.

In a panel debate of The Next HOPE conference, 2010, Phiber Optik re-iterated that the rumored "gang war in cyberspace" between LOD and MOD never happened, and that it was "a complete fabrication" by the U.S attorney's office and some sensationalist media. Also, Archangel, (of the PHIRM) stated on Art Bell's "Coast-to-Coast" radio show, in 1999, stated that "It never happened, at least not the way most people say", additionally two other top members of the LOD confirmed that the "Great Hacker War" never occurred and that all that existed was a typical-of-the-age competition of one-upsmanship.

It is important to note that the Great Hacker War was not limited to LoD and MoD, but involved twenty or so Hacker Groups, including Extasyy Elite, Fargo 4A, IBM Syndicate, Metal Communications, The Administration, The Nihilist Order, and The P.H.I.R.M. Tensions between these groups had been building as early as 1984, and hundreds of BBS boards were involved as the events played themselves out.