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Phrack wants your art!
The theme for this issue is retro sci-fi / old-school cybernetic futures.
CRT glow, vector grids, space paranoia, BBS aesthetics, analog cyberpunk, forgotten futures. But we accept all kinds of contributions :)
ANSI, illustration, collage, renders, weird experiments.
Send it to: arts@phrack.org
Deadline June 30th
i spy @joern@threatactor.club on the scene with action shots https://x.com/joernchen/status/2054655656385278012?s=20
BREAKING NEWS - Jui-jitsu battle and domain war today in Berlin over control of phrack.org. skyper vs BSDaemon in an underground fight club in Berlin. The prize? Admin-C/Owner-C entry of phrack.org. Livestream TBA - stay tuned for the URL.
Spread the word! @phrack@haunted.computer CFP with demoscene cracktro is live. Turn up the volume and enjoy the awesome stylings of PiotrBania with some hopefully inspiring text from phrack staff :)
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The Phrack Staff is on the latest episode of the DarknetDiaries episode!
The Conscience of a Hacker, also known as The Hacker Manifesto, turns 40 today!
Written by Loyd "The Mentor" Blankenship, its spirit still resonates with hackers and makers everywhere. A cornerstone of hacker culture.
"My crime is that of curiosity."
Read it here: https://phrack.org/issues/7/3
The wait is over! Phrack 72 40th Anniversary Edition is available now.
Order straight to your doorstep — the perfect gift for your fellow hacker, just in time for the holidays🎄
No need to go to rely on the warez scene with scans anymore😅
Order here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/phrack-zine/phrack-72/paperback/product-p6j89w6.html
The PDF is also available online: https://archives.phrack.org/issues/72/phrack-72.pdf
More at https://phrack.org/contact
Did you miss our @defcon@defcon.social panel this year? You're in luck, it's on YouTube!
Check out hacker history storytime hosted by @richinseattle@infosec.exchange @netspooky@haunted.computer @chompie1337@haunted.computer with special guests!
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW-D1I27E08&t=2s
Proton enabled the two accounts of the authors again (after 3+ weeks and ignoring appeal and email to legal). The authors did not violate any ToS. No spam/malware was sent. No hacking. Just 6 emails to warn South Korea about a breach (not by them). Our reply and offer to Proton:
Hey @protonprivacy@mastodon.social why are you cancelling journalists and ghosting us. Need help calibrating your moral compass❓
First therapy session is for free 😘
Added Markdown MaXX's classic "vudo malloc tricks" https://phrack.org/issues/57/8_md#article
Which article would you like me to convert to Markdown next?
Or join the frenzy (PM me to join our discord): https://github.com/phrackzine/articles
Phrack turns 40.
The digital drop is live.
Download it. Archive it. Pass it on.
💾 https://www.phrack.org
💰300??? 👉Should have come to a conference 🤣PHRACK hardcopies are always given out for free.
❤️AUTHORS get a SIGNED copy, POSTED to them as well as PHRACK CHALLENGE coin (1 of 100). ❤️
‼️WRITE FOR PHRACK‼️
PHONY AWARD ceremony at the PHRACK PARTY at @why2025camp@chaos.social hosted by @Emerson@chaos.social @thc@infosec.exchange and tmp.out
VOTE (by shouting) for the “Biggest Security Facepalm” and more. Legends like Hegseth and Crowdstrike have been nominated and informed.
Winning prize is the privilege to be trolled by us and pay for phrack's next print release :>