Organisation

L0pht

organisation:l0pht Also: L0pht Heavy Industries

A Boston-area hacker space and research group associated with vulnerability research, tools, disclosure practices, and hacker culture.

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Relationships

Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
outgoing SAME_AS L0pht Heavy Industries Explicit 155
outgoing USES responsible disclosure Explicit 155
outgoing USES POCSAG Explicit 155
outgoing USES pager-text interception Explicit 155
incoming MEMBER_OF Joe Grand Explicit 155
incoming DEVELOPED_BY L0phtCrack Derived 155
incoming MEMBER_OF Count Zero Explicit 155
incoming MEMBER_OF Mudge Explicit 155
incoming MEMBER_OF Weld Explicit 155
incoming MEMBER_OF Brian Oblivion Explicit 155
incoming MEMBER_OF Space Rogue Explicit 155

Claims

Joe Grand MEMBER_OF L0pht

Joe joined L0pht after the Renegade Legion incident and describes his participation in the space.

Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 155 Details

“which is how he got to join the L0pht”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 15933–15970

L0pht SAME_AS L0pht Heavy Industries

Joe explicitly presents L0pht and L0pht Heavy Industries as the same organization.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Joe Grand EP 155 Details

“So, L0pht or L0pht Heavy Industries was really just a safe space”

Joe Grand · offsets 16052–16116

L0phtCrack DEVELOPED_BY L0pht

Jack says L0pht released tools including L0phtCrack, which can crack Windows passwords.

Derived Confidence 88% · Jack Rhysider EP 155 Details

“they released such tools like L0phtCrack, which can sometimes crack Windows passwords”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 18556–18641

L0pht USES responsible disclosure

The episode describes L0pht as pioneering what is now called responsible disclosure.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 155 Details

“One of the things L0pht became known for is pioneering responsible disclosure.”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 22641–22719

L0pht USES POCSAG

Joe says the L0pht hardware group worked with POCSAG pager transmissions.

Explicit Confidence 95% · Joe Grand EP 155 Details

“At the L0pht at the time it was POCSAG”

Joe Grand · offsets 28337–28375

L0pht USES pager-text interception

The L0pht built and sold a device for capturing and decoding pager text messages.

Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 155 Details

“Joe built a little device that lets you snag pager text messages out of the air”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 28611–28690

“This was something that the L0pht was actually selling”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 28833–28887

Count Zero MEMBER_OF L0pht

The Senate testimony identifies Count Zero as one of the seven L0pht members.

Explicit Confidence 93% · Senate EP 155 Details

“the seven members of the L0pht hacker thinktank”

Senate · offsets 19196–19243

“Mudge, Weld, Brian Oblivion, Kingpin, Space Rogue, Tan, and Stefan”

Senate · offsets 19366–19432

Mudge MEMBER_OF L0pht

The Senate testimony identifies Mudge as one of the seven L0pht members.

Explicit Confidence 93% · Senate EP 155 Details

“Mudge, Weld, Brian Oblivion, Kingpin, Space Rogue, Tan, and Stefan”

Senate · offsets 19366–19432

Weld MEMBER_OF L0pht

The Senate testimony identifies Weld as one of the seven L0pht members.

Explicit Confidence 93% · Senate EP 155 Details

“Mudge, Weld, Brian Oblivion, Kingpin, Space Rogue, Tan, and Stefan”

Senate · offsets 19366–19432

Brian Oblivion MEMBER_OF L0pht

The Senate testimony identifies Brian Oblivion as one of the seven L0pht members.

Explicit Confidence 93% · Senate EP 155 Details

“Mudge, Weld, Brian Oblivion, Kingpin, Space Rogue, Tan, and Stefan”

Senate · offsets 19366–19432

Space Rogue MEMBER_OF L0pht

The Senate testimony identifies Space Rogue as one of the seven L0pht members.

Explicit Confidence 93% · Senate EP 155 Details

“Mudge, Weld, Brian Oblivion, Kingpin, Space Rogue, Tan, and Stefan”