Freedom Downtime, Legion of Doom, and the War Against Ethical Hackers
A few interesting documentaries and movies covering the history of hackers from the Legion of Doom and the questionable prosecution of members such as Phiber Optik and Kevin Mitnick. An early scene from Freedom Downtime features supporters of Mitnick protesting outside a Miramax office after their script for a movie about Mitnick was leaked. The script inaccurately portrayed Mitnick and included factually incorrect information. At the time, Mitnick was incarcerated for years without a trial. Harvey Weinstein is seen entering the building as protesters demand the studio correct a script (yes, that Harvey Weinstein).
A 1994 documentary entitled “Unauthorized Access”:
yoA 1994 documentary entitled “Hack Attack:”
A video from the 1997 HOPE conference where Phiber Optik and tOm discuss GSM phones:
A portion of the HOPE 1997 conference discussed hacktivists who were incarcerated:
A few articles covering prosecution and happenings surrounding Legion of Doom: