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Also known as L0pht Heavy Industries

L0pht Heavy Industries (pronounced "loft") was a hacker collective active between 1992 and 2000 and located in the Boston, Massachusetts area. The L0pht was one of the first viable hackerspaces in the US, and a pioneer of responsible disclosure. The group famously testified in front of Congress in 1998 on the topic of ‘Weak Computer Security in Government’.

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Instance of
hacker group
Named after
loft
Headquarters
Boston
Official website
www.l0pht.com
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inception
1992-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2000-00-00
interested in
hacking
product or material produced
L0phtCrack
Commons category
L0pht
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L0pht Heavy Industries (pronounced "loft") was a hacker collective active between 1992 and 2000 and located in the Boston, Massachusetts area. The L0pht was one of the first viable hackerspaces in the US, and a pioneer of responsible disclosure. The group famously testified in front of Congress in 1998 on the topic of ‘Weak Computer Security in Government’.

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