Phrack
2/3/202645 min
Phrack is legendary. It is the oldest, and arguably the most prestigious, underground hacking magazine in the world.
It started in 1985 and is still running today. In this episode we interview the Phrack staff to hear some stories about what it’s like running a hacker magazine for 40 years.
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First 90 secondsJack Rhysider· Host0:00
Hey, it's Jack, host of the show. So the last two episodes talked about hacking in the '80s and '90s, which was primarily phone phreaking. In those episodes, I talked about a digital magazine called Phrack, which was incredibly influential to the hacking scene. It wasn't uncommon to be in a chat room and someone come in and ask, "How do I get started as a hacker?" And then someone else simply say, "Go to Phrack's site. Start reading it at issue one, and by the time you're all caught up, you'll be a great hacker." It's probably good to go and listen to the two episodes before this before doing this one, just to have the context, but you don't have to if you'd rather not. But the thing is, is that in this episode, I interview two of the Phrack staff. The magazine just celebrated their 40th anniversary, and I'm pretty sure if you run a hacker magazine for 40 years, there's gotta be some interesting stories in there somewhere. [intro music] These are true stories from the dark side of the internet. I'm Jack Rhysider. This is Darknet Diaries. [intro music] This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. DeleteMe makes it easy, quick, and safe to remove your personal data online at a time when surveillance and data breaches