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I suppose that depends on the definition of "cultural impact." L0pht talked to the US senate (and Mudge went on to join DARPA), CCC members consulted the german

I suppose that depends on the definition of "cultural impact." L0pht talked to the US senate (and Mudge went on to join DARPA), CCC members consulted the german government, etc. Anonymous was on the front page of a whole lot of newspapers though. --- edit --- Doom is a good example: It both made it into popular culture (sold lots of copies, the Doom movie, etc.), but also hat cultural impact in the sense that it pushed 3D graphics. L0pht, the CCC, etc. had cultural impact in the same sense but never really made it into popular culture. Anonymous on the other hand did make it into popular culture but had no cultural impact (that I can think of right now).

vidarh 10y ago
> (that I can think of right now). It probably changed peoples reaction to Guy Fawkes masks, but that's about it.
yolesaber 10y ago
What about the widespread awareness of encryption and the necessity of secure cryptographic communications? In many laypeople's minds Anonymous and the "deep web" or "darknet" are synonymous, they all occupy the same zone in the cultural consciousness. Popular culture is culture.
- teamhappy 10y ago
  > What about the widespread awareness of encryption and the necessity of secure cryptographic communications? I think Wikileaks and Snowden should get some credit for this as well. Also, I think the silk road guy should get most of the credit for "darknet" being a thing. > Popular culture is culture. Yup. But it doesn't necessarily affect other popular culture (which is how I defined "cultural impact").