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The old warez cracking scene had an outsize impact on computer security. GRSecurity, Heartbleed vulnerability, most reverse engineering tools for security, etc.
by tdullien 9mo ago
The old warez cracking scene had an outsize impact on computer security. GRSecurity, Heartbleed vulnerability, most reverse engineering tools for security, etc. etc. etc.
There's so much history here, touching on all sorts of insanity including selling 0-day to the US government that was then used to apprehend high-level Al-Qaida personnel, random warez busts leading to people taking oversea jobs, etc. etc. etc.
If anyone still has old .NFO archives from 1990-2000, I'd be very interested in getting as many as possible.
- wuschel 9mo agoInteresting. Where is it possible to read up on this?
- unixhero 9mo ago.nfo archives is quite complete out there on the archive sites. Those days were crazy busy in the warez world and the nfo files are a blast to read.
- echelon_musk 9mo ago> If anyone still has old .NFO archives from 1990-2000 Have you checked https://srrdb.com https://srrdb.com ?
- giraffer 9mo agoHere's the one I uploaded. It was the most extensive collection back in the day. The dates listed are from when they were fetched, they encompass all eras. https://archive.org/details/nfo_large_collection_2009_2012 https://archive.org/details/nfo_large_collection_2009_2012
- exitb 9mo agoHave you posted the right link? It seems to be a 2009-2012 collection, when the question was about the 90s.