Legion of Doom (hacking)
| Also known as | LOD LOD/H |
|---|---|
| Origin | MUHS 9th Hour |
| Country | Ud States |
| Years active | 1980–2000 |
| Category | Hacking |
| Founder(s) | Lex Luthor |
| Product(s) | LOD Technical Journals |
| Affiliated Group(s) | Masters of Deception MindVox Cult of the Dead Cow |
The Legion of Doom (LOD) was a hacker group active from the 1980s to the late 1990s and early 2000. Their name appears to be a reference to the antagonists of Challenge of the Superfriends. LOD was founded by the hacker Lex Luthor (Vincent Louis Gelormine), after a rift with his previous group the Knights of Shadow.
At different points in the group's history, LOD was split into LOD and LOD/LOH (Legion of Doom/Legion of Hackers) for the members that were more skilled at hacking than pure phreaking. The overall beliefs of LOD and MOD were different, but it can be difficult to untangle the actions of the members since there was a cross-overs between the two groups.
Unlike Masters of Deception there were different opinions regarding what the Legion of Doom was. LOD published the Legion of Doom Technical Journals and contributed to the overall pool of hacking knowledge. They considered themselves not causing any direct harm to the phone systems and computer networks they took over. Still, many LOD members were raided and prosecuted for causing damage to systems (Grant, Darden and Riggs, etc).
[edit] Members of LOD
As of 2009 what has happened to each individual member of the Legion of Doom is unknown. A small handful of the higher-profile LOD members who are accounted for includes: Chris Goggans "Erik Bloodaxe", Dave Buchwald "Bill From RNOC", Patrick K. Kroupa "Lord Digital", Loyd Blankenship "The Mentor", Bruce Fancher "Dead Lord", Mark Abene "Phiber Optik", who was a member of both LOD and Masters of Deception (MOD), and Leonard Rose "Terminus"[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Henry Weinstein (23 Mar 1991). "Hacker Enters Guilty Plea in Theft of Computer Data". Business; PART-D; Financial Desk: Los Angeles Times. p. 2. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61150772.html?dids=61150772:61150772&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+23%2C+1991&author=HENRY+WEINSTEIN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=2&desc=Hacker+Enters+Guilty+Plea+in+Theft+of+Computer+Data. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
[edit] Public access legal records and transcripts
- US Government's Sentencing Memorandum, US v. Grant, Darden and Riggs, Criminal Action Number 1:90-CR-31, December, 1990. (US Government v. "Legion of Doom")
- LOD Technical Manuals and source notices
- The Legion of Doom/Hackers Technical Journal
