They made hacking possible to every schoolkid. Cult of the Dead Cow

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July 1999, Las Vegas, DefCon.
It couldn't get any better than this. This evening in Las Vegas, filled with positive craziness, youthful energy, and freedom, will be the pinnacle of a hacker cult that changed the history of hacking, digital technology, and cybersecurity.
That night, members of the Cult of the Dead Cow staged a performance at the DefCon hacking conference. Their goal was to draw media attention to their new utility.
BO2K, as the program is called, is kryptonite against Bill Gates' all-powerful corporation. And it will change the world of software.
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Timecodes
00:00 Intro
02:03 Meet Kevin, the creator of CDC
03:10 1984, a Texan teenager seeks friends online
03:37 Bulletin Board Systems (BBS)
04:34 The early days of CDC
06:34 Early 90s, cult activity grows
07:00 Cult of the Dead Cow gets a substantial branch
08:30 Hackers arrive at Congress
10:38 How CDC came up with Back Orifice
13:19 Hackers ask FBI for permission to release BO
13:50 How we decided to take the hard route
14:29 Presenting retro laptops for the experiment
15:12 Showing BO's capabilities, attacking the “victim’s” laptop
16:18 Main features of BO
17:45 How CDC worked with the media (spoiler - very talented)
19:40 CDC starts a media war with Microsoft
20:40 The legendary BO2K presentation
22:47 The end of the MS-DOS era
24:00 We are still feeling the consequences of BO2K's rise. Here's Sumsub's internal statistics
26:25 Where CDC members are now
#sumsub #microsoft #windows #operatingsystem #hackers #cultdeadcow

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@nureinkanal3821 Ай бұрын

Why reupload?

@p.martin9954 Ай бұрын

😮

@Sumsubcom Ай бұрын

Because we wanted to try a new KZfaq’s feature - testing different previews for one video. First time we uploaded a video with one preview as usual, then decided to do two of them. It’s actually interesting which one you guys saw?

@whatwhat9519 Ай бұрын

Why not?

@Sprinkles-r5y Ай бұрын

Last night (AEST) I saw, I clicked, it failed.. video unavailable. I didn't bother to look for it on your channel either, just kept scrolling. This one came up in recommended again so I clicked and I'm watching now. Wondering what the stats are like for follow up views? I know for some channels, to which I even subscribe, I would not watch the 2nd chance out of spite. But I don't have much free time for youtube. @@Sumsubcom

@brettlaw4346 Ай бұрын

Battle of Hattin.

@nannerthepuss Ай бұрын

With 30 years of distance and some (very, very late in life) self-awareness and ability to retro-flect, I've come to understand how much cDc and the l0pht and 2600 influenced my youth. To the point I still kinda am a rad 90's skater punk masquerading as a computer nerd. 40 years later and never lost the things from the scene gifted me, and ended up in a related technical career. Lots of nostalgia feels going on watching this. Nice work, even if it's a re-upload or whatever.

@Sumsubcom Ай бұрын

They really changeg the perspective of life of many people

@stevengill1736 Ай бұрын

It was an interesting era for sure...

@BroomopUK Ай бұрын

Hey hey were the numptys

@bennie_pie Ай бұрын

Yes me too...lots of nostalgia

@beerfarmer1828 Ай бұрын

I would add influence of movie “Hackers” and Mitnicks “Takedown”. I was hooked.

@millertimedroid Ай бұрын

We had a member of this group in our school as an exchange student. Made good use of BO. He got picked up for getting into gov computers. Picked up and deported. Now works as a security expert and travels around the world. Crazy times in 99.

@Sumsubcom Ай бұрын

Wow, do you work in security as well?

@W0lfCL Ай бұрын

They're literally the hackers portrayed in movies

@st20332 10 сағат бұрын

that's because these people started the scene... So obviously, people were going to take inspiration from them... Is this not obvious?

@gorilladev Ай бұрын

I first heard of the Cult randomly , when I was a teenager in Boston after a picked up a CD from a bench at a flee market called Hacking something. On the surface it was just a CD with simple little programs when you let the autoplay feature kick in. If you explored the CD they had bundled some really cool essay on hacking and various programs of the time like Back Orifice and SubSeven . My little 16 year old brain was blown away. Kinda opened my eyes to a whole new world that previously was hidden.

@37Kilo2 6 күн бұрын

I totally forgot the name SubSeven! I remember messing around with it, but couldn't recall the name.

@RanaRandom 4 күн бұрын

I remember back in the late nineties, I downloaded some chat program called Leop@rd at the time, that was infected with a Cult of the Dead Cow spyware/virus .

@copalfreak5107 Ай бұрын

cDc...L0pht...takes me back... the old days (nights) .. sitting in the dark for hours on end.. staring at the monitor from less than a foot away, waiting patiently as my Commodore 64 connected at 300kbps (later 1200, then 2400)... reading 2600 text rags, oogling ascii art.. the demo warz, sceners, warez, pay-phones, boxes of various colors, reciting 'the manifesto', the smell of flux and solder, diy e-proms, gatherings of people crammed into a small room to see who could create the most impressive things in the smallest of spaces... shredding paper and plastic and burning weeks and months worth in a barrel because somebody you know got busted.. I can smell the nostalgia. Much respect to cDc (I still have copies of original files I DLed to 5 1/4" on a 1541... somewhere.. in a box..). L0pht.. Mudge, Space Rogue (I miss HNN) and others, literally created history. Thank you Sumsub for takin' us back in time.

@pauldiam0nd Ай бұрын

LOL! the painfully slow modems

@lupinthird Ай бұрын

300bps - No k!

@copalfreak5107 Ай бұрын

@@lupinthird Yup. (Typin is more automatic these days than it was back when I used only 3 fingers on each hand (but was faster and and more accurate)). Started with a gray cartridge and moved up to Aprotek. Later on, I had the very first (and possibly only) 9600 C64 BBS (custom DMBBS+SpiceNet hybrid with CG-movies, SIDs, LoRD and other door games, and PBX-XFer-Out for certain boxer friends (kermit,punter, DTMF menus I made from a text game. worked like a 'mud/mush' type thing but instead of hitting N to go North, it was K for KP and S for Start, and 2 for 2600. No arduino stuff back then, but custom chip burners and boards etc made it fun. PBX was not a 'real' PBX, but was connected custom hardware that was connected to several land-lines that auto-relayed through pseudo-randomized list before going out. That part didn't last long.. got tired of replacing chips all the time that overheated and it got to be a bit more risky toward the end). If you were a boxer back in the day and want some real nostalgia, there is a pretty accurate simulation you can dial into and use (box only). PM if interested. Totally legal, fun, and educational. Works with box-apps from a cell even. The trunk sounds are pretty accurate to what they were.

@perryleduc1954 Ай бұрын

Just commenting to save this comment section for nostalgia

@1337bitcoin Ай бұрын

How did you get that naming origin story wrong?!?! Dead cow came from 0xDEADBEEF This was a common error code used by Microsoft engineers in the 90s. 8-letter hexadecimal words are special because they can be used as a DWORD (32-bit unsigned integer, and important windows data type)

@LoafingMushroom Ай бұрын

I had a buddy who got inducted with these dudes. Wore that cow skull medallion all through highschool. Pretty sure that dude is rich as shit rn.

@olorcain Ай бұрын

I have an awesome picture of a couple of these CDC members from a HOPE conference years ago. So many memories.

@RebelTurtleTim Ай бұрын

those where the days. I used BO as a sub for managing all the desktops I had to manage. It made it so I didn't have to get out of my seat anymore to do my job. Loved it. Great watching this and remembering! Loved seeing Fred Thompson taking their statement. Good flashback day!

@lowstaar Ай бұрын

I installed this when I was a kid.. The Server executable, by accident lol I was chatting with people who connected on my pc lol

@Sumsubcom Ай бұрын

Yeah, people used BO for different purposes back then :)

@cheesium238 Ай бұрын

And Microsoft NEVER learned the lesson. They see security as an expense to their business, not a proactive asset.

@angeltodorov4577 Ай бұрын

How so? Microsoft defender seems to have improved a LOT in the past several years

@amarNagra-ox9hn Ай бұрын

@@angeltodorov4577 Defender is a product they sell, he is talking about the multitude of breaches the actual corporation Microsoft has had these last few years. They keep a strong security product team that deliver's some really cool things (Sentinel, Defender XDR, etc), but their actual in house security team seems to be a really low priority. They literally just got breached again in January by a nation state attacker.

@JAODc-fo9gf Ай бұрын

I think you just don't understand what you are talking about... can you name 1 malware on windows that can get into your computer exploiting a vulnerability of the windows system? 99% of the malware nowadays gets into computers by the user's mistake, and not by a system vulnerability. You are just executing suspicious software and blaming microsoft for it

@vylbird8014 Ай бұрын

@@angeltodorov4577 True. But on the other hand, didn't they just announce that Windows 11 computers would receive an updating adding a feature that takes constant screenshots and keeps them all in a local database, which took all of five minutes for someone to find a way to access? Even MS had to back down on that one, but it's a perfect example of Microsoft's approach to security: As an afterthought, something to deal with after deciding what new capabilities are to be delivered and pushed..

@expl0it306 Ай бұрын

@@JAODc-fo9gf Ability of malware to get into user’s operating system is, indeed, a vulnerability of the operating system. The kernel, user access groups, signature checks, behavioural analysis, WinApi calls tracking is all a part of modern software security. Executing a malicious code shouldn’t mean a direct ability to perform all kinds of unsupervised actions on the victims PC

@cyberdevil657 Ай бұрын

Oh i'm hyped to see Sumsub talking about this! I know about these guys because of the book "Getting started becoming a master hacker" I love a good docu by Sumsub

@Sumsubcom Ай бұрын

Thanks. Yup we found this story very gripping. If there are any 'wishes' for new docus let us know (though we're already making a new one)

@cyberdevil657 Ай бұрын

@@Sumsubcom Oh that would be lovely i have many great ideas for you guys. Is it okay if i have some time to think about a answer? i would love to suggest some great ideas!

@cyberdevil657 Ай бұрын

Oh my god Sumsub so i realized their influence is that big that i actually was doing all these things in my youth without knowing the true backstory & origin. I'm kinda shocked about this (it must be a deeply burried memory) also msfconsole is showing a cow and i never really asked myself why but now it's WOW.

@SIMSNYC 19 күн бұрын

@@Sumsubcom can you do one on aol chats, servers, server bots etc that was my era would love to relive some of the details

@NamesGolden Ай бұрын

When I was dating my now wife we cleaned up a building her late father used as a workspace in a tiny town in Alabama. I found a CdC sticker in a desk drawer and flipped out. I was a early teen building computers in the late 90s. He was a intl delta pilot til y2k, but I have to assume he got it at at a burn. He started burning in the mid 90s. The sticker now lives on a reusable water fire extinguisher I keep around.

@PizzaSalami Ай бұрын

Great cutting, really great transcript I love it thanks a lot! Stuff like yours show me that AI won't only dominate content creation!! Your job is safe!!

@cyberdevil657 Ай бұрын

Jesus! I just watched this insanely well put together docu! And at the end i was shocked that Belgium is the largest victim of deepfakes! You guys are amazing, great work!

@DementiaAcerbus Ай бұрын

We just going to forget the existence of Windows ME?

@JimmyMatis-h9y 21 күн бұрын

🤣 I'm still trying to

@wauzi_ Ай бұрын

I vividly remember those times and CDC...they were my ticket for interest in deeper hardware/software and cybersecurity dive...sweet nineties ❤

@nuuukethewhales Ай бұрын

This brings back so many memories, so many hilarious memories.

@user33953 Ай бұрын

Bring that low budget Sherlock Holmes.

@AlterFunKtion Ай бұрын

I live in Lubbock and used to chill w Kevin back in the day! Never knew he was the founder haha!

@DC-Nigma Ай бұрын

thanks for the memories xD

@Sumsubcom Ай бұрын

@C3N50R3D Ай бұрын

"There is no cow level" Diablo 2....

@apIthletIcc 10 күн бұрын

dude the amount of people that actually took people on their word when they said there wasn't a cow level in d2 was kinda amazing. was there really that many who didn't know there was a cow level? because I was just trolling, but some people legit were gate keeping the hell out of info when noobz were in the lobbies or in the game world text chat. me and a few players I met had our own little clique that all used to stomp the ladder in hardcore. kinda wish I could find those foos again and play some diablo 4

@dudidudoh Ай бұрын

really well made.. thx for this!

@Sumsubcom Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! We’ll have more videos coming soon:)

@tylerfarrell8748 15 күн бұрын

I wish I could go to this years def con Dx. Hopefully they upload the juicey stuff. Nice video guys! Subscribed.

@Sumsubcom 13 күн бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@procrast Ай бұрын

good ol times when hackers ruled the show internet nowadays is crap and hackers can't do much about it 🤷‍♂

@producedbypodcast Ай бұрын

Sumsub is back!

@darkvisiongothacked 22 күн бұрын

i maintain to this day that goolag was the best learning tool ever made, period. cDc were GODs at this shit, and goolag imo is their crown jewel.

@soundeffectsdaily Күн бұрын

when i open my PC it opens cmd for a split second and closes. can you explain this because when i scan my pc with windows defender it says its clean. Please Help! I know there is a malware of some kind. How do I remove it?

@wisteela Ай бұрын

Excellent video. Then there was also Sub7.

@ArminNL72 3 күн бұрын

Love'd SuB7.😍

@EyesOfByes Ай бұрын

CDC? Center of Disease Control. That name cant have been a coincidence

@0therun1t21 Ай бұрын

Hell yeah Brian Oblivion, I love Videodrome.

@comosaycomosah Ай бұрын

There it is! Seen it pop up earlier

@RandolfRichardson 23 күн бұрын

At 00:17:20 you can see a TSR running called "bugs" that would basically be just a bunch of ASCII art bugs that crawl around eating up all the characters on your screen. Those were fun times!

@LeviEvans750 Ай бұрын

See this is America where the Hackers Reign, Never underestimate someone by their looks, especially someone you have no idea about. Tha my end up being the only person that can help you....

@zoltansnarf4862 Ай бұрын

Greybeard core memory unlocked.

@wildorb1209 Ай бұрын

Thx for the video!

@WezzleG Ай бұрын

Ah the olden days. I remember getting BO2k on a "Windows Gold" CD along with all the purated software and a load of text files including a certain cookbook 😂.

@lumikarhu Ай бұрын

i grew up on cDc. did all sort of things. BO was fun but it quickly became not enough. I wanted more. Developing malware in primary school. I've worn all the hats, black, white, gray. Now i'm older, thus more risk-averse, thus the latter of those three. I IRC until this day with my friends. we never switched to discord. Gen-Z will never understand the beauty of owning someone else's computer or a server belonging to the government. Working in infosec is nowhere as cool as my childhood was, even red-teaming engagements are like playing in a sandbox with your parents watching your every move over your shoulder. And I've never even been to USA.

@TASTEGROUND 27 күн бұрын

you love spying on people

@Shackleford_Rusty Ай бұрын

God I feel old…

@cXedis Ай бұрын

this

@TilmanBaumann Ай бұрын

Back orifice didn't exploit anything except users brains.

@JohnathanDHill 2 күн бұрын

This reminds me of "BlackIce", had some of the same features and interface is almost similar.

@emilyhindle Ай бұрын

I see Cult of the Dead Cow... I watch. Simple as that :)

@joshuastanden Ай бұрын

Ah, The mayhem at the Alexis Park.

@Leo-pd8ww 26 күн бұрын

Sub7 looked way cooler with their themes. Good times.

@amparorod2000 Ай бұрын

What the video URL for the black hat? 18:50 👀

@MCLV1155 Ай бұрын

This is very interesting

@InternetUnderground Ай бұрын

Great video!

@Sumsubcom Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned

@mictow 25 күн бұрын

What software do we have in theese days that do semestre thing?

@-TAPnRACK- 26 күн бұрын

Super culty holy sh1t!!!

@alice20001 29 күн бұрын

Hey, you didn’t talk about the congressional hearing!

@VOIDPP957 16 күн бұрын

hi i have a question how can i learn the osint ?

@hessex1899 Ай бұрын

Lol I was just to the left of that stage in the opening clip. :)

@EyesOfByes Ай бұрын

Oh. So Sumsub is an actuall business? Didnt realise until now a year later :D That explains how you can afford the high budget videos that get modest view numbers, without sponsors or Patreon. Silly me.

@worldwide.psychoterror Ай бұрын

5:31 which film mask is it??

@Ms.Robot. Ай бұрын

I thought 💭 it was called NETBUS, lol 😆

@brymstoner Ай бұрын

phreaking was a popular blue box, ey? 😄😄 that was just one of the colours!

@mitaskeledzija6269 Ай бұрын

Well ever since that group shadowbrokers everyone is a hacker..

@sanantohomie Ай бұрын

cDc! Bow to the cow!

@fatlip8315 4 күн бұрын

The Simpsons? Another prediction come true?

@stevengill1736 Ай бұрын

"an innocent executable file"? LOL - I remember Back Orfice well - with a name like that you know what to expect....

@jfbeam Ай бұрын

Microsoft dropped the aging 95/98/ME "DOS" based OS because they didn't need it anymore. (ME was a REAL stinker!) Since win2k, they had a workable desktop version of NT. (There were companies that used NT 3/4 as a desktop, but it wasn't a great experience.) There was no point continuing two entire OS divisions.

@cameronroman506 Ай бұрын

I see BO in all these comments and all I think about is sweaty armpits

@negrastormentas2865 Ай бұрын

oh... God forbid if they were on the "dark side"...

@CHAP_SEC Ай бұрын

Could've just run it im some vms.....

@gridzz1954 Ай бұрын

mhm mhm.. i agree

@NickArcade Ай бұрын

Hack the planet

@Exigentable Ай бұрын

Good times. I remember infecting my moms computer with all sorts of interesting malware so I could test it out. This was before virtual machines, lol.

@Sumsubcom Ай бұрын

What was the mom's reaction? :D

@Exigentable Ай бұрын

@@Sumsubcom She was furious. It ended up causing more issues for me than for her as she now thought basic programs like Firefox and mIRC were viruses as well.

@shadhinov Ай бұрын

5:48 psychopathy

@HardwareManiac Ай бұрын

Like vodoo boys in cyberpunk 2077

@BroomopUK Ай бұрын

Running a exe aunt hacking

@user-fm7uh6rt4z Ай бұрын

Lol this program is program still exists but it works for browsers its called BeEF

@TheLegitAlpha Ай бұрын

COTDC are cool

@distorted_heavy 25 күн бұрын

That title bro. You fell off

@John_Pathfinder Ай бұрын

.ooM

@springbloom5940 Ай бұрын

I hacked Taco Land

@WEareQUIET Ай бұрын

1st LFG

@xploration1437 Ай бұрын

You’re not, but your boyfriend still loves you.

@WEareQUIET Ай бұрын

@@xploration1437

@Larry2kYT Ай бұрын

First

@xploration1437 Ай бұрын

Is your boyfriend impressed? Nobody else cares.

@unkolawdio Ай бұрын

Satanic

@sexygirlmax2019 29 күн бұрын

you one of those mfs that believe that technology is actually trapping demons in a sigil circle or whatever? yet you're still on yt?

@Jail-Left-Wing-Traitors 13 күн бұрын

Ads ads and more ads . How to kill your channel 101

@Jail-Left-Wing-Traitors 13 күн бұрын

Your killing your channel by inserting too many adverts..most people WON'T subscribe

@Finaggle Ай бұрын

Could have just used a vm instead of some silver dusted brick.

@jfbeam Ай бұрын

... from about a decade beyond the era they want to highlight. (if you _have_ to have Real 90's Tech(tm), I have bits of it still sitting around here.) [Hint: no one in that era used laptops]

@jjsanimations 15 күн бұрын

not as fun