Editing L0pht (section)

==Senate testimony==
On May 19, 1998, all seven members of L0pht (Brian Oblivion, [[Joe Grand|Kingpin]], [[Peiter Zatko|Mudge]], Space Rogue, Stefan Von Neumann, John Tan, [[Weld Pond]]) famously testified<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVJldn_MmMY|title=Hackers Testifying at the United States Senate, May 19, 1998 (L0pht Heavy Industries)|last=Joe Grand|date=14 March 2011|access-date=24 July 2018|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/gCnfj0Y4imA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200520000350/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCnfj0Y4imA&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCnfj0Y4imA|title=How a hacker group came to Washington|last=Washington Post|date=2 December 2015|access-date=24 July 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/18/l0pht_chris_wysopal_interview/|title='90s hacker collective man turned infosec VIP: Internet security hasn't improved in 20 years|website=theregister.co.uk|access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref> before the [[Congress of the United States]] that they could shut down the entire Internet in 30 minutes.<ref name="congress">{{cite web
|url=http://hsgac.senate.gov/051998_summary.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721062507/http://hsgac.senate.gov/051998_summary.htm
|archive-date=2011-07-21
|title=Weak Computer Security in the Government: Is the Public at Risk?
|date=1998-05-19
}}</ref> The Washington Post referred to the response as "a tragedy of missed opportunity".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2015/06/22/net-of-insecurity-part-3/|title=A disaster foretold — and ignored|newspaper=Washington Post|date=22 Jun 2015}}</ref>

Four members of the original group Space Rogue, Weld Pond, Kingpin and Mudge<ref name="politico">{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-cybersecurity/2018/05/22/famed-hacker-collective-reunites-on-hill-today-225706|title=Famed hacker collective reunites on Hill today|date=2018-05-22|author=Tim Starks}}</ref> held a briefing entitled "“A Disaster Foretold — And Ignored” Revisiting the First-Ever Congressional Cybersecurity Hearing" hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy.<ref name="Caucus">{{cite web|url=https://www.netcaucus.org/event/a-disaster-foretold-and-ignored-revisiting-the-first-ever-congressional-cybersecurity-hearing/|title=A Disaster Foretold — And Ignored / Revisiting the First-Ever Congressional Cybersecurity Hearing|date=2018-05-24}}</ref> The briefing, held on May 22, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revisiting-the-first-ever-congressional-cybersecurity-hearing-tickets-46110653205|title=Revisiting the First-Ever Congressional Cybersecurity Hearing|website=Eventbrite|access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref> was almost exactly 20 years after the original testimony and was streamed live via Facebook.<ref name="FBvideo">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/cicac/videos/10155749587996559/|title=Congressional Internet Caucus Academy - Videos|website=[[Facebook]] |date=2018-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCegLKLUZVc7KwwmbQVB6xxg|title=Congressional Internet Caucus Academy|website=YouTube|access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/VJEty2LVFUw Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200221213922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJEty2LVFUw&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJEty2LVFUw|title=L0pht Hearing - Joe Grand|last=Congressional Internet Caucus Academy|date=25 May 2018|access-date=24 July 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/8eUgHU47DPM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200224144036/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eUgHU47DPM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eUgHU47DPM|title=L0pht Hearing - Mudge|last=Congressional Internet Caucus Academy|date=25 May 2018|access-date=24 July 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/JpCB8fFquYY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200225063732/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpCB8fFquYY&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpCB8fFquYY|title=L0pht Hearing - Weld Pond|last=Congressional Internet Caucus Academy|date=25 May 2018|access-date=24 July 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/T8fSK7o8T-c Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200507065826/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8fSK7o8T-c&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8fSK7o8T-c|title=L0pht Hearing - Space Rogue|last=Congressional Internet Caucus Academy|date=25 May 2018|access-date=24 July 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Z4xf8nlizcI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200420100118/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4xf8nlizcI&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4xf8nlizcI|title="A DISASTER FORETOLD — AND IGNORED" - Revisiting the 1st Cybersecurity Hearing|last=Congressional Internet Caucus Academy|date=24 May 2018|access-date=24 July 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

At the [[DEF CON|Defcon]] 26 hacking conference, held on August 10, 2018 in Las Vegas, seven of the L0pht members sat on a panel entitled "The L0pht Testimony, 20 Years Later (and Other Things You Were Afraid to Ask)".<ref name="DCPanel">{{cite web
|url=https://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-26/dc-26-index.html
|title=The L0pht Testimony, 20 Years Later (and Other Things You Were Afraid to Ask)
|access-date=2018-09-19
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011434/https://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-26/dc-26-index.html
|archive-date=2018-09-20
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
Among other things the panel encouraged attendees to keep on hacking but stay on the side of the law that kept them out of jail.<ref name="esecurityplanet">{{cite news
|url=https://www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/lessons-learned-at-def-con-26.html
|title=Lessons Learned at DEF CON 26
|author=Sean Michael Kerner
|work=eSecurity Planet
|access-date=2018-09-19
|archive-date=2019-02-23
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223225213/https://www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/lessons-learned-at-def-con-26.html
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

The General Counsel of the National Security Agency, Glenn S. Gerstell quoted testimony <ref name="NSA">{{cite web
|url=https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/speeches-testimonies/Article/1675727/keynote-address-by-glenn-s-gerstell-general-counsel-nsa-to-the-american-bar-ass/
|title=Keynote Address by Glenn S. Gerstell, General Counsel NSA to the American Bar Association 28th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Conference
|access-date=2018-11-21
|archive-date=2021-03-21
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321052817/https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/speeches-testimonies/Article/1675727/keynote-address-by-glenn-s-gerstell-general-counsel-nsa-to-the-american-bar-ass/
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> from the L0pht’s hearing during his keynote to [[American Bar Association]]’s 28th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Conference on November 1, 2018.<ref name="ABA">{{cite web
 |url          = https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/inperson/338390074/
 |title        = 28th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law CLE Conference
 |access-date   = 2018-11-21
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20181121184644/https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/inperson/338390074/
 |archive-date = 2018-11-21
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>