Phalcon/Skism
Phalcon/Skism was a group that wrote computer viruses in the 1990s. It was formed by the merger of two New York City-based virus writing groups: Skism (for "Smart Kids Into Sick Methods"), formed by the virus writer called "Hellraiser", and Phalcon.[1] They wrote and distributed the online magazine 40Hex (1991–1998), as well as the virus creation tool Phalcon-Skism Mass Produced Code Generator (1992).[1][2] In 1992, the group claimed to have around 12 members, aged 15 to 23 years.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Julian Dibbell (1 February 1995). "Viruses are Good for You". WIRED. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ EC-Council (2017). Ethical Hacking And Countermeasures: Threats and Defense Mechanisms (2 ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 54. ISBN 9781305883444.
- ^ Michael Alexander (10 February 1992). "Challenge, notoriety cited as impetus for virus developers". Computerworld. Vol. 26, no. 6. p. 1.