[ The 1999 Hacker Timeline!]

News for 01/01/99

. CDA DEAD
. Gov says OK to export crypto  
. Sertanet cracked?
. Milw0rm group restarted
. The HackTechCrew defaced a web page and put up comments chiding milw0rm telling them to   "go  back to sleep".
. AntiOnline cracked.


News for 02/01/99

. Canadian Cracker Busted 
. Enfopol 98 
. Responses to Carolyn 
. HNN Happenings 


News for 03/01/99

. Crackers Seize Satellite
. British Pirate Busted 


News for 04/01/99

. Mitnick Escapes in Daring Jail Break 
. MS buys Network Solutions - Now Controls Net 
. NAI purchases L0phtCrack 
. CERT holds going out of business sale 
. HNN Cracked! 

News for 05/01/99

. ISP Scans Users without Knowledge 
. Phone Masters Break Into GTE 
. Police Question CIH Suspect 
. Summercon 99 
. Mainstream Picks up on Cold Fusion, Finally. 
. World has Rampant Piracy Problem 

News for 06/01/99

. Retaliation Against FBI Continues 
. New Threat to Online Privacy, The Search Warrant 
. 2600.org.au Issues Instructions for Legally Circumventing the Law 
. CIA was planning to electronically break into unnamed banks to get at Slobodan Milosevic's money. 
. The New Antidote is Available. 

News for 07/01/99

. Ken Williams Responds to Allegations 
. Internet Bully Shuts Down Largest Free Security Site 
. AntiOnline Forces Packet Storm Security OffLine 
. Keebler Elves Strike Yet Another Government Server 

News for 08/01/99

. Worst Nightmares Come Alive
. Tax Break for Key Escrow Crypto 
. NSA Claims Israel Attacking US 
. Jail Time for Users of Crypto 
. Office97 Users Ripe for the Picking 
. China Sends Pirate to Jail 

News for 09/01/99

. Hackers Unite Claim Responsibility 
. HotMail Hole Eight Weeks Old
. Microsoft Apologizes 
. What is the Crime? Hotmail Hole or the CoverUp?
. Canadian Government Website Defaced 

News for 10/01/99

. NIPC Head Warns of Y2K Bug Fixes 
. Better Computer Security Needs More Than Just Laws 
. New NT Security List Started 
. Computer Security Dictionary Released 
. CyberWarfare - Real or Imagined? 
. Theo de Raadt and OpenBSD Profiled 

News for 11/01/99

. Fix Available For Very Powerful IIS Exploit 
. ULG Defaces Associated Press Web Site 
. Jane's To Host Cyber Terrorism Conference 
. Trust Site Solution Released 
. New Virus Discovered in London 
. Krystalia, In Memorium