Cult of the Dead Cow | Documentary

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.