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{{short description|Computer security think tank}}
'''w00w00''' is a computer security think tank founded in 1998. Its participants include many, here are some:
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* [[Jonathan Bowie]]
'''w00w00''' (pronounced whoo-whoo) was a computer security [[think tank]] founded in 1996 and active until the early 2000s.<ref name="techcruch-2014">{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/02/w00w00/ |title=Inside The Billion-Dollar Hacker Club |work=[[TechCrunch]] |date=2014-03-02 |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref><ref name="net-security">{{cite web |url=https://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=19 |title=Interview with Matt Conover (Shok), w00w00 Hacker |work=Help Net Security |accessdate=2014-03-06}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=marketing site for small 'security' firm that can't even keep its SSL cert up to date; certainly not an editorially reviewed RS in Wikipedia terms |date=September 2016}} Although this group was not well known outside [[Information security]] circles, its participants have spawned more than a dozen IT companies, including [[WhatsApp]] and [[Napster]].<ref name="reuters-2014">{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-whatsapp-w00w-idUSBREA260KF20140307 |title=Elite security posse fostered founders of WhatsApp, Napster |work=[[Reuters]] |date=2014-03-07 |accessdate=2014-03-07}}</ref><ref name="forbes-2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/02/19/exclusive-inside-story-how-jan-koum-built-whatsapp-into-facebooks-new-19-billion-baby/|title=The Rags-To-Riches Tale Of How Jan Koum Built WhatsApp Into Facebook's New $19 Billion Baby|date=2014-02-19|work=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref>

==Participants==
The group at one point included over 30 active participants and spanned 12 countries on five continents.<ref name="techcruch-2014" /><ref name="reuters-2014" /><ref name="politiken-2009">{{cite web |url=http://politiken.dk/kultur/ECE669653/manden-der-fik-os-til-at-tro-at-musik-skulle-vaere-gratis/ |title=Manden der fik os til at tro, at musik skulle være gratis |work=Politiken |date=2009-03-15 |accessdate=2014-03-06}}</ref>

The following is a list of some of w00w00's participants:
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* [[Christopher Abad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30022233/the-elite-posse-behind-whatsapp-napster |title=Talari Product Page |website=stuff.co.nz |date=2014-03-11 |accessdate=2018-09-04}}</ref>
* Jonathan Bowie - founding member<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
* Josha Bronson - Director of Security at [[Yammer]]<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
* [[Silvio Cesare]]
* [[Silvio Cesare]]
* [[Matt Conover]] - a founding member<ref name="reuters-2014" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with Matt Conover (Shok), w00w00 Hacker - Help Net Security |url=https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2002/04/01/interview-with-matt-conover-shok-w00w00-hacker/ |website=Help Net Security |accessdate=4 September 2018 |date=1 April 2002}}</ref>
* [[Matt Conover]]
* Michael A. Davis - CTO of CounterTack<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
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* [[Mike Davis]]
* Mark Dowd - co-founder Azimuth Security<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
* [[Mark Dowd]]
* Joshua J. Drake - from Accuvant Labs<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
* [[Shawn Fanning]]
* [[Shawn Fanning]]
* [[Simon Roses Femerling]]
* Simon Roses Femerling - formerly at Microsoft Research<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
* [[Jeff Forristal]] - one of the first people to document [[SQL injection]]s<ref>{{cite news |title=How Was SQL Injection Discovered? |url=https://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/how-was-sql-injection-discovered.html |accessdate=4 September 2018 |work=www.esecurityplanet.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jan Koum]]<ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/02/19/exclusive-inside-story-how-jan-koum-built-whatsapp-into-facebooks-new-19-billion-baby/</ref>
* Michael J. Freeman
* [[Kirby Kuehl]]
* [[Jonathan Katz (computer scientist)|Jonathan Katz]]
* [[Ralph Logan]]
* [[Gordon Fyodor Lyon]]
* [[Jan Koum]]
* Ralph Logan<ref name="reuters-2014" />
* [[Seth McGann]]
* [[David McKay]]
* [[Matt Ploessel]]
* [[Gordon Lyon]]<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
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* [[Rob Mosher]]
* Brian Martin
* [[Shane Mccauley]]
* David McKay - an early employee at Google and [[AdMob]]<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
* Seth McGann<ref name="reuters-2014" />
* David Munson
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* [[Tim Newsham]]
* Anthony Eufemio (tymat) - co-founder of Digix and an early Ethereum pioneer (made the first transaction on the Ethereum network and cpp-ethereum contributor)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/1999/09/foes-with-grudge-sludge-drudge/ |title=Foes With Grudge Sludge Drudge |website=wired.com |date=1999-09-14 |accessdate=2024-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/ethereum/webthree-umbrella/graphs/contributors | title=ethereum/webthree-umbrella Contributors |website=github.com |date=2013-12-22 |accessdate=2024-02-03}}</ref>
* [[Ejovi Nuwere]]
* [[Ejovi Nuwere]]
* Adam O’Donnell - co-founder of [[Immunet]]<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
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* [[Sean Parker]]
* [[Alexander Peslyak]]
* [[Niels Provos]]
* Andrew Reiter - a researcher at [[Veracode]]<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
* [[Social_engineering_(security)#Mike_Ridpath|Michael Ridpath]]
* [[Jordan Ritter]]
* [[Jordan Ritter]]
* [[Andrew Reiter]]
* [[Dragos Ruiu]]
* Tim Scanlon
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* [[Dug Song]]
* [[Dug Song]] - co-founder of Duo Security and [[Arbor Networks]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Castillo |first1=Michelle |title=How a high schooler hacked into a security company and ended up with a job |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/19/how-hackers-dug-song-and-jono-oberhide-teamed-up-to-start-duo-security.html |accessdate=4 September 2018 |work=CNBC |date=19 April 2017}}</ref>
* [[Tim Yardley]]
* Tim Yardley - researcher in critical infrastructure security<ref name="techcruch-2014" />
* [[Anthony Zboralski]]
* [[Anthony Zboralski]]
}}

==Notable companies==
A number of well known companies have been established by its participants.<ref name="techcruch-2014" /><ref name="reuters-2014" /><ref name="salon-2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/2003/04/21/all_the_rave/ |title=A file-trading ship of fools |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |date=2003-04-22 |accessdate=2014-03-08}}</ref><ref name="forbes-2014"/>

* [[Arbor Networks]]
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* [[Napster]]
* [[nmap]]
* [[WhatsApp]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.w00w00.org/ w00w00 website]
* {{cite web|url=http://www.w00w00.org/|title=w00w00 website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222012204/http://www.w00w00.org/|archive-date=2020-12-22}}


[[Category:Hacker groups]]
[[Category:Hacker groups]]

Latest revision as of 08:47, 30 December 2024

w00w00 (pronounced whoo-whoo) was a computer security think tank founded in 1996 and active until the early 2000s.[1][2][unreliable source?] Although this group was not well known outside Information security circles, its participants have spawned more than a dozen IT companies, including WhatsApp and Napster.[3][4]

Participants

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The group at one point included over 30 active participants and spanned 12 countries on five continents.[1][3][5]

The following is a list of some of w00w00's participants:

Notable companies

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A number of well known companies have been established by its participants.[1][3][12][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Inside The Billion-Dollar Hacker Club". TechCrunch. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Interview with Matt Conover (Shok), w00w00 Hacker". Help Net Security. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Elite security posse fostered founders of WhatsApp, Napster". Reuters. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "The Rags-To-Riches Tale Of How Jan Koum Built WhatsApp Into Facebook's New $19 Billion Baby". Forbes. February 19, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Manden der fik os til at tro, at musik skulle være gratis". Politiken. March 15, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "Talari Product Page". stuff.co.nz. March 11, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "Interview with Matt Conover (Shok), w00w00 Hacker - Help Net Security". Help Net Security. April 1, 2002. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "How Was SQL Injection Discovered?". www.esecurityplanet.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "Foes With Grudge Sludge Drudge". wired.com. September 14, 1999. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "ethereum/webthree-umbrella Contributors". github.com. December 22, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Castillo, Michelle (April 19, 2017). "How a high schooler hacked into a security company and ended up with a job". CNBC. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  12. ^ "A file-trading ship of fools". Salon. April 22, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
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