Hack Canada is a Canadian organization run by

hackers A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle, within a computerized system by non-standard means. Though the term ''hacker'' has become associated in popu ...

and

phreaker Phreaking is a slang term coined to describe the activity of a culture of people who study, experiment with, or explore telecommunication systems, such as equipment and systems connected to public telephone networks. The term ''phreak'' is a ...

s that provides information mainly about

telephone A telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly. A telephone converts sound, typically and most efficiently the human voice, into e ...

s, computer technology, and legal issues related to technology. Founded in 1998 by CYBØRG/ASM, HackCanada has been in media publications many times, including '' Wired News'' and the ''

Edmonton Sun The ''Edmonton Sun'' is a daily newspaper and news website published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is owned by Postmedia following its 2015 acquisition of Sun Media from Quebecor. It began publishing Sunday April 2, 1978 and shares many cha ...

'' newspaper (as well as other regional newspapers) for developments such as A Palm Pilot red boxing program. Hackcanada has also been featured in books such as ''Hacking for Dummies'' () and ''Steal This Computer Book''. Hackcanada was also featured often on the Hacker News Network. On November 29, 2017, almost twenty years after its registration, the HackCanada.com domain went offline and now displays a "This Domain Name Has Expired" message.

References

External links

* Hacker groups Scientific organizations based in Canada 1998 establishments in Canada Organizations established in 1998 {{Canada-org-stub