L0pht

L0pht Heavy Industries
Formation1992
Dissolved2000
PurposeHacker think tank
Location
  • United States
Origin
Boston, Massachusetts
Founders
Count Zero
White Knight
Brian Oblivion
Golgo 13
Products
L0phtCrack
AffiliationsCult of the Dead Cow
WebsiteMain Site

L0pht Heavy Industries (pronounced "loft") was a hacker collective active between 1992 and 2000 and located in the Boston, Massachusetts area. The L0pht was one of the first viable hackerspaces in the US, and a pioneer of responsible disclosure. The group famously testified in front of Congress in 1998 on the topic of ‘Weak Computer Security in Government’.