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==2015==
==2014==
==2013==
==2012==

==2011==
* 08-13-11 Richie and T3h Hacker are promoted to probational staff member positions.

* 08-12-11 The forums are [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1595672 upgraded to MyBB 1.6.4.] Bugs and errors are rampant.

* 08-11-11 Members are no longer allowed to have [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1587185 goals in their signatures.]

* 08-10-11 Omniscient enables [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1585794&pid=14538599#pid14538599 post count for all forums.]

* 07-23-11 Hуѕтєяιa X™ is added as the forum moderator to the Music forum.

* 07-17-11 The group Eminence is formed and recruitment opens.

* 07-05-11 Movie torrents and illegal downloads are [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1450743 banned] on HF.

* 07-04-11 Repfuck complaining is now banned; doing so gets you a [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1447558 one month ban.]

* 07-01-11 Groups can no longer be used to coordinate [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1437921 gang-repping] on other members.

* 06-29-11 Omniscient issues a forum wide password reset to secure accounts after LulzSec decrypts the HF password database from February.

* 06-27-11 The Gamer's Crew and Philiker groups are deleted due to gang repping and/or inactivity.

* 06-22-11 Reverence and The Informers, 2 new official groups, are founded by Astonish is NJ and _char respectively.

* 06--11 Several of Omni's websites are hacked and defaced. Omni makes an announcement to anyone attempting to [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1400120 hack his sites in the future.]

* 06-13-11 DeepWeb discussion is added to the Blackhat help doc and [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1377240 banned from HF.] The portal.php feature of HF is deleted, due to lack of member & staff usage and usefulness.

* 06-07-11 Omni removes all current stickies and announces that all future ones will be decided by him alone. The Sticky Man for amazing threads is also [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1358781 created.]

* 06-06-11 GoodWill Monday is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1354903 reinstated.]

* 05-27-11 Omni announces the formation of the [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1327070 Wiki Team] and asks for member involvement. Forum games such as "post until staff posts" are [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1327117 banned.]

* 05-26-11 Omni [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1323663 increases the prices] for member upgrades $2. Members can use a coupon to save the $2 for one week.

* 05-19-11 Apple products are [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1304697 banned] on HF.

* 05-18-11 (?) The Reputation Abuse Support and Gamertag forums are created and the Suggestions and Ideas forum is reopened. Post count for the Rules, Announcements and Feedback, Suggestions and Ideas & Member Contests forums are disabled and a post recount is initiated. The new requirements for HF L33t are 25 posts and 1 week of membership.

* 05-09-11 Hack Forums experiences an accidental [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1278129 24 hour rollback] of posts, PMs and reputation due to a INNODB ibdata file corruption. Omni announces that the site had been shelled in February and member details may

* 05-04-11 Guru is demoted from his administrator position. All Omni had to say about it was "he is no longer assisting me."

* 05-02-11 AsSaSs@iN is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1264389 promoted] to staff member position.

* 04-27-11 phir3 nuk3r is demoted from staff and repfucked. cobija is promoted to replace him.

* 04-21-11 Hack Forums celebrates it's 4th anniversary of operation.

* 04--11 Saged announces his [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1230174 resignation] from staff.

* 04-01-11 The Lofo Prilas April Fool's Day joke, involving members receiving notifications of being one of three select members to join the staff team by filling out a questionairre. Omni [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1180990 revealed it all] to be a prank and revealed the answers to everyone's questions.

* 03-14-11 Signatures are [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1129095 now subject] to a 200 px overflow limit.

* 02-24-11 The Free Services and Giveaways forum is [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/40942951920185344 created] under Marketplace Discussions.

* 02-11-11 Discussion of Runescape on HF is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1052316 banned.] Phire Nuk3r is reinstated to his staff member position.

* 01-23-11 The Elite posts the [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1000000 1 millionth thread] on HF. Congratulations!

* 01-18-11 The Dead group is [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/27462312101158913 created] for permanently banned members not welcomed back to Hack Forums.

* 01-14-11 Omniscient [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=975094 upgrades] HF's MySQL server to 5.5

* 01-12-11 Vorfin is promoted to staff and phir3 nuk3r is demoted from his position.

==2010==
* 12-23-10 The Member of the Month contest is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=920442 reinstated] by the administrator Crow.==2010==

* 12-22-10 Unexpected delays in upgrading result in HF being offline

* 12-21-10 HF is upgraded from the 1.4x branch of myBB to the new 1.6.1 version

* 12-18-10 Vacation bans for ub3r members are [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=907436 instated,] allowing ub3r members to take a break from HF for personal reasons or for their own reasons.

* 12--10 Product keys and software cracks are no longer allowed on HF.

* 12-11-10 (?) Hack Forums finally receives a new server, reducing downtime and increasing speed tenfold.

* 12-04-10 (?) phire nuk3r is promoted to staff member.

* 11-25-10 N3w_2_H@Ck1n™ [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=846935 steps down] from his staff position.

* 11-23-10 The [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=182 Currency Exchange] forum is added to HF

* 11-11-10 Saged is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=811161 reinstated] to his staff member position. The Negative Reputation Log is made [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=811622 visible] to ub3r members.

* 11-09-10 Soldier of Fortune is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=806857 removed] from staff.

* 10-31-10 (?) Kewlhotrod and VipVince are demoted from their staff member positions for the second time.

* 10-23-10 (?) Kewlhotrod and VipVince are reinstated to their staff member positions.

* 10-22-10 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=759241 Dispute] over Solidify's moderator position of the Lounge starts, ending with the eventual ban of his account and removal of his moderator position.

* 10-07-10 (?) Kutmustakurt is promoted to staff member after his demotion several weeks prior.

* 10-04-10 The YouTube award, Fish Err Man award, Cat Lover award and Dog Lover award are [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=719856 added to the forum.] Members can get the YouTube award by posting a funny or interesting video on the forum or PMing the URL to Omniscient.

* 10-01-10 iBruteforce [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=713257 steps down] from his administrator position; Crow is promoted to administrator position to manage stolen accounts.

* 09-26-10 Hack Forums reaches 6,000,000 posts on all it's forums.

* 09-19-10 Omniscient grants his annual amnesty for banned members, giving them a second chance. Members banned for scamming were repfucked, perma banned or left a negative reputation.

* c. week of 09-15-10 through 09-22-10: Kr4z1 was promoted to staff member; Kutmuskaturt, VipVince, Kewlhotrod, Yin and Hanzo are demoted from their specific staff positions.

* 09-10-10 Religious and political expression is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=671146 banned on HF] to avoid flaming and rep abuse. Failure to adhere to this rule will earn you a Profile Violation.

* 09-02-10 Hack Forums has been officially granted the title of the [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=653939 most popular MyBB forum.]

* c. week of 08-01-10 through 08-07-10: The Premium Sellers Marketplace and Secondary Seller's Marketplace are created after they are split from the original Marketplace.

* 07-27-10 An [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=175 Android Development] section is added as a subforum of the [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=131 Java Language, JVM, and the JRE forum]

* 07-17-10 Spyeye is added to the list of banned software as Omniscient says it is as bad as Zeus.

* 07-11-10 The [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=171 VPN Hosting and Services] forum and [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=172 Website Showcase and Reviews] forum is created and the policies of the section are [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=535289 explained.] The infamous Home icon easter egg is [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/18325130374 added.]

* 07-08-10 The Ub3r Security Word feature, meant to combat stolen accounts, is [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/18065018346 added.]

* 07-06-10 The [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=170 E-Whoring] subforum is [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/17890112719 added] under the Hacking tab. Ub3r members [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/18065018346 can now see] what users rated a specific thread with what rating.

* 07-05-10 (?) The member AsSaSs@iN steps down from his staff member position.

* 06-26-10 The [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=169 Call of Duty] and [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=168 Halo] forums are [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/17071873896 added] under the Gaming tab.

* 06-17-10 through 06-21-10: [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/16726640464 Several DDOS attacks] on HF are attempted and quelled by Omniscient.

* 06-17-10 Omniscient imposes a [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=487418 ban on donation begging,] which comes with it's own 10% 1 month warning.

* 06-15-10 The member Kurdistan infects countless HF members with the Kurdistan Crypter. Members are advised to watch what they download from upgraded members and run a full HJT Checkup if they installed the crypter.

* 06-14-10 [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/16192507264 4,000,000 posts] are achieved on Hack Forums.

* 06-12-10 The [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=163 Marketplace Discussions,] [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=165 Virtual Machines] and [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=166 Cybergate] forums are added.

* 06-11-10 Blackhat policies are [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=474743 reclassified and explained.] Discussion of Zeus is banned, and any discussion of BH activity will warrant a ban. Members are encouraged to join an all blackhat forum (owned by the member who originally wished to purchase HF.)

* 06-07-10 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=466320 Goodwill Monday is official founded] on the first Monday of every June. Members are asked to give 5 positive reputations to members and not give any negative reputation. Xch4ng3 and Rusty_v are promoted to staff members.

* c. week of 05-30-10 through 06-06-10: Ŀucien Lachance is made moderator of the Science, Religion, and Politics forum. The [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=161 LUA Coding forum] is created.

* c. week of 05-23-10 through 05-30-10: Braco22 is appointed moderator of the recently created forum, [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=160 Video Editing.] The Batch coding forum was moved from the Hacking tab to the Coding tab, as suggested by Xypher.

* 05-29-10 The member mothered is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=447404 accused of being a bot,] with Omni [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=447404&pid=4296597#pid4296597 coming to his defense] and confirming otherwise.

* c. week of 05-16-10 through 05-23-10: -([-S7N-])- is promoted to a staff member.

* 05-21-10 Member details such as AIM, MSN and Skype are [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?pid=4159581 removed] from member profiles to avoid spamming, freezing and abuse.

* 05-19-10 The Graphics tab is [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/14318115934 created.] Many major non-ISP datacenters [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=428354 are blocked,] including proxies and VPNs.

* 05-14-10: The post character minimum is [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/13959365025 increased] from 20 to 25. Normal members can only post in The Lounge 10 times in a 24 hour period.

* 05-11-10 Hack Forums gets it's [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=415577 4th server,] a donated server at that.

* 05-06-10 Omniscient [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=405758 discusses] adding a Mentor usergroup, similar to staff but who moderate specific sections versus the entire forum.

* 05-09-10 The [http://www.hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=154 PHP forum] is added under the Coding tab.

* 05-02-10 The member GoS AnthonY [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=398937 to scamming 10 members ] while trying to prove his innocence. His account is put into the dead group shortly after and his thread is closed.

* 04-14-10 Graphic Masters, led by iBruteforce and Notorious Mental,[http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=365913 is recruiting,] ahead of a relaunch of the group.

* 04-12-10 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=363767 Etheryte is appointed] as a staff member. Valiant is appointed as moderator of the White Hat Help section.

* 04-11-10 An accidental database overwrite leads to a [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=362115 rollback of the site by nine hours.] Posts, PMs and data are lost.

* 04-10-10 As a security measure in response to stolen Ub3r accounts, [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=360152 a general password lockdown is issued.]

* 04-10-10 The Ub3r feature to view warnings, not just points, [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=359569 is released.] [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=210565 All promised Ub3r abilities are now activated.]

* 04-06-10 The Alliance leadership now comprises Skill (founder), Paradoxum, Vorfin, Saged and Notorious Mental.

* 04-06-10 To much delight, Crew Recruitment is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=355994 reopened,] although no new official groups will be created.

* 04-06-10 Yin is appointed [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=356045 moderator of Ebook Bazaar;] policies and Reviewer applications to be supervised with Skill.

* 04-06-10 Omniscient [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=355878 clarifies some rules.] Bannable offences are the use of multiple accounts, the selling of Runescape accounts and anything related to VCC. Unacceptable content is the advertising of competing forums.

* 04-05-10 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=351958 The Support Feather award is available] for a limited time to members who contribute to Omniscient's Support Forums.

* 04-05-10 Skill is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=352413 made a staff member.]

* 04-05-10 Malvager Radio, a project initiated and hosted by iintens, is launched, [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=355677 with iintens and Psycho as DJ's.]

* 04-01-10 An elaborate April Fool's joke involves even staff. Members' signatures are replaced by the mysterious mark of ZZoS, which amuses some into wearing it as their actual signature. ZZoS is also added to the contact form for legitimacy. [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=345180 ZZoS goes offline from the activity.]

* 03-30-10 Guru [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=343094 joins Hack Forums] as a system administrator.

* 03-28-10 "Due to complaints from Jagex I have closed the section. Unfortunately it seems that people have actually refused to discuss this popular online game but instead have gone off topic to discuss stealing accounts. Thus the section is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=339126 permanently closed."]

* 03-23-10 Omniscient introduces the [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=329671 "Rep Fuck" button for staff.] It is intended as a deterrant to reputation abuse, for members who solicit reputation points, or use it to flame others, or use it to manipulate marketplace trust.

* 02-27-10 The moderator hacker22 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=289728 goes rogue,] bans other moderators and deletes 30,000 posts. Omniscient bans and publicly ridicules him, after easily restoring most content from a server backup.

* 02-26-10 Omniscient [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=289416 proposes a project] to reclaim the meaning of 'hacker' by sending a Hack Forums message to the public.

* 02-26-10 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=288590 The sale is postponed] and Omniscient cites 'member sentiment' as one reason for his decision.

* 02-24-10 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=285733 The End of an Era is proclaimed,] as ownership prepares to change hands. A mixed outpouring of appreciation, unhappiness, fear and confusion follows as the community comes to terms with the news.

* 02-19-10 After a week of sustained DDoS attacks, [http://www.hackforums.net/showhread.php?tid=290945 the Netherlands is IP blocked.]

* 02-18-10 Following the closure of SCUC, [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=278156 Omniscient clarifies site policies] concerning the Marketplace.]

* 02-17-10 The Crews and Clans section [http://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=276105 is closed.]

* 02-09-10 Yin is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=265581 made a staff member.]

* 02-02-10 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=256302 The crackdown] in the popular public space, The Lounge, results in mass bans with survivors left reeling. Rules are instituted and fierce debate ensues.

* 02-02-10 [http://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=255059 Kewlhotrod solicits applications] for project Hack Forums Radio.

* 02-01-10 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=255717 The Reviewers become an official group.] Its leaders are Omniscient, Prettykitty, Rusty_v™ and Skill.

* 01-12-10 Periodical MySQL downtime since 12-15-09 [http://www.vbum.com/2010/01/mybb-and-increasing-performance are resolved] by innodb and full-text alterations.

==2009==
* 12-31-09 Scammer Cleanup Crew (SCUC) led by Notorious Mental[http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=215315 becomes official.] Despite its usefulness, mixed reviews result in the crew being closed in early 2010.+ 2009

* 12-21-09 Just in time for Christmas, [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=210565 the Ub3r usergroup is released] to an eager forum community. A much-debated feature is the ability to give -3 as well as +3 reputation points.

* 12-16-09 Two days to a year from his registration date, [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=206898 iBruteforce has risen through the ranks] to become a Hack Forums administrator alongside Omniscient.

* 12-16-09 Conspiracy [http://www.hackforums.net/printthread.php?tid=206694 launches] the Signature of the Week competition in Graphics.]

* 12-13-09 After his crypter is sold without authorisation on Hack Forums, coder BUNNN designs USG 0.6 and Fly Crypter v2.2 to block HF access from the hosts file. He claims to have removed the block for Fly Crypter v2.3.

* 11-24-09 Saged is made a staff member.

* 11--09 N3w_2_H@Ck1n™ is [http://www.hackforums.net/printthread.php?tid=187242 made a staff member.]

* 11-18-09 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=186025 MagicSpeed™ has become synonymous with the Lounge] as a humourist whose influence exasperates Omniscient.

* 10-17-09 Fallout over [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=165094 Vaqxine's scam report] causes members to turn to other staff for answers.] Meanwhile, [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=166653 Vaqxine is demoted and his account is placed on Limited status.]

* 10-15-09 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=165094 Vorfin bravely opens a scam report against staff member Vaqxine, over unfulfilled promises of a keylogger.]

* 10-01-09 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=158501 The forum is up again] and sold within the month under private arrangements. Subsequently, phishing is banned from mention, owing to its entirely black-hat implications.

* 09-29-09 [http://twitter.com/#!/Hack ForumsNet/status/4484432452 Omniscient announces:] "hackforums.net is done. I am closing the site and moving on." The news is greeted with dismay and disbelief by supporters and detractors.

* 09-27-09 Hack Forums is defaced by T-T34M. The server is shut off to prevent damage and Omniscient receives offers to buy the site.

* 09-25-09 The Rated R Superstar is made a staff member.

* 09-22-09 Hack Forums popularity ranking [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=152497 supersedes Milw0rm.]

* 09-19-09 Moderator applications are invited and the members discuss what is required to earn Omniscient's trust.]

* 09-08-09 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=142169 The Hack Forums IRC channel] is hosted at irc://irc.hackforums.net/Hack Forums. It is setup, maintained and run by the Malvager team comprising Fallen and bsdpunk.

* 09-01-09 A dedicated [http://img.hackforums.net/ image server] is set up.

* 08-04-09 Vaqxine is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=115666 made a staff member.]

* 08-01-09 One million posts on Hack Forums. [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=115919 A celebratory contest] with Z$10,000 cash prize is won by Valiant.

* 07-22-09 The Alliance and D.S. Inc. are approved by Omniscient and granted private subforums each.

* 07--09 [http://twitter.com/Hack Forumsnet The official Hack Forums twitter begins.]

* 07-15-09 A troll by the handle n3td3v impersonates the Anti-Sec movement to post threats against Hack Forums and Milw0rm. The real Anti-Sec movement had previously claimed credit for hacking blackhat-forums.com.

* 07-15-09 Hack Forums is temporarily restored after being down for several days following a DDoS attack. Many country IPs are blocked to mitigate the attack.

* 07-05-09 D.S. Inc begins [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=98821 recruiting members.]

* 07-02-09 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=97564 Ghost Exodus is arrested] for hacking into a hospital's air-conditioning system [http://www.darknet.org.uk/2009/07/hospital-hacker-ghostexodus-owns-himself-arrested/ after posting up screensavers and videos] of his work.

* 06-13-09 iBruteforce is [http://www.hackforums.net/printthread.php?tid=87831 made a staff member.]

* 06-01-09 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=83030 Tank's Typing Services is opened.] It remains the only typing service and one of the longest-running threads in Service Offerings.

* 05-23-09 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=80394 A strong DDoS attack] leads Omniscient to geoblock most regions of the world.

* 04-01-09 The FBI shuts down the site. [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=62240&pid=544906#pid544906 Omniscient gleefully reveals it to be an April Fool's prank.]

* 02-27-09 VipVince is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=54339 made a staff member.]

* 02-24-09 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=53831 Psinetic is removed from staff] and Omniscient cites his incompatibility with preferred moderator behaviour.

* 02-04-09 [http://www.hackforums.net/printthread.php?tid=49193 Lounge post count is disabled] and Omniscient singles out posts by MagicSpeed™ as the decisive factor.

==2008==
* 12-30-08 [http://bsdpunk.blogspot.com/2008/12/irc9unkz0rcom-is-now-ircmalvagercom.html irc.malvager.com replaces the DNS for irc.9unkz0r.com.]+ 2008

* 12-14-08 [http://bsdpunk.blogspot.com/2008/12/Hack Forumsnet-was-rooted-and-9unkz0r.html Hackers from c0rrupt.org/side use "an old script with an easy exploit" to run a shell.] A coinciding incident is the DDoS of irc.9unkz0r.com.

* 11-07-08 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=34075 The Hack Masta admits] to a DDoS attack towards Hack Forums and stealing ICY's account, after his site h4cky0u.org is taken down in an attack he suspects HF of.

* 11-06-08 InfamousBytes, Knight120891, Psinetic and Simon Parker are appointed as staff members.

* 10-25-08 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=32266 Discussions continue] over the setup of a new IRC or Ventrilo server, when 9unkz0r goes down again.

* 10-19-08 In retaliation for the TRH incident, Yck steals Starwiz's account. [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=31620 Nyx- asks the Lounge if stealing a fellow members' account is ethical]. [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=31681 Yck defends his actions] as justified by Starwiz's 'betrayal' of Hack Forums.

* 09-12-08 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=27228 Omniscient's yearly amnesty] for banned members gives a second chance to most of those involved in the TRH incident, as well as those banned for credit card sales and advertising.

* 08-26-08 RaseiLord is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=25497appointed as a staff member.]

* 08-25-08 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=25353 Hack Forums goes down] not because of a DDoS, but because of traffic due to Oxy making the news with a trick for accessing restricted sites.

* 08-10-08 Starwiz, a Hack Forums moderator account, is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=22661 hijacked by TRH (The Rabbit Hole) members.] TRH proceed to [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=31703 ban members and delete posts] over 2 days during Omniscient's absence. For lack of a backup, [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=23575several weeks' worth of posts are lost.] The attack brings down irc.hackforums.net 9unkz0r. Two moderator accounts are involved: [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=23596 Starwiz's hijacked account and Thanatos's participation in the hijack as a TRH member.] Over a year later, [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=308604&page=2 Thanatos refers to the incident] as one where "me and 4 other guys wrecked this site."

* 06-27-08 bsdpunk and EdgeX- set up an IRC network at irc.9unkz0r.com.

* 06-XX-08 MulCiber [http://community.mybboard.net/thread-54380.html penetrates] the Hack Forums server by uploading the self-coded MulCiShell to a vulnerable site.

* c. 06-06-08 Subscriber accounts are created.

* c. 06-03-08 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=19602 bsdpunk is appointed as a staff member.]

* c. 04-27-08 sangederomin is appointed as a staff member.

* c. 04-10-08 Crow is appointed as a staff member.

* c. 04-09-08 'File Sharing, Cracks, Warez, and Torrents' section is renamed as 'Freaky Files For Fun.'

* c. 04-02-08 A sidebar highlighting "Latest Threads" is added to the forum homepage.

* c. 02-16-08 In another forum reshuffle, a fourth section 'Hacker Introductions, Feedback and Site Rules' is opened. The Hack Test is moved from The Lounge to become a board of its own. 'Buy Sell and Trade,' a marketplace board, is opened after a fortnight of discussion.

* c. 01-12-08 Hanzo is appointed as site administrator.

* c. 01-06-08 A forum reshuffle occurs. Off-Topic board is junked and a third section 'File Sharing, Cracks, Warez, and Torrents' is opened. The Lounge is established: "Welcome to the Hack Forums lounge where just about anything goes."

==2007==
* c. 12-11-07 Codine is appointed as a staff member.+ 2007

* c. 10-12-07 Kuroda_Shun becomes the site's first staff member.

* 05-02-07 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1/ sTrEtCh posts the first ever question for Hack Forums, and of most beginner hackers.]

* 05-02-07 [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=28 hackforums.net is launched] with three rules, two sections and an assurance: "Remember we do not log IP addresses on this site at all." The forum database of Zipile & DDLteam, dating from 2006, is [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=183227&pid=1729856#pid1729856 uploaded to the site.]

==References==
* [http://hackforums-net.wikidot.com Hack Forums Wikidot]
* [http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=3359725 HF Past to Present: A HF Timeline (Last Update: 01/03/14)]
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