In 1998, for example, when a group called the Legions of Underground threatened to disrupt the Internet access of China and Iran in protest of human rights abuses in those nations, the hacktivist community -- which included groups such as Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc), L0pht, Chaos Computer Club in Germany, and hacker mags 2600 and Phrack -- condemned that action, and the Legion backed off the attack