CentralNotice Cult of the Dead Cow From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search "CDc" redirects here. For other uses, see CDC (disambiguation) . Cult of the Dead Cow cDc Paramedia Logo Formation 1984 Purpose Hacking / DIY media Location United States Origin Lubbock, Texas Founders Grandmaster Ratte' Franken Gibe Sid Vicious Products The original e-zine Back Orifice BO2k NBName SMBRelay Torpark Affiliations Hacktivismo Ninja Strike Force L0pht Mindvox Legion of Doom Echelon Masters of Deception YIPL/TAP Sacrament of Transition Hong Kong Blondes ACiD Productions Soulz at Zero Website Main Site MySpace Cult of the Dead Cow , also known as cDc or cDc Communications , is a computer hacker and DIY media organization founded in 1984 in Lubbock, Texas . The group maintains a weblog on its ...