I grew up in the 2000s, so it might be a surprising statement when I say that much of my introduction to the internet, technology, and gaming came from Internet Relay Chat, also known as IRC. As a kid ...

Earlier today, Zoe Quinn tweeted screencaps, collected in a Storify that has garnered more than 90,000 views, which she claims proves GamerGate was manufactured by members of 4chan operating on a ...

SSHStalker uses IRC channels and multiple bots to control infected Linux hosts Automated SSH brute-forcing rapidly spreads the botnet through cloud server infrastructures Compilers are downloaded ...

For me IRC is, quite litteraly, a myth. I recall, during the late 90's and early 2000's, hearing and reading wonders about IRC communities and channel. Lots of sites I read then had their channel. So ...

IRC, by default, isn't just an open protocol but an open network setup anybody can access very easily. Most IRC networks do not demand authentication and/or don't restrict who can create an account to ...

I have spent many a night in the IRC channels of Ars. Most recently last night.<P>I come into my night work shift and connect with mIRC as always, get my channel listing and then double click on ...