Hacker Group Names, Ranked

PublishedDecember 27, 2014

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You may have recently heard about Lizard Squad, the hacker group that ruined Christmas for so many gamers. But you may be thinking to yourself, Lizard Squad is a really dumb name. And you'd be correct. Below, a list of hacker group names, from lamest to coolest.

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10. Goatse Security

9. Guardians of Peace

8. Lizard Squad

7. TeslaTeam

6. TeaMp0isoN

5. LulzSec

4. Anonymous

3. Chaos Computer Club

2. Honker Union

1. Cult of the Dead Cow

Groups that didn't give themselves a name weren't eligible for the list, like Deep Panda, a group of Chinese hackers named by a web security firm. Admittedly, Deep Panda would be a pretty cool name for a screamcore band.

If I missed any really cool hacker group names, let me know in the comments. But don't bother because I didn't.