The group was well known for its online publication, www.Collusion.org Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine [1] and also founded and financed other events such as the "irQconflict", the largest seasonal computer gaming tournament in the South-Central US.
The group was often interviewed with regard to Internet security issues by reporters for a variety of media outlets, some examples being KVUE News [2] [3] [4] ,[5] the Austin American Statesman and Washington Post ,[6] and The New York Times .
With Cat 3 50-pin telco cable and break-out "harmonicas" to quickly deploy a 160 node network at a previously unwired location in less than one hour.
These events were different in that they were very large for LAN party standards (100-200 gamers) and included a rave like atmosphere with DJs, club lighting and projectors showing computer animation and machinima.
SecurityTraq [30] credits this site as providing an early introduction to the concept of Hacktivism and they are referenced in The Internet and Democracy, a paper by Roger Clarke Prepared for IPAA/NOIE and included in a NOIE publication in September 2004.