Motherlode
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S1E5 Episode 5 - International Subversives
The next hacker group to hit the scene, International Subversives went further, hacked more and were unashamedly political. Trax, Prime Suspect and Mendax - who we now know as Julian Assange were…
S1E4 Episode 4 - The Party's Over
It took a while for the Australian Federal Police to take hacking seriously, but when they finally did, the party was over. The Realm Hackers were charged with new laws which had never been tested in…
S1E3 Episode 3 - Flag Planting Happiness
Melbourne hackers were getting a reputation around the world, and none more so than the group known as The Realm. Phoenix, Electron and Nom antagonised system administrators and computer security…
S1E2 Episode 2 - You’ve Been Wanked
(If you’re from the US and haven’t heard that term, better look it up). The beginning of Hacktivism. The Wank Worm infected thousands of computers around the world. Its target was NASA and there was…
S1E1 Episode 1 - Tiny Rogueness
Computer hacking started off innocently enough. Teenage boys, bored with life in the outer suburbs, exploring a new technology. Hacking credit cards and buying flowers, cans of coke and concert…
S1E1 Episode 0 - Motherlode Trailer
Introducing Motherlode, a Ranieri and Co. production. The gripping story about the birth of computer hacking from an unlikely centre - Melbourne, Australia. It was here teenage boys, and they were…
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Motherlode has published 6 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
Motherlode is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 46m.
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