3xi Origins
In the early days of the internet, back when dial-up modems first hummed in living rooms across the globe, a clandestine group of nerds from Pittsburgh formed an underground alliance. They called themselves 3xi, the "Iron-City Internet Illuminati." The group emerged from a juxtaposition of Pittsburgh's storied industrial past and its burgeoning digital frontier. The name both pays homage to the groups origins, Pittsburgh's resilient spirit, and the power their digital skills grant them.
3xi was birthed in the dimly lit basements of the city’s old steel mills, their rust and grit trading places with circuits and codes. As the era of information technology took off, these yinzer hackers, crackers, and network engineers recognized the immense potential-and danger-of the wielded power of the internet. Committed to operating from the shadows, 3xi takes pride in maintaining an invisible touch, straight running the net without the knowledge or consent of its users.
Decades of technological advancements saw 3xi evolve from a loose collective of maverick programmers into a sophisticated global shadow syndicate. The group is a tapestry of talents, each member donning multiple caps: the prodigious coder, silver tongued social engineering phone phreak, elusive systems analyst, black belt lock slayer, reverse engineer perpetually staring at their debugger, all wizard security researchers in their respective domains. They share a code rooted in both curiosity and mischief, believing that they are the guardians of free information in a world increasingly dominated by corporate greed, authoritarian overreach, and social network echo chambers.
Operating under a veil of secrecy, the group communicates through encrypted channels, ensuring their research and activities remain hidden from prying eyes. They operate in the shadows of cyberspace, steadfast in their mission to safeguard the future of information freedom, one exploit at a time.