Exclusive: Beto O'Rourke belonged to major hacker group as a teenager

In an exclusive interview with this reporter for a forthcoming book about the group, the former U.S. congressman from Texas confirmed that as a youth in El Paso, he belonged to the hacking group known as the Cult of the Dead Cow. In the group, O’Rourke wrote online essays under the pseudonym “Psychedelic Warlord” that could provide fodder for political supporters and foes alike. The Reuters article marks the ex-congressman as the most prominent former hacker in American politics.