About the Collective
A loosely organized group of cybersecurity enthusiasts and open-source researchers.
>Who We Are
The Br3thren Collective emerged from the digital underground in the early 2020s, bringing together independent security researchers, ethical hackers, privacy advocates, and technology enthusiasts from around the world.
We operate as a decentralized network, collaborating on research projects that explore the overlooked corners of technology, expose vulnerabilities in critical systems, and advocate for digital rights and privacy.
Our members come from diverse backgrounds—academia, industry, independent research—united by a shared curiosity about how systems work and how they can be improved or secured.
>Our Ethos
We believe in the hacker ethos of exploration, understanding, and responsible disclosure. Our work is guided by these core principles:
- Knowledge should be free. We publish our research openly, making it accessible to all.
- Privacy is a right. We advocate for strong encryption, anonymity tools, and user control over personal data.
- Security through transparency. We believe systems become more secure when their workings are open to scrutiny.
- Ethical responsibility. We practice responsible disclosure and consider the ethical implications of our research.
- Curiosity drives innovation. We encourage questioning, exploration, and creative problem-solving.
>Hacker Manifesto
This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud.
We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals.
Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like.
We are the ones who break the unbreakable, who see the invisible, who think the unthinkable. We are the digital frontier, the last bastion of true freedom in an increasingly controlled world.
Our mission is to explore, to understand, to share, and to protect. We are Br3thren. We are legion. Expect us.
— Adapted from "The Conscience of a Hacker" by The Mentor, 1986