Koldmass

Koldmass was an infamous hacker group formed in a small village in La Paz, Bolivia.

History
Koldmass was formed in 1979 and its first crime was hijacking KNTV and some other California TV stations, showing their phone number. Some people have dared to call it, gave out their personal information, and were taken. Some officials have came up with the theory that the hackers were actually poor, and that they stole homes from innocent people to get better places to live. This has yet to be proven.

In 1981, they opened up a small store in New York City selling bootleg Atari 2600 cartridges. The most popular of all of these was "Run," where the player goes through a scrolling map and cannot jump, but shoot at enemies. Whenever the player died, however, an image flashes on screen. The player has to reset the console to start over.

A woman reported her son playing "Run," and seeing a scary face as he progresses and resets the console over and over. Flashing backgrounds and sprites have given him his first ever seizure. Some reported the cartridge being stuck like superglue into their Atari, forcing them to play the game forever until there was a way to pull it out.

In 1998, they returned to the crime industry and made fictional companies such as "Livin Home and Life" (disguising as house support) and "Upsidedown Center" (disgusing as a fun-and-games center in New Mexico). They had different phone numbers but all of them were Koldmass.

Upsidedown Center was based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a large building with the big 3D-printed logo on front. It used single doors, however. When a person entered, they were greeted with spies in black masks that attempt kidnapping the unsuspecting customer. Sadly, only about 5 of their crimes have been reported on news.

In late 2003, Koldmass executives raided Universal Studios Hollywood, and it was the last straw. In mid-2004, they caused a fire and explosion in a Hilton hotel, and this crime was officially noticed by everyone. They were arrested and their weapons were confiscated, marking the end of the infamous Koldmass.

Phone Message
Some people remember an automated message as they called Koldmass back in 1979 during the hijacking incident.

''Thank you for calling Koldmass. We are highly amused to get your call today. Please give out your name and location and I swear we will keep safe.''

The caller foolishly gave out their personal information, and few of them were seen again.