During that time, the CCC was publicly affiliated with illegal hacks that, amongst other things, involved the Soviet Union’s KGB (the Committee for State Security) and hacking into NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) computer systems. As internal communication soured, accusations got out of hand and dis-putes amongst core members led to controversies that almost saw the Club’s dissolution. After reorganizing and re-establishing its own iden-tity over the coming year