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		stavros on Jan 1, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PS4 hack: Fail0verflow demonstrate Linux and Steam... I know that, but why does the article say CCC33? Is it the 33rd annual CCC? Weird that the article didn't use 33c3 as well.

nkellenicki on Jan 1, 2017 [–]

Yes, it was the 33rd annual Chaos Communication Congress (To prefix "C3" with the number is the chosen nomenclature, ie. "33C3". I've never seen the "CCC" prefix used in the wild).

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