He was hired in 1994 to strikebackagainst Focus, a colourful upstart, which he managed by livening up the magazine's appearance, grooming its prose and publishing more provocative covers.
The issue of wages has dominated the conference, with unions voting unanimously on Tuesday to back co-ordinated strike action against public sector pay freezes.
Another hacker known as th3j35t3r, who has previously sided with the U.S. military against online extremist groups, promised in his twitter feed to strikeback at LulzSec.