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	Volume Five, Issue Forty-Six, File 2 of 28

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	I'd like to write you about my friends cat. His name is 'Cid. Cid
	loves reading, in fact he'll read just about anything, from the labels on
	his cat food tins to the instructions on the "real" use of his Grafix
	(incense burner :) ). Well one take, 'Cid (or was it me) was indulging
	in the reason he got his moniker and mentioned that he'd like to receive
	Phrack. Well i told him he could just subscribe to it and then he went
	into a real sob story about how he doesn't have net access. So as a
	favor to 'Cid (who really does exist, and really has tripped out on brain
	blotters) i'd like to subscribe to Phrack.

	[You my want to take note that Phrack can also be printed on paper.
	Now, that's a lot of blotter.

	You've got your subscription, now go watch some anime.]

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	I recently got a new job and shortly after beginning working there, they
	decided to retool and reorganize a bit for better productivity.

	While we were going through some old boxes and stuff, I came across a
	little black box with the words "Demon Dialer" molded into the front of
	it, it even had the (functional!) 20volt power supply.

	Needless to say I was pretty happy with my find. I asked if I could have
	it and since no one else there seemed to know what to make of it, mine it
	was!

	My only problem now... I've played around with it, and it seems to do a
	lot more than what I originally thought, but the fact of the matter is..
	I really haven't the foggiest idea of how to get it to REALLY work for me.

	If anyone has any information, or better still, actual documentation for
	a Telephonics Inc, Demon Dialer.. I'd really appreciate passing it on to me.

	Also, something rater strange. The phone cable attached to it had a
	normal looking 4-wire connector on one end, but the other was split to
	have RJ jacks, one with the yellow-black combo and one with the
	red-green. The split ends (sorry :)) were plugged into the WALL and
	PHONE jacks on the demon dialer. The purpose for this perplexes me since
	one's supposed to be input and one's supposed to be a passthrough for the
	phone to be plugged into.

	Anyway, any info would be nice. Thanks guys.

	[Telephonics was one of those odd telco device manufacturers back in the
	80's. They made the demon dialer (a speed dialing device), a
	two-line conference box, a divertor, etc. Essentially, they provided
	in hardware what the telco's were beginning to roll-out in software.

	I think the line splitter you have was merely plugged into those
	two jacks for storage purposes. What that probably was for was to
	allow two lines to use the Demon Dialer. It was probably just reversed
	when your company boxed it so it wouldn't get lost.

	I'm not sure if Telephonics is still in business. A good place to
	start looking for info would be comp.dcom.telecom or alt.dcom.telecom.
	Another good place may be Hello Direct (800-HI-HELLO). They used to
	do have Telephonics equipment available for mail-order.]

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	I saw an ad for a book called "Secrets of a SuperHacker" by Knightmare.
	Supposedly it intersperses tales of his exploits with code and examples.
	I have big doubts, but have you heard anything good/bad about it?

	[Your doubts are well founded. I got an advance copy of that book.
	Let's put it this way: does any book that contains over a dozen pages
	of "common passwords" sound like ground breaking material?

	This book is so like "Out of the Inner Circle" that I almost wanted
	to believe Knightmare (Dennis Fiery) was really yet another
	alias for Bill Landreth. Imagine "Out of the Inner Circle" with
	about a hundred or more extra pages of adjectives and examples that
	may have been useful years back.

	The Knightmare I knew, Tom in 602, whose bust by Gail Thackeray
	gave law enforcement a big buffer of the Black Ice Private BBS
	and help spark the infamous LOD Hacker Crackdown, certainly didn't
	have anything to do with this. In fact, the book has a kind of
	snide tone to it and is so clueless, that leads me to believe it
	may have been written by a cop or security type person looking to
	make a quick buck.

	As far as source code, well, there is a sample basic program that
	tries to emulate a university login.

	If you want a good book, go buy "Firewalls and Internet Security" by
	Cheswick and Bellovin.]

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	Hey Chris,

	I'm sure you are under a constant avalanche of requests for certain files,
	so I might as well add to your frustration <grin>. I know of a program
	that supposedly tracks cellular phone frequencies and displays them on
	a cellmap. However, I don't know the name of the program or (obviously)
	where to find this little gem. I was wondering if you could possibly
	enlighten me on a way to acquire a program similar to the one I have
	described. I have developed some other methods of tracking locations
	of cellular calls. However my methods rely on a database and manually
	mapping cellular phones, this method is strictly low tech. Of course
	this would be for experimental use only, therefore it would not be used
	to actually track actual, restricted, radio spectrum signals. I wouldn't
	want the aether Gestapo pummeling our heads and necks.

	[I don't know of anything that plots frequencies on a cellmap. How would
	you know the actual locations of cells for whatever city you may
	be in to plot them accurately?

	There are a number of programs written to listen to forward channel messages
	and tell you when a call is going to jump to another channel. The cellular
	telephone experimenter's kit from Network Wizards has a lot of nice
	C source that will let you write your own programs that work with their
	interface to the OKI 900. I suppose you could get the FCC database
	CD-ROM for your state and make note of longitude and latitude of cell sites
	and make your own database for your city, and then make a truly
	visual representation of a cellmap and watch calls move from cell to cell.
	But I don't think there is such a thing floating around the underground
	at present.

	Of course the carriers have this ability, and are more than happy to make
	it available to Law Enforcement (without a warrant mind you). Hi OJ!

	email Mark Lottor mw@nw.com for more info about the CTEK.]

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	I saw this in a HoHoCon ad:

	Top Ten Nark List
	1. Traxxter
	2. Scott Chasin
	3. Chris Goggans
	4. Aget Steal
	5. Dale Drrew
	6. Cliff Stoll
	7. [blank]
	8. Julio Fernandez
	9. Scanman
	10. Cori Braun

	What did Chris Goggans do? Isn't he Erik Bloodaxe, the publisher of
	Phrack? I sincerely doubt that the feds would have someone
	working for them that puts out a publication like Phrack. It would
	be way too much of an embarrassment for them. I wrote to the
	editor of Phrack when I read that Agent Steal said that the publisher
	of Phrack was a Fed - IN PHRACK no less. He said it was a stupid rumor.
	Is there anything to support this fact? And why is there now some manhunt for
	Agent Steal (at CFP the FBI was checking legs) if Steal was admittedly
	their employee? The whole thing is very confusing to me. Please explain.
	If Goggans isn't Bloodaxe then he'd Knight Lightning (this just came to me).
	Nevertheless, what's the story here?

	[First off, I think you take things a little too seriously. If you are on
	a nark hunt, worry about your associates, not people you obviously
	don't even know. Chris Goggans (ME) is most positively Erik Bloodaxe.
	Thanks for remembering.

	Agent Steal was involved with the FBI. This is a fact.
	In his case, he even appeared to have some kind of immunity while trying
	to gather information on other hackers like Mitnik and Poulsen. This
	immunity is under scrutiny by the Bureau's own Internal Affairs (or so the
	new rumors go), since Steal was pulling a fast one and committing crimes
	the Bureau didn't know about to get some quick cash while he set up his
	friends.

	My story is a bit more convoluted. You can sum it up by saying, if you
	interfere with my businesses, I'll try my best to track you down and turn
	you in. I guess I am a nark.]

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	I read in the last Phrack (45) that you wanted someone to write a few
	words on scrambling systems. Give me a rough outline of what you want
	and I'll see if I can help :-) Basically I wrote the Black Book
	(European Scrambling Systems 1,2,3,4,5 and World Satellite TV &
	Scrambling Methods) and also edit Hack Watch News & Syndicated
	HackWatch. They all deal with scrambling system hacks as opposed to
	computer hacking & phreaking. (Things are a bit iffy here as regards
	phreaking as all calls are logged but the eprom phone cards are easy
	to hack) Oh yeah and another claim to fame ;-) if you can call it
	that, is that I was quoted in an article on satellite piracy in
	"Wired" August issue.

	This Hawkwind character that you had an article from in Phrack43
	sounds like a real hacker indeed :-> Actually there is an elite in
	Ireland but it is mainly concerned with satellite hacking and that
	Hawkwind character is obviously just a JAFA (Irish hacker expression
	- Just Another Fu**ing Amateur). Most of the advanced telco stuff is
	tested in the south of the country as Dublin is not really that
	important in terms of comms - most of the Atlantic path satellite
	comms gear and brains are on the south coast :-)

	Actually the Hawkwind article really pissed off some people here in
	Ireland - there were a few questions asked on my own bbs (Special
	Projects +353-51-50143) about this character. I am not even sure if
	the character is a real hacker or just a wannabe - there were no
	responses from any of his addresses. SP is sort of like the neutral
	territory for satellite and cable hacking information in Europe
	though there are a few US callers. With the way things are going with
	your new DBS DirecTv system in the US, it looks like the European
	satellite hackers are going to be supplying a lot of information
	(DirecTv's security overlay was developed by News Datacom - the
	developers of the totally hacked VideoCrypt system here in Europe).

	There telco here uses eprom phone cards. These are extremely easy to
	hack (well most real hackers in .IE work on breaking satellite
	scrambling systems that use smart cards) as they are only serial
	eprom.

	Regards

	[About the satellite information: YES! Write the biggest, best
	article the whole fucking hacker world has ever seen about
	every aspect of satellite tv!! Personally, I'm more interested in
	that than anything else anyone could possibly write (seeing as how
	I'm about to buy a dish for both C and Ku).

	About Hawkwind's article on hacking in Ireland: If I were to write
	an article about hacking in America, it would be entirely different
	than anyone else in America would write. A country is a big place.
	Just because someone else's hacking experience is different than
	your own, it's no reason to discredit them. However, if your
	exposure to the scene in Ireland is so completely different than
	Hawkwind's, I would LOVE to print it as well.]

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	The Columbus Freenet uses a password generating routine that takes the
	first and last initial of the user's real name, and inserts it into a randomly
	chosen template. Some of the templates are:

	E(f)www5(l)
	(f)22ww5(l) where f and l are first and last initials
	(f)2ww97(l)
	(f)2ww95(l)

	and so on. There are not too many of these templates, I guess maybe 50.
	I imagine most people go in and change their password right away, but
	then again that's what a prudent person would do (so they probably don't).

	Columbus 2600 meetings:

	Fungal Mutoid-sysop of The KrackBaby BBS (614-326-3933) organized the
	first 2600 meetings in Columbus, unfortunately hardly anyone shows up...
	I don't know why HP is so dead in Central Ohio, but fear and paranoia
	run rampant.
	That's all for now...keep up with the good work!

	R.U.Serius?!

	[Hmmm...templates are always a bad thing. All one has to do is get the
	program that generates them, and viola, you've got a pre-made dict file
	for your crack program. Not very smart on the part of the Freenet,
	but hacking a Freenet, is like kicking a puppy.

	I hope more people go to your 2600 meetings. The ones here in Austin
	kinda died out too. Maybe our cities are just lame.]

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	A complaint: That piece about McDonald's in Phrack 45 was, in a word, LAME.
	Surely Phrack can do better. Maliciousness for its own sake isn't very
	interesting and frankly the article didn't have any ideas that a bored
	13-year-old couldn't have thought up--probably written by one.

	That aside, I found some good stuff in there. Some of it was old news,
	but Phrack serves an archival purpose too, so that was ok. On a more
	personal note, I could really relate to your account of HoHoCon--not that
	I was there, just that I have started to feel old lately even though I don't
	turn 25 for another 2 days :) Sometimes I feel myself saying things like
	"Why, sonny, when I was your age the Apple II was king..."

	Keep up the good work, and don't let the lamers get you down.

	[Thanks for the letter. I personally thought the McDonald's file was
	a laugh riot. Even if it was juvenile and moronic, I wouldn't expect
	anyone to analyze it and go through with anything it contained. It was
	just for fun. Lighten up :)

	I am glad to see that at least someone else recognizes that Phrack
	is attempting to serve as an archive of our subculture, rather than just
	a collection of technical info that will be outdated overnight, or a
	buglist that will be rendered mostly unusable within hours of release.

	There is so much going on within the community, and it is becoming such a
	spectacle in the popular media, that in 20 years, we can all go back and
	look at Phrack and remember the people, places, and meetings that
	changed the face of the net.

	Or maybe I'm just terribly lame, and either 1) refuse to put in the
	good stuff, 2) don't have access to the good stuff, 3) exist only as a
	puppet agent of The Man, or 4) Don't know nothin' 'bout Telco!
	But you know what they say about opinions.]

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	I have a few comments on your editorial in Phrack 44 (on information
	wants to be free). Thanks for voicing an opinion that is shared by many
	of us. I am glad to see a public figure in the CuG with nutz enuff to
	actually come out and make such a statement and mean it.
	Again, thanks.

	Now on the subject of hacking as a whole. Is it just me, or are the number
	of losers on the increase? There have always been those who would try
	and apply these skills to ripoff scams and system trashing but now that
	seems to be the sole intent of many of the "hackers" I come into contact
	with. What ever happened to hacking to learn more about the system. To
	really hack a system (be it phone, computer), is a test of skill and
	determination, and upon success you walk away with a greater understanding
	of the machine and its software. Hacking is more than just knowing how
	to run crack on a filched password file, or using some exploitation
	scripts picked up on IRC, it is a quest for knowledge and gaining
	superiority over a system by use of great skill acquired by a deliberate
	effort. Once was a time when things like toll fraud (I do miss blue
	boxes) were a means to an end, now they seem to be the end in itself.

	Also, I am researching info on OSI comsec procedures and have found some
	really interesting goodies, if you are interested in publishing
	my piece when completed, let me know..

	[(NOTE: This came from a .mil)
	Man, I'm glad to see that people in the armed forces still have minds
	of their own. Not many people would express such a thing openly.

	Yes, the destructive/profit-motivated trends of many of the hackers of
	today are pretty sad. But you have to realize, as the technology
	becomes more and more like consumer electronics, rather than the
	traditional mold of computer as scientific research tool, an entirely
	different market segment will be exposed to it and use the technology
	for less than scrupulous means.

	Even the act of hacking itself. Today, I can basically gain access
	to any model of system known to man by asking. I realize that
	there are many who cannot accomplish such a thing, but with the
	proliferation of public access sites, almost everyone can afford
	access to the net to explore and learn. The point comes down to this:
	if you have an account on a Sun, why do you need an account on a Sun
	at Boeing, unless you either 1) want to sell the cad files of the 777 to
	Airbus or McDonnell-Douglas 2) want to get financial information to
	make a killing on Wall Street, or 3) just want to have an ego boost
	and say "I OWN BOEING!"

	Personally, I can understand the ego boost aspect, but I've decided that
	I'd much rather get paid by a company like Boeing to hack for them
	than against them. I don't want to sell anyone's info, so hacking
	into any company is basically useless to me, unless they are paying me
	to look for potential weaknesses.

	Granted, it's not an easy market to get into, but it's a goal to
	shoot for.

	And for those who find it impossible to quit due to fear of losing
	their edge, check out my editorial in this issue for a possible
	solution.]

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	I am looking for a Macintosh app that does the same thing as an app
	called "Demon Dial" that has been lost in the annals of software
	history due to the fact that some people (sysops) question whether it
	is illegal software (it dials up a series of phone #'s looking for data
	connections). Do you know where I could find an application for the Mac
	that does this simple function?

	[We had a guy ask in an earlier issue for Macintosh hacking/phreaking
	apps. Noone responded. Hell, I know SOMEONE has to use a Mac
	out there. Are you Mac-weenies all embarrassed to speak up?

	Hell, uuencode and email me your aps, and I'll put them up for
	ftp! Help out your poor fellow Macintosh users. I certainly
	would if I could, but the thought of touching a Mac gives me the
	chills.]

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	Have you ever heard of being denied access to your own cell phone?
	I am currently in the process of buying a cell phone and was informed
	that I COULD NOT have the programming guide of the security code
	they enter to program my phone. In my opinion the key word is "MY."
	If I get a digital security system for my house you better damn well
	figure I will have the security codes for that. The phone was a Motorola
	flip phone. I called Motorola and explained how displeased I was with
	this company and they said they could not interfere with a reps. policy.
	When I was selling car phone we kept the programming guide unless they
	asked for it. I demanded it and they laughed in my face. Who said
	"the customer is always right" anyway?

	Thanks, any info is greatly appreciated. By the way, you wouldn't
	happen to have the CN/A number for 815 would you? Also, any ANAC
	would be very helpful.

	[Well, I hate to say it, but you got typical service from your
	cellular agent. Let's face it, these sales reps probably knew
	about as much about that programming manual as I do nuclear
	physics: "Its confusing, but if you understand it, you can fuck
	things up."

	I am surprised that Motorola wouldn't sell you the book though.
	Motorola will sell anybody anything. You probably called the wrong
	place. Moto is so huge they've got multiple groups working on somewhat
	similar technologies with absolutely no communication between the groups.
	Sometimes they are in different countries, but sometimes they are in the
	same city! I would suggest you call a local FAE (Field Applications
	Engineer)
	and get them to get the book for you. Make up some story about
	working on some computer controlled application with the phone, and that
	you need any and all documentation on the phone. They'll do it. Money
	is money.

	As far as the 815 CNA, hell, just call the business office. I haven't
	called a CNA in years, only the business office. They are nice people.
	And no PINs.

	815 ANAC: ok guys, someone must have one...email it!

	"The customer is always right" wasn't in Bartlett's or Columbia's
	books of famous quotations. I guess that phrase has been written out of out
	history. So, from now on you aren't always right, I guess.]

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	Mike was the Writer/Director/Cinematographer for the Interplay CD-ROM game
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	Todd LeValley - Producer/Graphic Designer
	Todd is the Producer/Director of CyberCulture: Visions From The New Edge, a
	documentary that introduces the electronic underground. This project has
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	compositing, and producing the graphic packages for several 20th Century Fox
	Television pilots and The Sci-Fi Trader for the USA Network/Sci-Fi Channel.
	Todd is a graduate of the Cinema/Television program at Loyola Marymount
	University.

	Jeff Runyan - Cinematographer/Editor
	Jeff received an MFA from the University of Southern California's Graduate
	School of Cinema/Television with an emphasis in cinematography and editing.
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	Douglas is the author of the best selling Harper Collins San Francisco novel,
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	For more information, please contact:
	Todd LeValley, Producer
	Belief Productions
	(310) 545-8138
	belief@eworld.com

	[Dear New Edge:

	You have got to be kidding me. "Readers of Wired and Mondo 2000 will
	naturally latch on to this electronic presentation of their favorite
	topics?"

	Aren't we awful fucking high on ourselves? Christ. Mondo & Wired
	readers and writers (and stars) are themselves so fucking far removed
	from the real meat of the underground, that they wouldn't
	even be able to relate to it. Obviously this "documentary"
	is going to be aimed at the wannabes who sit at home furiously
	masturbating to "Cyborgasm" while installing FRACTINT, being very
	careful not to soil their copy of "The Hacker Crackdown." Oh joy.

	These guys are so fucking out of it, they sent me two letters.
	One addressed to Phrack, the other to Phrack / Emmanuel Goldstein.
	Maybe they think we're 2600.

	CYBER-COUNT: 12 occurrences.

	That's kind of low. I'm surprised your public relations people didn't
	have you add in a few more cyber-this's or cyber-that's into the
	blurb. Gotta keep that cyber-count high if you want to get those
	digi-bucks out of those cyberians! CYBER!!!

	Read my review of Cyberia guys...find a new pop-fad to
	milk for cash.]

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	In less than 3 weeks, I will be leaving for Basic Training. Once out of
	there, I will be working on Satellite Data Transmissions for the US
	Army. I am highly excited, just waiting to see what type of computers
	I will be working on. Anyways, I will be enrolled in a 32-week
	accelerated technical class teaching me all about satellites, and
	the computers that I will be using. Here's the kick. I'll be writing
	a series of Tech Journals detailing the workings/operations of/weaknesses,
	and the use of the systems. I was wondering if you would be interested
	in carrying these. I've read Phrack for a long time, but it is an off
	the wall subject. I'll also be playing with the military phone system,
	in hopes of finding out what the ABCD tones do. (I heard from a file
	that Military phones utilize them but I'm still a civilian, and am
	clueless).

	Thanks for keeping me informed
	Kalisti!

	[Sorry to hear about your impending Basic Training. I'm not big on
	the military, as they would make me chop off all my hair.

	About the Satellite systems: YES If you do indeed find time to write
	up any files on how they work, systems involved, weaknesses, etc.
	I'D LOVE TO PRINT THAT! Just make sure you don't blow your clearance.

	Satellites are very cool. I'm about to buy a Ku Band disk to do some
	packet radio type stuff. A bit low-tech compared to the Army, but hell,
	I'm on a budget.

	ABCD...they are used for prioritizing calls on AUTOVON. FTS doesn't
	use them (I think), and they can only be used on certain lines.

	They are:

	A = priority
	B = priority override
	C = flash
	D = flash override

	For instance, if you want to make it known that this is an important
	call, you hit the "a" button before dialing. It establishes a
	priority-class call, which may cause a light to come on or something
	as equally attention grabbing at the called party's end. Priority
	calls cannot be interrupted, except by a Priority Override" etc,
	with Flash Override being the highest class.

	If you do these from an improper line, you will get an error message.
	The one I used to get when BS'ing AUTOVON op's long ago
	was "The President's use of this line is not authorized." Funny.

	Let me know if any of this is still valid.]



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	Dear Phrack,
	The following is a copy of a Toneloc found file my friend got. As happens
	to my friend a lot the numbers aren't valid. But, you'll see he found at least
	one System 75. It appears that the 75 had a tracer installed on it already.
	My friend did not get a call back on it, and nothing has been done as far
	as we know. But, I still wonder -- Is scanning no longer safe?


	Castor [612]

	56X-XXXX 22:57:34 03-Apr-94 C CONNECT 1200

	Login: b
	Password:
	INCORRECT LOGIN

	Login: c
	Password:
	INCORRECT LOGIN

	56X-XXXX 23:04:12 03-Apr-94 C CONNECT 1200

	c
	Unknown command error
	Ready
	d
	Unknown command error
	Ready
	e
	Unknown command error
	Ready
	b
	Unknown command error
	Ready

	56X-XXXX 23:49:19 03-Apr-94 C CONNECT 1200

	KEYBOARD LOCKED, WAIT FOR LOGIN
	[1;24r [1;1H [0J

	Login: b
	Password:
	INCORRECT LOGIN

	56X-XXXX 01:23:28 04-Apr-94 C CONNECT 1200

	Login: b
	Password:
	INCORRECT LOGIN

	Call traced to 612-XXX-XXXX.
	Saving number in security log for further investigation.

	[Jeez. That sure does suck.

	Well, live and learn kiddoes. 1994 is not the time to be hacking
	by direct dialing local numbers. It's just not all that smart.

	Caller-ID has been tariffed in a lot of RBOCS. A lot of modem
	manufacturers implemented caller-id features into their equipment.
	Having these features in the equipment means that it won't be long
	before people redesign all their login programs to make use of
	these features. I would.

	I've got an ISDN line. Every time I call out, the SPID (phone number)
	of the B channel I'm using is broadcast. There is nothing I can do
	about that. On a remote connection, almost all decent ISDN terminal
	adaptors have the option to block any SPID they don't know. They won't
	even answer the phone, because they receive and interpret the phone
	number before any session is established.

	Yeah, well, that's ISDN, but it will not take a genius to do a few
	quick hacks on some linux box and we will suddenly be inundated with all
	kinds of "security packages" that use modems with Caller-ID.

	Yeah, I know, *67 (or whatever it is) to block the data, or
	route the call through another carrier so the data won't get passed
	(10288-NXX-XXXX). The data is still in the system, just not being
	transmitted from the switch out to the party being called.

	It amazes me how many really smart people I know have been busted
	solely because they were hacking local systems and calling them
	directly.

	Scanning has always been a very tricky subject. Since you are paying
	for a phone line, and if you have flat-rate service, you are
	thereby entitled to call as many numbers as you want. The big issue
	a while back was dialing sequentially (which set some telcos on a rampage
	because call usage patterns looked like telemarketing machines).
	The other problem is harassment. One call to an individual is a wrong
	number. Two is bordering on harassment. So, doing a complete scan
	and calling the carriers back through some other method would be
	a fairly good idea. And always have your calls forwarded to a
	non-working number so the 5,000 assholes who call-return you
	during the scan won't interfere.

	If you are lucky enough to live in the boonies, you are probably
	still somewhat safe, but everyone else...be careful.]

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	Phrack-

	I was wondering if anyone has ever done an article on breaking
	Novell Network through a workstation. I've heard it can be done through
	the SysAdmin computer, but is there a way to find the userlist and
	passwords? Also how would I go about cleaning up after myself so as to
	not leave a trace on the logs. I would appreciate a way other than screen
	capture, but if anyone knows of a good boot record booting program to
	do a capture of every key typed that would be great, and maybe it
	could be uuencoded in the next Phrack!

	Thanks again for making the best, ass kickin', a step above the
	rest, brain moving, earth shaking, body shivering, fist shaking, totally
	bitchin', muy excelente, awesome H/P magazine in the whole world! :)

	Sincerely,

	The Warden

	[Thanks for the compliments...

	About your question though, I'm not quite sure what you mean.
	In a NetWare environment there really isn't any userlist and passwords
	that you can get at. You can run the syscon utility and look at all the
	usernames, but not much more. The passwords are stored in what's known
	as the "bindery." These are 3 files in the sys/system directory
	called NET$OBJ.SYS, NET$VAL.SYS, and NET$PROP.SYS. If you can
	pull a password out of those files, I will shit in my hat and eat it.

	Beyond that, yes, a key-capture program is definitely the ideal
	solution for monitoring activity on a PC workstation. There is
	one in this issue.]


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	Hi,
	I've Been reading your magazine for a long time now, my eyes light up when
	I see an advert for a UK BBS with related hacking/phreaking articles or files
	on it, but when I try to ring them they are usually gone.
	I've been searching for ages for BBS's in the UK with these kind of articles
	on them but I've had no luck, Even postings on the USENET had little results.
	I have had a few boards which are shady but they ask unusual questions about
	abiding to rules/laws about hacking then they prompt with fake login and
	registration schemes.

	If you have some, could you possibly send or publish a list of shady UK BBS's
	Id be extremely grateful

	Cheers,

	Steven

	[Steven:

	Hell, I don't even know the numbers to any "shady" bulletin boards here
	in America. The only UK hacker bbs I knew of in recent years was
	Unauthorised Access, but I'm sure that's the advert you are referring to.

	Maybe someone else in the UK knows something decent to call over there.
	Any takers? ]

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	[THE GRADY FILES]

	Many of you may remember the NSA Security Manual we published last
	issue. That single file generated more press and hype than I'd
	seen in a long time. It was mentioned in several newspapers, it
	appeared on television. It was ridiculous. The document is
	available to anyone who can fill out a FIOA request.

	Regardless, people went zany. At first I couldn't figure out
	why everyone was so worked up, and then I caught wind of Grady
	Ward. Grady had posted the document to the net (with all mention
	of Phrack deleted from it) in several USENET forums alt.politics.org.nsa,
	talk.politics.crypto and comp.org.eff.talk. Several readers of
	Phrack were quick to jump up and point out that Grady had obtained
	it from the magazine (thanks guys!) which he grudgingly admitted.
	Grady got to be in the spotlight for a while as the Phrack/NSA Handbook
	thread continued to grow.

	In the meantime, Grady was either calling, or giving him the
	benefit of the doubt, getting called by an awful lot of press.
	And even more compelling is the way he'd began pronouncing my
	impending federal raid on so many newsgroups.

	And of course, I don't have time to read any of that USENET crap
	so I'm oblivious to all of this. Then I got a message from Grady.

	[GRADY WRITES]

	You might want to get ready for the FBI
	serving a warrant on you for information
	about the NSA security employee manual
	published in Phrack 45;
	the NSA security people called me about 10 minutes
	ago to talk about how it got on the net.

	I being very cooperative, gave him
	your address in Austin.

	Grady
	707-826-7715

	[I REPLY]

	Get a grip.

	Nothing that was contained in that file could not
	be obtained through other sources.


	[GRADY REPLIES]

	Just because you did nothing illegal, doesn't mean that
	you won't be annoyed by the FBI. Generally they will
	be very polite however.

	Gripping. Now what?

	[I REPLY]

	Ok,

	If someone actually did contact you, what was his name and number.
	I will forward that to my lawyer.

	[GRADY REPLIES]

	I have received your mail regarding "Re: NSA"
	It will be read immediately when I return.

	If you are seeking more information on the
	Moby lexical databases, please run

	finger grady@netcom.com

	for general information or help downloading
	live samples and a postscript version of our
	current brochure via anonymous ftp.

	Thanks - Grady Ward

	-------------------

	He never answered my mail.

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	Dear Sir:

	Please refrain from sending such material to this address in the future!
	Since this address has been usubscribed from the Phrack mailing list,
	it means that further mailings are undesirable.

	I would also wish to remind you that maintaining lists of people's email
	without consent is quite immoral and devious. How hypocritical of
	you, who decry all such behavior when it is practiced by corporations
	or governments.

	Thank you.
	robbie@mundoe.maths.mu.oz.au

	[PHRACK EDITOR ABUSES POWER:

	Dear Sir:

	Please excuse the mailing. Have you ever heard of a mistake?
	Have you ever heard of an oversight?

	Is it really that much of an inconvenience for you to hit the "d" key
	to remove one small piece of unwanted mail?

	This being said, I would also like to invite you to go fuck yourself.

	I guess this guy does not like to get unsolicited mail ]

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	You people really piss me off! You're undermining the fun and
	enjoyment of the rest of the internet users just for your juvenile
	games and illegal activities. Do you realize how much better off we'd
	be if you all just went away and left the Net to honest people like me?
	There is no place in today's society for a bunch of maladjusted
	paranoid psychotics like yourselves. Please do all of us users a favor
	and go jump in a river.

	Kevin Barnes
	kebar@netcom.com

	[ABUSE OF POWER CONTINUES...WILL ERIKB EVER STOP?

	Hey Keith:

	Thanks a lot for the letter!

	You know, it does my heart good to hear from such kind and caring
	folks like yourself. It's so fortunate for the Internet that there are
	people like yourself who take it upon themselves to become martyrs for
	their causes and express their ideals in such an intelligent manner.

	It's fascinating to me that you can send such email sight-unseen.
	Do you know who you are writing to? Do you even have the slightest
	idea? What do you hope to accomplish? Do you have any idea?

	This particular "maladjusted paranoid psychotic" to whom you have so
	eloquently addressed is an engineer in the R&D of a Fortune 500 computer
	company, and that along with outside consulting will net me about
	six-figures this tax year. I've consulted for telephone companies,
	governments, aerospace, financial institutions, oil companies (the list
	goes on...) and quite frankly I don't do anything even remotely illegal.
	In fact, one recent and quite prominent quote from me was "I only
	hack for money."

	Now, about the silent majority of "honest people" like yourself that you
	have so self-rightously chosen to represent...

	I've been using the net since the early 80's (arpa-days) initially
	through a rms granted guest account on MIT-OZ. I've continued to
	work with other Internet Providers to cover the asses of the so-called
	"honest people" of which you include yourself.

	Now, in my view, if it were not for people like us, who consistently
	expose and pinpoint weaknesses in the operating systems and networking
	technologies that you use for your "fun and enjoyment" and that I use
	for MY JOB, you would continue to be at serious risk. But, perhaps
	ignorance is truly bliss, and if so, then Keith, you are probably one of
	the happiest people on this fine planet.

	Now, per your request, I may just go jump in a river, as the one near
	my house is quite nice, and it is almost 100 degrees here in Texas.
	I only ask that you do me one small favor:

	print out 500 copies of this letter, roll them up into a paper fist,
	and shove them into any orifice on your person that meets your criteria
	as deserving.

	I guess this guy doesn't like me...or you

	EDITORIAL ABUSE ENDS]
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	==Phrack Magazine==

	Volume Five, Issue Forty-Six, File 2a of 28

	****************************************************************************

	Phrack Editorial


	If you aren't from America, this editorial really isn't meant for you,
	so read on with warning, or go on to the next file.

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	Stupid hackers.

	We've got to do something to clean up our image.

	We truly are "America's Most Valuable Resource," as ex-CIA spook Robert
	Steele has said so many times. But if we don't stop screwing over our own
	countrymen, we will never be looked at as anything more than common
	gutter trash. Hacking computers for the sole purpose of collecting
	systems like space-age baseball cards is stupid, pointless and can only
	lead to a quick trip up the river.

	Obviously, no one is going to stop hacking. I've been lucky in that I've
	found people willing to pay me to hack for them rather than against
	them, but not everyone can score such a coup. What kind of alternative
	can the rest of the community have?

	Let's say that everyone was given an opportunity to hack without any
	worry of prosecution with free access to a safe system to hack from,
	with the only catch being that you could not hack certain systems.
	Military, government, financial, commercial and university systems would
	all still be fair game. Every operating system, every application, every
	network type all open to your curious minds.

	Would this be a good alternative? Could you follow a few simple
	guidelines for the offer of virtually unlimited hacking with no worry of
	governmental interference?

	Where am I going with this?

	Right now we are at war. You may not realize it, but we all feel the
	implications of this war, because it's a war with no allies, and
	enormous stakes. It's a war of economics.

	The very countries that shake our hands over the conference tables of
	NATO and the United Nations are picking our pockets. Whether it be the
	blatant theft of American R&D by Japanese firms, or the clandestine and
	governmentally-sanctioned bugging of Air France first-class seating, or
	the cloak-and-dagger hacking of the SWIFT network by the German BND's
	Project Rahab, America is getting fucked.

	Every country on the planet is coming at us. Let's face it, we are the
	leaders in everything. Period. Every important discovery in this
	century has been by an American or by an American company. Certainly
	other countries have better profited by our discoveries, but
	nonetheless, we are the world's think-tank.

	So, is it fair that we keep getting shafted by these so-called "allies?"
	Is it fair that we sit idly by, like some old hound too lazy to scratch
	at the ticks sucking out our life's blood by the gallon? Hell no.

	Let's say that an enterprising group of computer hackers decided to
	strike back. Using equipment bought legally, using network connections
	obtained and paid for legally, and making sure that all usage was
	tracked and paid for, this same group began a systematic attack of
	foreign computers. Then, upon having gained access, gave any and all
	information obtained to American corporations and the Federal
	government.

	What laws would be broken? Federal Computer Crime Statutes specifically
	target so-called "Federal Interest Computers." (ie: banks,
	telecommunications, military, etc.) Since these attacks would involve
	foreign systems, those statutes would not apply. If all calls and
	network connections were promptly paid for, no toll-fraud or other
	communications related laws would apply.

	International law is so muddled that the chances of getting extradited
	by a country like France for breaking into systems in Paris from Albuquerque
	is slim at best. Even more slim when factoring in that the information
	gained was given to the CIA and American corporations.

	Every hacking case involving international breakins has been tried and
	convicted based on other crimes. Although the media may spray headlines
	like "Dutch Hackers Invade Internet" or "German Hackers Raid NASA,"
	those hackers were tried for breaking into systems within THEIR OWN
	COUNTRIES...not somewhere else. 8lgm in England got press for hacking
	world-wide, but got nailed hacking locally. Australia's Realm Hackers:
	Phoenix, Electron & Nom hacked almost exclusively other countries, but
	use of AT&T calling cards rather than Australian Telecom got them a charge
	of defrauding the Australian government. Dutch hacker RGB got huge press
	hacking a US military site and creating a "dquayle" account, but got
	nailed while hacking a local university. The list goes on and on.

	I asked several people about the workability of my proposal. Most
	seemed to concur that it was highly unlikely that anyone would have to
	fear any action by American law enforcement, or of extradition to
	foreign soil to face charges there. The most likely form of retribution
	would be eradication by agents of that government. (Can you say,
	"Hagbard?")

	Well, I'm willing to take that chance, but only after I get further
	information from as many different sources as I can. I'm not looking
	for anyone to condone these actions, nor to finance them. I'm only
	interested in any possible legal action that may interfere with my
	freedom.

	I'm drafting a letter that will be sent to as many different people as
	possible to gather a fully-formed opinion on the possible legal
	ramifications of such an undertaking. The letter will be sent to the FBI,
	SS, CIA, NSA, NRO, Joint Chiefs, National Security Council, Congress,
	Armed Forces, members of local and state police forces, lawyers, professors,
	security professionals, and anyone else I can think of. Their answers
	will help fully form my decision, and perhaps if I pass along their
	answers, will help influence other American hackers.

	We must take the offensive, and attack the electronic borders of other
	countries as vigorously as they attack us, if not more so. This is
	indeed a war, and America must not lose.

	->Erik Bloodaxe...Hacker...American.

	---------------------------

	Ok, so maybe that was a bit much. But any excuse to hack without fear
	should be reason enough to exert a bit of Nationalism.

	I'd much rather be taken out by the French in some covert operation and
	go out a martyr, than catch AIDS after being raped by the Texas
	Syndicate in the metal shop of some Federal Prison. Wouldn't you?