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IN THIS ISSUE:
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* Batavia Student Suspected in $24,468 Scam
* REVIEW : Crusader's Tele-Net Scanner
* Theft Finess -- Getting long lasting codes
* The "new" Security System #7
* AT+T Introduces a new NetWork
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Batavia Student Suspected in $fcDI
Democrat and Chronicle
Dec 22nd
Rochester, NY
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BATAVIA - A 17-year-old high school student is facing charges for his part
in a home computer scam that left Wisconsin County with a $24,468 phone
bill.
The youth is suspected of gaining illegal acess to telephone lines by
breaking computer codes, investigators said.
He then would share the codes with other home computer operators -
sometimes called Hackers - so they could communicate via their computers
and charge the call to a third party, Genesee County Assistant District
Attorney Robert Noonan said yesterday.
Possibly up to 100 people used it, Noonan said.
Investigators are discussing whether to take the case before a grand
jury or offer the youth a deal involving crimunal charges and restitution,
Noonan said.
The youth was not identified because he is not charged now.
In September another Genesee County man was believed to be the first
person in the state to be convicted under a recent computer-tampering law.
Robert F. Versaggi, 31, was convicted of two counts of second-degree
computer tampering involving telephones at Kodak in Rochester.
The boy is suspected of making $1,126 in calls himself that were
billed to Winnebago County, Wis. Hackers made an additional $23,342 in
calls.
Noonan was contacted by Secret Service agents when their investigation
into the Winnebago County phone bills led them to the Batavia youth.
Authorities seized records and equipment used in the scheme from the youth's
home.
I juu2%9KMC&Us9%s6%+[+l\9 new TeleNet scanning program, and I
have to say, I'll give it a thumbs up! The program is used to find valid
TeleNet identifiers, very much similar to wardialing for modems. The
program dials up your local TeleNet and starting at the area code, and id
you define, sequentialy scans to find working systems. The program has a
configuration menu that will allow you to change the baud rate, speaker
on/off, (by changing the dialing string), the local TeleNet access number,
starting Area Code and id, and whether or not you want it to scan auto-
matically, or manually. You may also change the filename, or device that
you wish to have the valid identifiers saved to...
In Auto-Scan the program does everything itself, from dialing telenet
to entering the terminal type and identifiers. When in manual scan, it
acts like a terminal, and when you recieve the @ symbol, (prompt to enter
id) you hit the proper consol key, and the program sends the next id in
the series.
The program can be set to work at any baud rate, but 1200 works best.
When setting the baud rate, you must make sure ahead of time, that the
TeleNet dialup you are using will accept that speed, or the program will
lock up if it attempts to connect at 2400 baud, when TeleNet will only
accept 1200.
The dialing string parameter allows you to set certain registers on
your modem if you like before dialing. The default setting is ATM0DT, which
will first turn the speaker off, and then dial in touch tone. You can how-
ever change that to ATM1DT it you would like the speaker to be on while
it is scanning.
To run TeleNet scanner, you must have an RS232 handler installed, and
a hayes compatible modem connected. Using a Hayes(r) SmartModem is the
best choice. The program may work with other hayes compatible modems, but
we can't insure that it will work with other modems besides the Hayes.
The program is protected against editing, so you can not modify it to
suit your own needs, but it should fill most of the requirements you would
need for scanning TeleNet. The program has a few minor bugs, which can
usually be avoided. First of all, if the program dials up TeleNet, and
TeleNet does not answer, or doesn not answer at the right baud rate, the
program will lock up, and the only way to get out of it is by pressing
System Reset, which will reboot the system, and previously found identifiers
will be lost. Also if you experience line noise, the program will fail
to execute properly, and many times the end result will also be lock up.
At any time in the middle of a scan, you may hit the HELP key on your
Atari XL, or XE and the program will abort and return to the configuration
menu, while saving the results. There is no exit, or return to dos
function, so when you are done using the program, return to the config.
menu and press system reset, or turn the computer off to exit the program.
Crusader is well known in many circles of the tele-com and hacking
world. He has written many programs for hacking codes, and or war dialing
modems for the Atari Computer and hayes compatible modems. Mosl`7f the
programs he writes, he writes with a Hayes SmartModem, so they may not
always work with other types of modems. You should keep this in mind if you
are considering downloading a program he has written. Other programs that
he has released include, CardHacker, the ProHack series, and several others.
I talked to him recently, and he told me about a new program he will be
releasing soon, called The Prowler. The Prowler is an advanced modem
scanner with built in full featured terminal. It operates at 3, 12, and
2400 baud. The terminal feature includes baud, and translation settings,
as well as a good sized buffer (over 5k) for capturing text. The Prowler
will also can for dialtones, to find local pbx's, or new~r 950 dialups. It
is all menu driven, and should be easy to use. The Prowler will ONLY run
on Hayes SmartModem's, and compatibles.
Also be watching for the ProwlPak, a disk that will be soon released
containing a autoboot menu program, from where you can select and run The
Prowler, TeleNet Scanner, or The Theif. Crusader wouldn't tell us much
about The Theif, but he claims it will be the greatest code hacker ever
written, with the most features, and the easiest to use. Also be looking
for ARTS, The [A]tari [R]emote [T]rading [S]ystem. It is a small bulletin
board system designed after the Apple AE concept. Most of his programs can
be found on a good bbs near you, so ask around!
-] Written by Norman Bates
(If you have a program, or know of one that you think the rest of the
phreaking/hacking world should know about, then drop us a line. It doesn't
matter what kind of computer it is written for, we will be willing to give
it a look...)
Many of you are hacking your brains out with algoritims, math formulas, etc,
to latch onto the ultimate communications bonanza. I offer an alternate
method. It's much less exciting, less computer intense, but safer, surer
and longer lasting!
My method goes like this:
First choose a victim long distance company, then apply for a travel card,
or calling code. When asked, give them a phony business name and
telephone number. An always busy number, or always ringing number is good.
Alas, you will have to give them a legitmate address to get your account
number. An abondoned house, or house for sale is good. If they ask you for
a business reference, just make one up, or use a real company that you know.
They will NOT check up on it! Now just kick back until the card comes!
My experience and faith in the incompetence and stupidity of the corperate
America yields the conclusion that they don't even look at your account
until the bill begins to top $1000! Sometimes you will simply get lost in
the maze of computers, billing, accounting etc and be left alone for a year
or more!
One example is when my old telephone number was disconnected. Then it was
RE-connected to someone else, by a caprice of Ma Bell stupidity.(when she
WAS Ma Bell) My OLD phone # was activated in MY HOUSE!! I had unlimited
calling for over a year on that number. I never had any problems with the
real owners of the number. I NEVER heard a peep about paying for their
mistake.
I just finished an 11 month long escapade with SPRINT. (or U~rS Sprint, or
who-ever they are now) I never heard a word till the bill passed 1000
dollars!
The whole gist of the thing is, that there are so many bills and records to
keep track of, that the telephone companies are drowning in their own
paperwork! I applied through EASTERN TEL, got a temporary card in 1 week.
Then it was cancelled because the witch at the customer service office
cal}iled the phony number I left to find out how I liked the service! I even
called THEM because I had never been caught so fast. I just told them I was
a dumb employee working for the company name that I had made the application
in, and didn't know anything! Although they took my name, which I made up
for the occasion, I received my PERMANANT travel card in the mail in a week
from EASTERN TEL!!!
In conclusion, this is war: People die, lives are ruined, property is
destroyed. Along wi}ith much of what America is supposed to be -- on paper.
The devistiture is one more salvo against us -- those bottemless pits our
parents told us never existed. It is up to US to stand up and hit 'em where
it hurts -- the ONLY place to hit 'em: In the pocketbook!!!
'snuff said.
-] Written by Malphigi
(Any comments, personaly experiences or suggestions, please drop us a line
on one of the bbs's listed at the end of this file.)
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New Network
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(TEXAS)-11/11/87
AT+T has announced a new network. The only people I know of so far that will
be on it are Tandy's Radio Shacks. I'm sure others will follow, but that's
all the info I have so far, as I just got this tidbit about 2 hours ago.
Now, I dont have time in life to type in all 340 nodes, but I will give
you a handful. I know for a fact it's 300/1200 baud, and I imagine, it'll
host 2400. This is to be released November 30, but I'm sure some of the
numbers are up by now.
Happy hacking.
205-942-4121 201-536-4471 501-225-0978 602-966-6601 602-747-5264
805-322-5661 818-346-0037 818-448-2679 213-410-0867 213-603-0110
213-739-6900 408-372-0733 714-752-6094 415-834-1850 805-486-4831
818-793-1427 714-983-5489 305-898-9402 904-386-7169 813-287-0043
305-655-1248 404-395-0662 808-836-1733 515-288-8608 312-454-4474
319-391-1370 505-265-1561 405-942-3718 918-492-9208 503-297-7741
401-738-8753 803-796-7026 615-265-1280 206-453-0015 414-738-9557
608-251-1493 414-778-6100 414-632-3133 304-342-3246 217-753-2025
219-423-9481 617-890-6924 617-755-9397 301-539-6100 301-722-7696
207-871-0278 616-965-3377 616-241-6797 517-482-8083 517-832-3014
313-827-7340 612-858-2210 612-252-2410 816-474-0421 314-862-6638
601-355-2092 704-372-6621
Gimme 1 or 2 hundred hours to phool around with these and other numbers,
and I'll get back to you with some more indepth info. Well, that should get
you started. Post results, and we'll all benefit.
Laterness3])AABJ%5si
-] Written by Prime Anarchist
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