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The Hacker Syndrome - How they did it
September 5, 1986
Be on the look out for the following 2 computer hackers
that have recently started a raid of computer bulletin boards
in the Southern Calif. area.
Their names are: Steve Shaw and Pat Rajabi. They also
go by the following aliases: Jim Brooks, Brian Ohart, John
Aron, Jarrod Anderson, Sysop zz, Yocon Liber, John Smith,
Nick Rivers, Marc Williams and Max Sterling.
They have broken into a large PCBoard in this area and
have downloaded their membership list and crashed the board.
They have edited this list down to all sysops that have
logged onto this PCBoard and have been calling these boards,
logging on as they sysop and using the sysop's password. If
you are a sysop and if you use different passwords you have
nothing to fear. But, if you use the same password for
calling other boards and use it on your own board, you are in
for some real trouble, especially if your system is a PCBoard
or a Fido BBS.
I have called some sysops about this but gave up when I
learned that they had all ready been hit or knew about the
breech. If you operate a BBS-PC system you are relatively
safe. They will download your membership directory in search
of more sysops and that is about all. For other boards, they
can be very destructive.
When they log on to your board using your name and
password they will quickly assign themselves top level
security access and log off in hope of not being noticed.
Then they will log back on using their own name, enter
your membership records and create the above fictious names
and give them all sysop status. If they run out of things to
do they will try and exit to DOS and attempt a format of your
discs.
I have 100 pages of docs on hand showing what they do
and how they do it (all my boards activities are logged to
disk) and also they were dumb enough to upload their hit list
from a PCBoard they raided that contains names of many sysops
not only in Calif., but also in other states.
One sysop I talked to knows these criminal's real
addresses and phone numbers and is contacting the
authorities. This sysop talked to Steve Shaw and told me
that Steve Shaw informed him that they were out to destroy
"every PCBoard in America." This threat should not be taken
lightly. This guy means exactly what he says. He has all
ready proven it in this area.
If you notice these people's names on your BBS I would
suggest deleting your entire membership log and starting over
requiring your members to enter with new passwords that they
have not used before.
If you haven't been hit, I would strongly suggest
changing your password to your board daily or weekly. These
hackers are not exceptionally bright and are easy to catch if
you are aware of how they operate.
If you have any further questions, or if you would like
to know if you are on their hit list please contact BBS-Buena
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The Hacker Syndrome - How they did it
September 5, 1986
Park at (714) 821-5014. Don't ask for a copy of their hit
list because I will not put it out on the boards for security
reasons to others. But, if you know of a Pirate BBS, I'm
sure that this list is on their. It is an extensive list and
I'm sure that it has come from one of the very popular
PCBoards in this area. I don't know which one, if that is
what you are asking yourself.
I am sure that these hackers will have their fun and
quit but until then: play it safe!
Ken Hedgecock
SysOp: BBS-Buena Park
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