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MARCH, 1986
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AUTO VON" is an acronym tor ’'AUTO malic VQicc
N el work ", and ia a xrngd)$ v I r ri wil h iei I H X I' I X.: I c r,
Communiciitions System). li is presently mwflly bused on
dcrtTU-medhiLmol K-wrECbes. und is it ivorld -wide network fur
“umecure" voice commun ic^il ion for the 1X)L> iind several
rv kited eijsennes. 1 he re is a juood den I of basic re design go-inj:
on rig. hi now. bat 1 hings donU [tot chaEijsed 1 hat fiisl at the I X)l >.
It works in tandem with AUTODIN (AUTOmalic Digital
Ncl work) a nd A 1 JTQSF.VOCQM (A l . TO mar ic Xl-curc VO ice
CO VI nmri ica! ions), and is tied closely LO DSCS opeTiition
fDdensc Scilcilire Communications System) Jtisl under 24Xt
DC!% switching olT.ccs around live free worid conned about
fifi ,Ofl() gov ci nine n i ei r c u iis a i '■ l I 7.1 .00(1 4 DO I) '.eased )
commercial currier co cuiis, Ahnosi all lines ut the USA a i e
L<:0 ,.-.:J from AT&T, WU1. Iiivd GTF
I.JTOV ON provides d irgCI 1 1 1 1 ei\:0:m CC I C;s pa h i I Ll y 1 £>
N A I'O a Hies and others as well . fv yslem se rvite coivt'rq I is
entirely h iemich ica 1. Switches resound to 4l h column DI M l
f I ti. VI H i m ixod wii h now rncqucncks— s ilver box tones- rhe
“missing" row of buttons on your EUucIi (one phone) to provide
a means ol prionti/.ine the switching rtspemse. where key A is
highest o nd key D lowest priority.
Much work is being done on updating the digital services of
IX’S (o IL DDN"fI>cfensc Data Network) hut that dtwsnV affect
Al IT O VOX, ii is m ' 1 1 n 1 1 a nalng. Al I these systems arc hasiea I ly
run by the DC A f Defense Commun ica i tons Ayci'cyl ar the
Ll i tu v .
Pentagi'm Ore impfiriimi office of ihr 1?('A is. LHE'E.'t}
iDitlcnse C'tnrmiercial Communications Office) til ScoH Air
Force Base in Illinois. "Ifiis ofiicc of live IX’A manages
acquis: i ion a nd use of all commercial Icaseil lines world wide
DCA . ii>: 1 DFCCO also luiodk lets, uf other ini', (Tiini: :: I
telecom sniff. like TACXT f . t ke FTtS f Fmcrgcnei Rroudeuvi
System). FA A nanonal yit vs stem, ami rcpriTtudlv paid some
S I hrJficjn for thei r fit phone h i ll a :l (opyeEhef ( I v wiifaw m fes
of leaved '.ines and wivicel I hat's at very heavy d scon in nig.
100 1
HlhW CtV f'dTtuipjth
Yim L-.ii- eas ily a her your touch (00c plionr to make it have
the s'Mra column thiiUilihres the 16.1.1 ID Lora' Standard Kell
phones have iwo lone generating coiK eneli of which e.m
generate four tones. This gives you sixteen povsihil it ics of which
you only use twelve. This leaves you with access in die fom
unexplored tones.
A standard way to modify die touch mrie phone istoinstii, I a
switch to tclf il whether 10 Use the stiver boa tones or not When
the switch is in one position. you will get normal tones., in the
other you 13 get I Gil Hi tones.
Roll calls these buttons A.. Ft. ("fund ft, while t he a nnv named
them, fin n: htghesl to 'lowest, Flash Override; Mash,
lbl media he, and Ihiorily. All other Calls me called Routine il no
precedence hill Lon is pushed.'! heseare Used as varying degrees
( i ■ v ,'.rj ! it IJ it' L i 01 ? ■' r.lJft- 1‘ J- _ i ,i
An American Express Phone Story
b> C'liiski Halims
I his ihiri i< a memory iif hacking n form it.ihlr American
in it i iuj I.i'dti American lisgress. No, not AX's infernal
lelecommunicnivons ivelwork htlt rive mrpnr;itinnV. rnll-fre cnnrge
card uiilhcirbalion (sinmuk r I he lullowing can he safely lukl ns msr
'Xyslun'' 'went down a few iCvrs ago.
I I a ll siancd a i lie stiniaif r - i' 16k? I 'and bee a on me loekoui fur
y'o ttot'is rate litters and nlher nifty things a p h ^ i ■ could link tip wilh
V1::sl wen; Isfuiyd by Ncftnflin{! am! searching 4H30 number series using
tic liiiic-hiiiKitcU "hiiirig-tip-if-a-li'jiTiaii-aiiswcii'' ICCISilhi uC. Afar a
long ;i nd fiaii:'essafteniiv:vn*f tuvli looking, r decided m laken n.innn
down in ItiB livul ■Tbiresr unscry ns my (ainmctiX cuntunls find been
depleted sey eml limbs earliei L a n wont on di n ing the re: takc-tbn
■vonlil he fine. Wall, ns M'.rphy would p r ee I iuL. n: y I'red Ticu mater
wsmi'I icndy :it I lie api'criiied lime, 'u I found myself at I ‘if iCuisICi
with a few momeniis to k il). Murphy snuc k aga ini on the negisie r wa so
slicker wilh siwer.il rlllO ir limbers nnil I he words “ American 3 s pw'ss
Chsiye A , ,ilbi!Tij.!liirr"em'n'.!r(!n!sl Iheienn.
I he MStj ri Chiniirc lifiiit a. I iVets gLOple in a ■inncti (>l Ways, home
folk r get ran: toinei lems. but I get * cem I nvU mry owcu Y te a Ihhu i h s
m.irr.bc’-, n nd told h'rr, my rijthi irslcs. fi ngc r w ns wswn down I rmn hi'ii r--
of d in ling. He iineleiskioil. mid ninde sau'e stiscswcries while play iilc
w ith the sytlrm nil hai night
I! I can i ecu I eoneeib . whcfi icfne dialed lPc flufnhfi Isifa'. anve h;i>
vrnsed l'ne putnbcT in ins brain V RAM) i ho rrhiini wv.iltl nr
prirmpled IO crier Ihe isovl ni nib 1 ..itroiint eta. uni! Ihr era! p’.ltrr
wnnli! gttr an uptnisj! ctnir. A *P wnii!;l abort live p i iWeCUir e ul Wiry
lurk' und '.Ii.lI'IiiiijlI. MeicU- niL-Mn.g n.V JLlTiVi'ig Ihe eull would grl a i
AX operaior, This was aeooni p .ohed 6y tlve svsteih otn.i hing a dhO
loi'f and ihi'u.iiMum.ilii.si'lv kivirb Icininii Ihe lour digit e o rrokin Wc
had tiui Iiiii huvastiiLg tfir o|v isti'i L . fo) wliea 1'if. Iitnlg Up: me dial
Innp would ncr. i ii.hi.il vt-.- v!d nrir.iiroi'raiirullyihu'. 1 We w: rr'.hi:s irer
to i:ia ke !uea I ra Ms w i,l!ii n X rw Ypl k i ity ! We Mkii'- 1 a is! e 111 i L - gnirve.
sO ill'teanl e dt ". ekip-Lski tie Ihivl i 'I Iva : ng ti e --y slent'-.itrinond oler
t 1 pun d vvl lone weipi see quick Iv touell-l lied IWSa Tire lifst 9 w ialil
goe as an on 'side line, am: Ihe '>.W was Ihe Ank'niirir XcnvN.' r
Idem iff ctiijon ersle for New York. The hyar w siem-generaicd diglis
osiulil then ronre i'nrt!ii|iji am) bi' igna.'t’d This iriek ssoed t ’ frcnil
ecu In uu luo ius.il i if fiCsJir-OperuLov '■Iispn.ion. and Ific 'dstl kme w'iis
Vti im-rd II her AN I J id lien h i|ig. We u bo lea 1 ' 1 ‘etl Ivow nXury d il le lent
nfv'tic run ners I hev u<m.l l or "Iris sy,s;lgm
You 'll nok I (a n! w r w err Irvp tir rra kr ' iva I cu lls Wp u. ere iihle fir
dii-.l 6-f! ns get a Be :l ivpe :a I oi . w bn n-if- iiiovl I. .n|v. ki isksisl n plac ng
our long tlivmivoe C-jlX. Tor i. L re.ri-Or'i. Ik'Ou'Ver. i.lW-.-r ii| e si.l-.- -.
CouhliA Iv; Ip si ul- 'jtf I rails 4 1 col flic (arise oni'rator ihrnoi'.nvs inline
nigh) while fry Ingu'i Uslen'toilije space futile. Wt-deYclofed n kiosltip
!o Lie fasten It) I he AN TttX w fluid give a slern warning if we "fil'd tir
din I J ongv! i M : i nee ra I' d i reel It 4T'lnss of Sr IS iee Kesl : ichor i. t'lass of
Sc r. icg RcMfiid ioivT hut we sivvn warsT.i i ted i ii wtisuf |ivA i n; for
a f'XI 'A etc. Hui 'nad a I imer gtr ng. jtnil il ysra d mkd mow i ha u . iphr
d'gits i'9* etc. I it a period of ahotil live ieeijikK. you'd gel that
message Sv' w-c dialed the f«i si few digits, paused, tliakid Ihe lfiiVvi lidkT
ami Ihe rail wmi rbroiip.'h feven to Ihe spare shuttle)
C oniieeiiorowt regenCrany ICvsLhiuiOplinuini lin act I la y wa keiSV,
"mi ; ■, ou n ml i on r e a lied pa rrv were :e quiet r-eiuas. von' eavild iu Ik for
lloui' Ailiviliei illiita-i wilivayacee wascio'slulh. I laid dl It'll heard Ihe
:)inrilwrW^S otl'in the background iti'd once l evei* faintly Iveafd my
buddy We dwrutw) at line annlhcT hvr a v, hi\. L nr I oiv ol as hi' *£
! don't Ilia k AX was eve i iratle usvore ol o if esploitsOn l!ic --yskni
siiVCe it v (':i s -r-ii line fo: L rv c r.d nioiigis.u irrw syoenwwv irolidksl wlwii
lheirainhoriju'iion people moved to' Florida. I Ik.d Had an Ames e.rd
all Vhe while hm recenlly gut e it tip when Ifiey ra-sed ihevr aooa.d
"rrenibLrs'lrp "k'S-fXmkldKla't lellue ll was them piling me oil 1 ke
t'nni thAt ptoaipied me to ieil this id5e I hope yvai eao eiurv (vn ih ■■
: riititidfi.. ivrVl it's -VilVi'A pteusurc 5o iakinn ks huvlogy cuthiLsiaslv
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A hacker with a perverse sense ill humoi invaded an A niton a
city computer :md posted a series ■::■ f >■. i :l r f i ■. i tvp? messages on
the Mesa Amphitheater's electronic marquee.
Among the notices,: "Welcome 2 Mess; Armpit of the t'SA"
and "] ■rce Rhone Sex-ifol In wclI by& leiephone number}.”
Hie phone Wir'ibc" wviS answered by ihe '.vile n: A i bona
Rlttic ( r i i i i. ;i,' I’resident.
One Mera employee said i lie a mph irlion i.er was “flooded w id:
c m I Is" IV-om citizens after the unauthorised messages hersm
appear iiiji between' 9 and 10 pm. The marquee is displaced
prominent ly outside the facility,
TTteiaclii^diieclor'cfflhe amphitheater said heshui down ihr
si rrn 'aboill an hour after the bogus. messages began appearing.
£ le s;i id someone using, a Compute r with a iglcplr nne modem
apparently reprogra mined the sign,
A compute i hacker who informed thcfiimelrc ol ihe caper
wild the marquee program has a "vert low yecurihv 1'he
hacker, who would not identify hineself. said he was not
responsible foe ih$ sjibuluge. Be said w hoever had left I lie
message pfol&ajily was “j uM d oi ng a I id le Eks ing "
The amphitheater director continued Lhac a total hi eight
messages were displayed, lie hiding: ‘'Nancy Reagan ITrttps
Acid." ''Support Your l.ccal Clinic. "”Hi. Cindy! Pm i y’ "
"Nuke the l SKR, v, aud “Iwix, D r ig.s.. a m I Roc's V ftbij "
Soviets Denied Computer Access
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1 he Defense l^ppriniCiil plfnix to prevent ihc rise o! super-
computers ai A merit-dn uni virilities by si wdents add Soviet bloc
vehola is iii a o effort to in in im he leu kagp of h igh Lech oology lo
i"i m.'ign posse rs.
Ihe plan. which has drawn (harp criticism from universities
planning to install supei -compute ns, is seen Si :lw Defense
Depart mem as u protective measure. pngvenung nol (Jnlylhe
theft of supercomputer technology hut also the use of the
computers by Soviet bloc nations in solve important technical
p roblems that have id i reel m ! irary a pplica i ions.
University olliciuls find ilu: Defense Depa Ament V attitude
ui I ii i ivils.. They erinientf that Soviet scholu rs do not si udv in l he
I I .S i o Men I technology a raJ that closing off university fac t it ics
to cerlfiiu people dcsinoys ftisedoni of aetulemic inquiry.
One univcTsify official even said that the plan eventually
would turn university taeultics info "policemen of advanced
technology.'' 1
Who Called The Shuttle?
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10.1X10 people called Life space shut Lie C'kilkuger the day Li
e xplcded .'Ihe well 1; now n "900" numhe r can a'ecom modate u p
to 7 ,000 culls at a time. The line was initiated in I9S2. 1 .2 million
calk were placed dm ihgibe course of .NASA missions. AT&T
spolicsotii n R ick Bra ya II da inis that ii i s tin k nown hQw many of
the callers were actually listening in when the space shuttle
exploded 74 seconds afte r liftftfTf;
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New Ways Of Stealing Data
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Ei is possible I'm someone outside a building in read do la
displayed on the virk-n display tube fV])T) l>i'.i u-iminal or
com pLitci . W V. i o Eft- k . a Netherlands Clot vriirnml A|s.nc.
rests i e l w: r . sa id . 1 k' sand th is in a p:i per Ire gavr a i Svcoriaim Ny
hi- h.l in Cannes. I 'ranee.
Accounl - have appeared in the news of t he purpo i ted use sif
this tceliri ii | nc io eompronv.'-e word processor displjiy's Inside
the New Stofta nd Yard eomplea. Stories refer to a imuf carried
run by members of a LilK '-'j'V news team Van f : ch.in I trndon
I'm an Imerview nfter giving tlic paper'- was pi wed in fmnl tsl
SSV Nsi reference wos mode in ihc isls:rt i in s id the hoi Id ing. olid
no Cl-iiim was made l iai dam inside h s S V hod beer,
eompnnm iscd .
Ilsere have brvn repork thill Polish Govemrnc a i iniciljjience
oyt'u i s ha ve u ^-d I his Lechn iqtie ro on I ten sensi i iv c oompulcr
d a La i r. Wesi C icrmn ny. And i hei v ha ve been pc rsistent re pi)i i s
for years Lliai SSA has dune suc'i muni to ring, involving
com me re ,u I h us i i res s s i te ■■ as we II as o lies vv 1 1 li m i lii a i y
inlell pence inieresi ,
Will EicCs pn'pcr os plained that e^clmmugnetic radiation
given ul'I'hv a Vm mbnimr is unique id rhal device and is a
fitXgii- ney ii; Ihc l 1 E i3 m rue. 1 1 m ppe.M i s i hat i pis sig r. 1 1 ftid iates
under opt uvumi eondi lions from 2 1 lo I Jd ol a mile Irom iis
source w) a- nil can be received a nd I rails lated into :l read a h lr
ilispla 1 ,
A V.D'f a i the receiving sue rnusi he attached to n | unable
a n I c n no . a n osc i ! So scope, a nd oi h c i en nun on I y a va i la h le
c lets run ic gear. Van I ek is rcpnrrcd in have cheeked ihe
material required agains-1 a eurreni Radio Ishai k eatiUOg a nd
found ihal ii'- ihci' simplest foisn t ic neuessaev components
would cost about VrD
Renoried ly . I his gea^ ca n a Iso be tLicd i o monitor mes-oges
possi r.g over ec rtu in types ed ea h! i u ila i enn oeei ci irnpm e rs i n
modems and pi imem
Computer Password Kept Secret
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Disli iel of Coliimhio officials who need lo use n esimpmcr
dint tracks nutsler tlnaneial aeeou nts lor the nation Veapijal a iv
ou i of loL-k. Nn one knows the new computer password
Li. si a s tTia n pn I hi- Alvin b r os,r . o d k-yeo r- o Id cu s !•.
managcmeiitiiiuilysL.w tiositysEie ftirgrn whar ii h except rhal Lt
Eins something re dowiLh the Dee'laration of Intlependence.
Mi Fmsi s.iid ih'ii lie intentionally made the liii.1l- ion
comp Ikatud to reiiiemher so iliat Iris Miperiors in ihe fill's
Office of I : ini.n-ci. 1 1 M acingeniem wou Id hoi have access i o i he
sysLem
Me writl He L-hangfd iPecode'aflcrhc found [IilMI someone had
entered i he system and mode a copy ol a Idler he had writ ten to
Mayor Mnnon Barry accusing I'inanec officials of
impiopi ieiies in the awjrdiug of financial seivk.es cifnlrads
C ity offieda \ issued M r. F rose a le i ter t'f repi irna nd a lie i lie
refused to give ihe city's assistant treasurer l he new p.isswmi.1
M r. Frost said lie did nut iotfixl to : ,ng Vis brain Lo come up
wlih the password. buL raided tbiii a thorough reading of Ihe
Declaration -of Independence would probably remind him
MAIL WE GET
Dear Jffflft:
Why -arc there different subscription rales for
"'cQTporafrans’V
Corporation
Dear C Inrpnratlon;
frfetfilvj. wf twv fry ing to make 2 HXI available to anyone who
wants if 1 7 r i> n leans that the si t b s Trip don p r too tn r sxf he low
She 5 12 individual suhscripllari price harciy Covers l tie cost of
printing, malting, j'lVi'ijru, t/m! other coxtx /fan are in voiced in
producing a mc.viifdi pith! leu flow. On? Stdution is in charge
more for show who fit he? ftave a lot of rnone v; wifi make tots of
copies for their employees; place copies it; their library on
public display; i>c stantf so gain ftnarroiaffy front reading 'lb 00
I' rr.'i.i n 1 wita earn :> living heefing op ret urn f j.
Although <b not copyright atir issue s, we wo via prefer
fhat companies refrained from making ropier, ami regularly
distributing tiicn\. We nr? Sold thus many do espeehtliv cert it in
selei til r.i 1 te i (> n ;pa n ies .
The amount w? eurrmth tharge for people who represent
fru.sinev.yey is wither small compared to many other newsiersers
and security publications which can aettailfy be in the hundreds
of dt ilia rs an d n tat m ■ t if the sc are t) tta r t erf;, •or bi-mot ah 1 } \
htnafly, for those who hate not asked, she corporate
subscribers receive the exact same edition of 2600 a$dpaH Other
subscribers.
fiui. it ry different subscription rates is a solution tltar should
not hin t anyone The higher priced subscriptions help us
maintain the same sen te c for those who have less money- who
a o • far gel vi he sa me p eop ie who r.iitetl te a me ft shit t at :p ca r in
2 «Hj, '
Dear 2 tdM\
[ have trill wailing and a modem, sn many of :ny calls are
disconnected by the ILtttc lane tliai ictsent thas tells you someone
is wa icing on 1 lie I ins,
What Ci'i n I Jo'!'
Disserting Opinion
Dear Dissenting :
We would like to sy/'i'ipathiie, bus iir don V get nice sen-ties
like call waiting kite.
there are et few ways around ft.
Yon can disohic the ea/i waiting, tf vou h toe ""elective ccsii-
waidng ". You dud * 7 ft, then get a rone, and from this make your
calf. 77 ?en the ml I w\ff txn be interrupted.
ft 1 on eat; set the amount of time that the modem can be
interrupsed fot it so disconnect , this may help if you hen e n
.ii'Mt.'rr modem, hut the modem at the other end of your phone
may hang ttp anyway.
If 1 nit also i.wi -t- ( 0 ft to r n ard it ;g , . p . 01 > can forward y 01 tr euiis
to another fine, ff you hies: two tines, yen tan send the calf to
.1 'onrt kwj - 1 is r s Urn 1 . i;j vu don't, you can Jbrii ar dnsurca its 1 0 u
it rets! test number, Vse one that gives an eternal busy situ mi.
if you toe iVii'ir constantly annoy ed h r w wet we n ho knows
he is inter; opting, then forward it to a rest number that gives
st ten 1 ■£■■_ a sweep tarty, or ti pa rphone somewhere. Tine wir o>
suive the prnhiem of being annoyed by u yii-t sis, tent insyrrupitr
ts to eaf! forward ro she same number in a different area < ode
1 L ^ 1 ere your tmmfter would not be vakd and it would elicit a
di.Wtinriei ! met. •riling t he CailcT H Hi hear " The number sou
Itare reached \ XA A'.-VA'.-V has been disconnected. " h V also
if festive to tarn the tobies and i all fa tv aof u> another line in
the Itantsser 's house, or peritafi t one of his relatives. He then
Winds up harassing him seif
IJeaT 2i>f)fh
Save 1 a I ynjantago in upsiare New Voi k . I was a hie 10 tl iaJ 600.
hangup and rny phone would ring. When 1 picked up there
would be no one on the I me. ot eonis.e After some
experimenting t loured Iliac E cnuld dial (iOri, ikkie n was
hesween I and 9 and the phone would ring. for 601
1 here was a. very short Ting and foe (>i>y r ,lieee was 0 very lung ring
ant! the Lengths of the ringing would taiy he 1 ween 1 and h.
Wh'a: wenc thctc numbers alt about; 1 Are there similar ways, Lo
gel you i- phone I n ring now” (Aside inom cull ing up tlce opei ator
and asking her Lo call took to lest Jlsc phone, A fun gag at any
friendS house.}
DIAL
Dear DEAL:
ft seems fhat this phenomena tx common You some limes
find it in cross-bar swht'hes. ft was girrifuT^i'c used to test
party-lines.
A : i>ur office, you ditd 2iD, d;en your last four digits uodiumy
up the phone twice, and it wifi ring hack. If you answer n and
riiwnr up t H'fo?i it will ring hack, again. . ad infinitum ft is not
hard 10 fmd y our riaghaek if it is onh three digits. Just took in
von r ph one hook and trv out aff the e xt hang cs tf ta; ore not t ts ed
as s tarn ia rd ; th ouc-n r cm he rs and fr r t.h cm ft \ ’ot 1 do 0 V / Ira ivcnc
ring-baek, you may find sttmc thing chc interesting, like an
exchange that is dedicated to a company or to yout phone
company,
(Viir^OCJ;
Whatever happened £0 the famed SiOC AgenL CJOT' !.)id lie go
down wills Sheiwixx; l ? orest?
VpHw- hoi publish all of BEDC-OOJ’s lllcs?
Variuusi. Eooplc
Dear People:
dice Agent 003 is alive and u fie ha >. not been wished off
>0 ijfii pc 1 1 iren t tary ant ■ whs r n r , > w r has heheer \ 'cured it ; to go ;ng
underground as people often have, He ii- just itviirg his life like
an mrhf cite and is doing other things .
Concerning >he second aucs thm. we do not hate the room to
i;rmt stii of his -Jilts, Sot one. Ahhitugh we have gotten
permission in the fta <t to publish some of his writings, nv have
not Stroked into the possibilil v of publishing them nil.
Dear JitCfl;
[>o you folks rtalize that from lime to time the phone
members that you pub liib have ctnne from my FiT+fv?
Seim Man
Dcur Sean Man;
She se numbers, sometimes conic foint a i lifts, but it is often
hard (a figure out who found rhei'i-i iindjinaifykey cdihr-m m. ft
is often hard us find out which UBS something mar have
o r ig in a 1 ■ ed front ; , bee ause, as 1 v>ti know, go t >d info n 1 ;a t ion has a
wfi r of spreading around.
IVe appreciate aff you haw done far the phreaking industry
f Readers, Sean Manx BBS, Pita te-$ ft ran he found at
m.?J4.?22d.J
Dfiii 2 6W\
I have tried calling fifH^w^U'oAi . and I get someone who
answers “Operator, what number are you call jug?" 1 The audio
then cui.x i.u,n so they -cannot hear me. Whsii is ihisV
A fntibwriber in Ea.
D«ir Srtb;
Ike 1 ric a the nun th et th t < tugit an t gs • taro r . an d si 1 e p la ced the
eat! hut the audio ss\H inu cut off- fr v rn.Tii; -,i bar 1 on haveiterc
ttt a special' fine ro tea . h some telephone company 's opera tors.
Since A TS T ha ■, orrrr^r^ to Out off she audio on mm-
tujten iscd (free', number it. you 'will tomes bars have trouble
; ail, dig with terrain tes-r ajietatorx, 'fids has xtopjxel people
from using the ttnstpiefvisetl baps that wo talked about last full.
These alias 1 ed yuscple to caff (ft 'DH5 loops fisr pee anti nu-cs
(continued on page f-24)
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AUTO VON
(cmitkwd from page i -!7)
Of piiuiLty t!u ring warti iiic a nckvar^me ud i vit kh. EkJO use of
A. 0.0. a nd D is not so clear. ! hp last button f D) has
an interesting property: on some of The directory assistance
lines in the count ry, it will give you a pulsing dial lone. Yens ejm
titCfl CjH vt command \ to wJial appears to tie a i est system for *A
bones
How to Use (Hr Silver lioa
Cal! directory assist, tnet usipp noma I tones out of state
I NFA-555-1 2121. Then switch c|irick.ty lo 1 63? In' . and press
down Dn the 11 icy (which' you V vouverl-ed to 1 he l> TceyJ- [f you
are on an old switchljcw |i.A), you will pet a pulsing dial lone.
You will not receive a pulsing lone until the operator actually
p icl; s .1 p on t'ac line . 1 f you hen r ringing, icep press! r.y,. The tone
must be on itt the same time the operator gives heCbeep". This
mat nly works with iijia I tnfonnistion operators.
V ou ca n then sw ii eh Kick, to normal, and 1 ly d iali ng a if? a ml
7. Alter lica ring Mil- puKing tone and switching to normal tones
you can pr rs (i I r" a no! her person docs 1 he same i h in y, (sa pie
a rca code of con f$e) atid presses 7 then you may get a Inop-li kc
voice link,
These eaUa tones are also said to work when using MCI and
■Sprint and any other long d . si a iicl- services for phre-a it mg. H tlac
sen 1 ice has a si s -d igir, jitsess code then you ca n simply cntoi i tic
first three dibits and then enter an A rone far ihr Last three
d ijiHs ] his acts as a w: Id card Lone mid cl it'r'ii nates i ho need to
k now the last th rec tnaes. 1 n 1 his wa y, one tut n hack out codes al
it Ihousand per code cure red, Wfc‘d like to know if anyone has
it Cl ual ly done th is.
If you have a line nn AUTO VON . you call anoihci
AUTOVON nuitilK: by ifie same prtjoess as on die ptihiic
sw i(cli«j ra i T o cat I a ny DCA oil ice on A ( , TOVON ynu din I
It breaks dawn further in hierarchic fashion, so-
222-x.x.xx is DC.A directorate, 222 -js.s.s.s is also for
d i rectors . 1 comma isdt is of major purls erf DCA. etc...
Tails into AUTOVON from outside use the area ende nf 1 lie
desired; A V TOVON local ion plus pubLic access prclis plus
same extension The cxctiaiuse gives you the appropriate
At I ( At ) N va tc h center . i he a i. lis: local e si erision ( nsua llv Iasi
5 dipits) i s the same as on A (.TOVON. Some (KumpiiCs: the
Of" A [>i rector is called, on Al'TOVON hy 22 2-4'k) 1 8 . t'tiim
outside by 2n2-A0?-UUr}i. Vice Dirrru-.f fc 222ffi6j6
AUTOVON, n:id 2fJ2-fe>2-(KljMiOiv outside.
Hero nrr some outside access numbers' 202-KS2 'flu 2 (l if ‘A
Chief of Staff). 202-692-2(XW (Or 'A tJcne d Counsel i N)' 1 -
f L X"A Chief Y. ,re.i nee , i. 202T92-6957 i fX'A I e lecom
Rcpnlflinry Counsel). 2fl2-692-5?58 fDiredor, I M" A Ulannim:
.■nil fivstem- Integration). 202 692-2^2" ((X A ("nn-.ptToLleri.
202-69 2- 3 ?2K (DCA Commercial Communications I'nhcv
Officel. 202-692-60Q7 (Director. DCA Dcna Nvclems Support
Center), 202-695-2222 (ADP Technical Supper! OlhVi- for
abrniek 202"ft i J'5-J19't}t (Computer Services nil ico m aHdvel.
( rider the Defense CrnritnunteaLtons Sysicnv-, tjrgani/ation
of ices: 2 0 2 - 6 9 2'- 9 0 4 fc f D i r e c t n i i . 202-692-2099
iN( S DCAOC). 202-692 -982 1 (FLms arid Urograms office),
2 0 ) - 69 2 - 0 0 6 7 ( R ; L i e 1 1 i • e C o m r.i u n i c a i £> ri ■- N ■. t c in
ma nagement 1 . 202-692 74^ 5 ( Swildicd Sysienisin L inager>. 202-
692- < Kitl , )fTerrcs!i uil T ransmissionand Systems Control!. 20.'
437 -24 14 1 r X f <: ri or Com mu nieai im-s I ng i nee r i ng Ten te i )
1 Judin Crunmarsd a ad ronnnl Systems ofllces: 202 h v2-f 7il7
■I 1 ii resitor). 2)2-692-5 1 '4 ( Lli recto r A dr ancdil I lev elopmen 1 1 .
202-695-25 5ii j I nformat ion Systems E rig : neering k 2(12-(v-3 1
silk (National frojeets LH rector k 2ft2-K)5-D2|i r Comma id
Ccntci F 1 1 ji i n e e ■ i n u 1 . 20 2 4 '• 7 - 2 7 0 2 (Director.
Communications 1-ngipeeriug). DFCCO olfees: AI«-25647S4
I'Commimdcr i 6IH-256-5407 r Office of Aet|uis.[.nn Polievl.
6 1 8-256-4527 (Com ptrn' Id ).
The ATI QVON directory is one of the higgesr Catling I lie
7X>2 N PA a nd j ilm hack ing a umhei s on A l T OV'ON exchanges
can he hmh fun ard rewarding foi ihe daring! Remember
though n Ti 1 , of Ihese people e;m cause y ou grief if (o'u gel
sei'iftiis a hdut lui rassi ng or f rit n lou ' tiLl Is to the sa life ii iamher.
so- take 1 , 1.1 re !
(■,i;Vrv#( /hank to Tiger Pi j a - SSI. >
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David Rudermun
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Wiitars: Paul bslcv, Mr French, Emmanuel Gnldsrmn
Chre-ier HalnviS, Toe Kid A Company, bard Ptmsflker, IViikn
Safarrlu, Thp Shaiftiw, Silrynt Switchman, and the usaiar
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3-21
This month at 2600
I t was a I jvely month al the 2600 office. W itlt lire news of The
Private Sector’s, return, all kinds of characters wree
rcenre i ping WcYc been get ling. calls from all uwr the
world abo-i.il whaiwnsl POw be one £>fl be must famous IJUS’-; in
history. Ocr-asiana lly . we gel a call that marc?; off innocently
enough, wit h someone ask ing lire a lvi lfi I a nest iim ("T [ n ■-■f you
heard anythi r.e. abend The Pi ivalv See ieiP v ") . a nd i hen it Ur r we
a nswer them, we reali/e there Are abiuii two d rven other people
on Lhe line. representing. all different walks of lile and
nationalities Wo spent a pood pan of the lust monlb going
after Iwn organisations that -seem Lo have betrayed us:
Coprptiivf a rid (bmpuwm. As mcntibned i n a letter to us in
our febmary IVKifr ismsc. Campuiet has been atlvei : i-.i ng chei i
"backer" publication extensively in iriarivdiffeTenl mii.eay.ine?,.
reosi leiKrUly in lhe February issue of f amily Cmtijxititig. In
spite of < 1 1' ti f th is advert islng. has yd i a deliver a
single i^-stie to anyone that has been in contact with ns. We are
closing in cm them and should have same concrete Answers by
April. II youYe been victim Red,’ either as muelKwiderieriis you
can. Lnc I u ding ad vc r t i sc rn cats. ca n ee 1 1 eJ cheeks,
correspondence, anything mid send it tot Postal Inspector. P.O.
Rnv 2000, Pjitsadena; CA 9 1 102-2000 . Attention : Fraud. WcVt
I ike to k now how many pea pie were vict imbed . so please w ri !e
Lo us or Call .... As fa t as. C iim puservv: goes, we shou Id have
listened to many sdjKgicvtio'ns ii mi never even bothered to. get
involved with tl^rp But wlren Someone in lhe at I ice hough: a
new modem . i aside was a neat I itl le package that i rretuded some:
fret Lime On CompuServe! OK. free lime is always nice, so we
figured we'd take a look. We used the rempen atv itl and
password supplied wilh llsc package, logged in. answered all
kinds, ai questions concerning credit references, etc. before
bci net Allowed into! he syMem By the lime we got in. we were so
fed ii p wii h d ela is and second-rate a ppea ranees slia i we a 1 1 1 ook
a solemn vow never lo call hack And wehavieoi. A week Inter,
we received out permanent id and password in an unsealed
envelope- the post office had even stumped "Received
Unwilled" an il. We lauglred, We even tried to tell them. I hey
pul ns on musical hold for over ten minulesand wc heard some
really good times, bul then we got bored and decided not to
hoi her. Then one day L'Yemiinnel t icvldslein got his Visa bill and
guess wliiil'f CompuServe was chaining us a monthly fee! si
seems i ha 1 1 he free hou r of t imp you gel is not wi i h C ompnverv e
hoi wilh something called the £’nm puserve Enecutive system
and il you go Ihrrmgb the manual l hey hand ant. you
will find On one poge in very Sine print that there is indeed a
nmnlhly minimum lor that pailicdar sgrv ire, N o where ebedo
they bother to point ibis out! Need less to sav. we fired off some
ivngn,' correspondcnoc and wt hope Onteffgdin lo see msttcc
servetl . I "he last tee Iresird. 1 hey had agreed i ti cred it out account
for 1 he amou at we were cha r l'.l-s.J Creft l We told l hem to ca nee I
our account . Somewhere in Corn pusWr vela nd. there is a
ea i seel loci A^ei-icoi.int wi I h a cred it We 'll kcr p y on u^tared on
llrCse clown's. In lhe meantime, beware of those "free hour"
packets, particularly when die wa vV.es offering them have a had
reputation,. .Tetrpub IWwus held in New York on March h
and was ul lerided by about two dose n peop le The future of
TAP. lire old phone phrerik newsletter sureied in lire early
seven I ies . vvas dec ided. It has none. Cheshire Cautlyst. iislriil
ed i lor. offie iafly decla red TA P deaLl A ml said i Kji i. any other
tnnjsij/tiiK calling, itself TA P shouldn't he taken seriously. We're
compelled ra agree, h.n while the lime lor TA P may be dnae.
there Are many other miigtmnes that could be starred with a
little initiative. We hope to hear more On Ihis in lhe
future 3ilijd will hold a mceiing in New York City. E lie date
and site will Ire aunouneud in onr April lssuc. Other nKeliu.es
wall !ac hehl in ihe fuiure in cdher places. Call :ls if you’re
intfieMnd : p edgani/injr one.. . .Vv'c’sc been getting calls from
England from phone phreaks there who want loop numbers in
tine U .S . I hey wa nt to meet people, rhe-y ci v S' h ostHl m iraele
of Che month: a cnii pic of an m fk; s were- profiled in a not he r
magay inc. They were dfifKri bed a s I ivi ng in a big. ha tie red house
a long a worded roust line in a pa rtieu lar towai. \o< i(!rer a dtl tv <s
for edWJ was given One day I hex rccr ivetl a letter ask ing a bout
snbsrviptions wilh ilicir uamrs- on Lop are! " A Big. Battened
H ouse Along a Wooded Coa si I inc " p lus their town as 1 he on ly
address. Nrucveri a. rip code! We. were amarexl Ilia: snmrnire
would acLLia’Ivdij this and the posLollicc wou ld acrually rk-liv-rT
i I . Wo made re rlenn tha t this request was filled wi i h fc i r: ; i spi.vd
Am,! last werk. our letter came hack to its: "Rot urn to Sender
Atlernpted. Nol Known.’Tl
2013664431— call it!
I he I Tiv-nte Nectoi RHN is h;wk a nd baek onl ine.
I he bul lei in boa i . I wa s saved Iasi J uly in a fruit less i a id by
various agciiu rnainly 1 he government of V3 idrtlcses County.
Newfcrscy. WEihin days the American Civil 1 iht-rl.ies Un on
agrecul io defend lorn Blich. lhe syv>p A cry vwis hevred
throughout the phreak ing and hacking work I, hocauM! till those
who culled She Bn vale Sector knew Li ncwir eontitirwd any
corup-rim sing information. ARer otitrfifyMUK allegations that
cneutLoned controlling satellites and ttfler si* months, lhe
ITivate Sector was selbedukd to be returned on Kebruary ib,
prtv/ided thal R'.ieh plratl guilty too token oflense. He pleutled
gu ilty to possession of a burglary tool a srm 1 1 luisif program
wfiltcn fni Applee^il modems.
_7 1 via te . nc' e 1 . idenee of any i I le r g:.i I act : vi l y hos been traced to
1 onf, hut has any company or euiily ever filed a conrip'ainl
againsi him or Lhe Bn, vale Seetoi.
.1 usi a few days before he wa s io got bis computer hack . the
M rdd Icsert Conn l y am huri Lies told h irn ttiu , uiev were sorry hi it
they blew upliis hard disk controtlcr card This meant tlrat they
enukl n l.s i delete lhe questionable programs. R also meant that
they could not return his equipment.
J'inally. someone realivwJ that wlren a jiidge says ihat
aulbontrcs must give Ej^ck a c-ompuler, ibrv must, sa tire
computer was returned. Ttmi Was told in have the controller
card fixed and to .send Middlesex County the hill, an
uncommon occurrence when it comes ti> damaged .cvlrtcnoc
W hen be docs ha w i i fi ^ed , he's su ppored to cal I ti p M ii Idle sex
and ask someone Lo come oyer to hts home a m l dulelc the
quest it'ma hie files from h is hi rd disk.
With the hud disk temporarily out of commission, rhe
Brivatc Sector is running on two lloppios. but the magic is s'i I
there It can l.re reached at 201 ,16344 J r at 200. or 1300 baud.
I ype N E W to get a n necou nt . The soft wa re is a li Ltlc di I f e i cm
I or the moment I om as not su re ; usi hyw I he board wi 13 be run
Y ou r Miggcre ions are needed .
11-11
SVSTEOTTJCfli.LV SPEAKING
Sate 11 ito Jammers Jammed
I r ■ . . j i 1 r ■ ,■ V. ,, L
T:*il- FCC perceiving ;i tltrenl lft flic operations of domestic
sate Pile systems njctniiy ivwied a warning lliat any attempt In
jum satellite signals could result in fines as !■! i^Hi m ’■■ SrO.pftO,
pi i^n-n terms as long as a yea r. or both .
A few a nt, ft ow iicn- of backward earth stations have
advocated ii ftnir'i of sjjijoe vaiLdalisrn since H owe E3os Office
ard others begun scTd mbli ng (be pnograrrururig l hey send by
siiSelhte lo cable TV systems. Thih iciuinnrt catering to tlish-
owucts have printed the : r let lets n'lmt. wiili other
correspondence describing how to jinn viidlin- rip rials. I.yr
modifying hock van! dishes. I 'CO field Operations Bureau
c np. inner rivs iks Magm said during a press briefing
“ 1 1 N it we 1 1 \ ni ,i tv i h hi ci Via tin sa id . tlu L sate! I ,ies are L 't|u ilc
vulnerable” lo interference. Thu vu'n h'lliiv “is soineihirip
1 him lie user of the communKacions sated ite has to consider
he said
Abu u i n third oft he transponders now in operation are used
for i.- ii |en a nd mosi non- 1 , iden tra Hie is pro lor red hy back -up
SVSlCCIlS
,l Wij have me a ns i.i 1 dr ige 1 1 iig si lurocs ol inicrfcic nee. ' Mag in
said, but conceded, “UN u re difficult "
| Readers, we would I: ke to V now how to in n > sa te II iles |
TA$ News Service
I .■\f*K | v I ij r-.M .nJ ’■I -i .ri'ii
The Soviet news agency. IASS, fas si lire d un iigrcenrtni
'.villi ibe Edeetronle RublUhitvg Division of fhalasolvu T nl. io
add is:-- ,11 j JliOf-j word Lnglish language news-wi re to ( hstasi i Ivc ■,
compulcriycd news service 1 he service. “World Repoi-iur” 1 , is
used in eve i 30 eounl l ies a round the world .
W it h I .ASS w i n Id Refioi icr wi I he c s ie nc! i np ilx broad
range of aulhorelative international news a i;hJ inmnsini from
sueli sources as the Was-hi nu l on Rosi . Assoc fated Press 1 a pa n 's
As ;.i Ei i K L tv s Si: i v ice a nd c he 13 E3( ' S n m ma ry of Wo r Id
ftroadrusis . i n addition to the financial T imes and other major
publicatmm
Soviet Computer Update
Jv«i . v,". m t m H .v, . ■ ■ i •
The Soviets are booking personal cemipuiebs logeihn with
mainframes In enlLee: and process social scierae docomrnis
accord in. a 10 i hr Si n. :l:i newspaper Pm vria .
I he t'SKR Acndemv of Sciences Irist.tuie Of Sekalilie
I n formal Kin in the Soria I Stic itces (INI OK | and the All f n ion
See nti lie Research Invlilute of Applied Ausomal loti ol the
SltiLe Co mm is toe for Science pad Tech n n I n e ,y which is
eon ik etc d to foreign L'-iM If Inc infCnwatlnn tranks seems lo be
running this network. It started during ihe IQS! SS five year
plan. Over MCH3 collectives ant* individual subscribes in
van i.vj s ci tics ran access over oOH.CKlO docunKnls. Lbla moves
through low ’'psied usynchTtmtum ninik ins oter icleura.oh and
telephone 'ir.es. '5 he plan for the cuTreni five year plan calls for
1 N IOK a r.d the oLhe r 1 nsi ■ tuio i o hi i ng inure llw 1 30 la ige c it ies
nl' the RS E SR i Russia n Repu hi ic of f. SS R 1 i nro i he net wo rk .
During this tive year plan, the database will giow by 23UJKK3
doeumcn1s,ayicar. lu four waTSIhisneL work might have lens nf
1 1' (uisa ntk of users in the USMR and other counlnes.
] fere is a inw challenge for .American hackers m gel inlo
V. Vinogradov, academician: and a possible Item! nf I MON
jix! V. K hisa m ntd inov. candidate of physitsi-mathcniaiies.
.f-If
wrote the article which appva red in i 3 fa r yda of Dec. 0. WRf
tint! th IS article Conn.: out m nil Airier ii~sti nfwsplfpfl 1 1 a oil'd
luit e told us 1 hr name o( i he sctvicc m ii-Ei us Nl-XIJc i lie p-icvs
and a number lo call lo sign up.
| Whenever something becomes irriporlant n Hie f SSK. n
resol ies i I sell inlO ;m aCi'oiAill. PClAOlial computer IlOW .s
1 h [■ V Rt w h ic h vl a n d s f o r pc r so ri n I n :i s ;s i: 1 1: k I r n ri u:i v ;i
bychi htelnaya machina I he main nelwork ol ihe t SSR
Academy ol Sciences is know as a Vademsel I academy
network!, accord me lo lire artjek.]
Dial The Yellow Pages
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K'vnes knmeliod Heltn Veilfs due lust ic-o ■. .1 npemioi-
assisted Yellow Rages.
A a vo lie in the lest area AShanv. Nc henectad t and I row
New V or k ea n cal I Vm 2222d00 toll-free nnd . Tor e sam pie. ic II
1 he opetiiU'n i lav re rioliinp fora lanaing salon near main
siret't. flic i!|vr:iiii" will seureh i lie earn putci arid und the
|isi i ngs tEioi hf'i malt bvonr tlcsci iptiaiL. V iiu meEuUitcd to two
numbe rs pe T ca II
turrenlly. Ncrass is cu laving all Veltnw Ragr lisiirigs forifie
I est ;i rea at no ch:i rge . but soon husi nesres will Inn c lo p;iy’ui hi
listed
f l Ens number can hr culled frnpn anywhere in New YcuS
Si ;i Le. 1
N o ii b em r Fo l Jes troy < JOs
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Neirtheri) Telecom is developing a non-pub Ik Ldcphonc
a ci work ihol will lei the manufacturer lest and break
(aiuipirioni lirforc inlroilucing ihe geitr for public use
I he rml I ion “ca pi h- r uei hi i i k pi les mi hi it i ii lair Vf. 1 1 cli
and wilt eventually let Northern 'lelemm pwlt ccrilni.l -office
a m l i Crt iljic wstents to a test capac ity ol C^Ifi 3X1(1 caLls-per-h ou r
“Wr II be i hi c io tesi to d esc ruei iii-n.'’ said cciintpany
spokesman Tom El ill. "Wc can pm a piece of hardware !a there
und oivrlwul il a in 1 1 ivc i 1 iai I i i ituciL it breaks. Then we T .l take it
sport inid figure mil win ii broke."
I lie cOrnisui'.' said n pi imary are I nr Lhe ca perre ivi-twcrx w .11
be exponmeius. conducted in cnriitinetu'Mi naih Niinliefn
le jcumi N telco custoiuerv . to test luk'g.raied Services ENgiml
Netw o i k | lb DN 1 a ppl icm ions.
Nor) hjt'fn ra Is life lallCsi tttOi nCl wtl i k EAST 1 0 f 1 iSl
Apphrirtinri Svskni Testing. F AST will lie L\:u.ppOt! With 0
DM S- 1 (Ml 3i.HI l 1 1 1 1 a l offion swiiehinp system and |Kt;ipher;il
vipiiptnent.
It will hr able th'siiiujlsiic ii'losl oftEie lia bjtvare u nd soilware
configd nifinns and imffie ksuls ri'jenuiueresl itiacidal network
use .
There Are More Phones Than hver
■i-.mi l Ini I 1 i -v
[ >r spi.i e rising cosis for basic tcleplione service, fnorc
titmse holds lbiin ever lu-fmc luivc a |ibtsue. Lbe l-'CC
Limuii.iriccs.l
I be 4 I b pin i L-nl 1 ipi.i i r is 1 hr h iplir -- 1 r ■. ei rCeortlcd . A I'.i 'thei
2 percent base a phone availably in ;i Ivdlwai nr somewhere
nearby w here Ibc Id ra lly can receive a cult.
Thnr is a phone iad7. 1 percent of Ihe houses and apart rumts
; .n Ctinned inil higlnisi i n i lie rial ion a nd H I percent ol the
the unit s in M ivsjssippi the hiwest
2600 WANTS YOU!
JairVEheSLafl or LI.WX 1 lr I>. ■E.miplii
Jail compile Oilv "ufonnolion YOU Jifiws so- ri is cyisi ly
ui>dereLandabte and send mo us Wo nocept hardcopy sod upload*.
We w II also aecwfH information an floppies — call us if you wish to
da that.
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