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	Volume Four, Issue Forty, File 2 of 14

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	By Dispater & Mind Mage

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	In this issue:

	Retirement of a Hacker : Jester Sluggo
	Truth Is Out Of Style : Dispater
	Tim Foley Virus : Guido Sanchez
	The Hacker Files (from DC Comics) : Newsbytes
	Sneakers (from Universal Pictures) : Press Release
	Pirates v. AT&T: Posters : Legacy Irreverent and Captain Picard
	Telco Trashing Yields Big Rewards : Anonymous
	Anonymous Mail On IBM VM Systems? : Apollo
	WWIV Link Hack : Mr. Bigg
	The Day Bell System Died : Anonymous
	The 1992 Consumer Electronics Show : Sarlo

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	\| Retirement \|
	\| of a \|
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	\| by Jester Sluggo \|
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	\| Released: July 9, 1992 \|
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	I would like to begin by saying "Hello" to all readers of this file, but
	unfortunately it will be my last time. I've been a member of the "hacker
	underground" for over a decade and am one of the few extremely lucky hackers
	who has successfully hacked a great number of computer systems, phone systems,
	and other technologies, yet has never been caught. I wish to take this last
	opportunity to reflect on my experiences, and express many personal views,
	because although there are feelings of sadness, it is my pleasure to announce
	my formal retirement from this "underground" community.

	My decision to retire has been a carefully planned path which began several
	years ago. During the early 1980's, the innocence of hacking and exploring
	computer systems for my quest of knowledge was a great thrill. Every system
	was like an unexplored door which lead to unlimited opportunities; various
	computer systems, operating systems, languages, networks, software, and data.

	But it was in the later part of the 1980's when I began to realize that I had
	to focus my interests, knowledge and experience towards a legitimate career.
	It's nearly impossible to earn a living solely within the resources of the
	hacker underground, and the idea of abusing technology for monetary gain is
	against the (unwritten) code of hacker ethics. Also at this time, the
	innocence of exploring various systems was being replaced by the realities of
	ruining my entire future at such a young age if I was caught and convicted by
	the United States' legal system.

	The media and law-enforcement agencies have almost always been biased against
	hackers, and these are two powerful entities that influence society. Hackers
	have always been presented in a negative context, whereas their discoveries,
	efforts, creativeness, and hard work have been ignored except among fellow
	hackers. In a way, it's similar to how the U.S. government and corporations
	support research and development: A group of researchers discover, explore,
	refine, or exploit a certain technology over a period of many years, yet their
	efforts go unnoticed unless their research results in a product acceptable to
	society. The researcher's results are shared, respected, and challenged among
	the scientific community and journals long before they ever result in a product
	(if they ever result in a product). In the same way that researchers and
	scientists relentlessly pursue their interests, I pursued answers to my
	curiosities and interests.

	It is the groups that want to control the society (the legal system, and
	police) which have labeled "hackers" as notorious people. Hackers can use
	technology to access a variety of information which was previously accessible
	only to these groups, and these controllers are afraid of losing their
	advantages and control. Currently in US, the FBI is afraid of losing their
	ability to easily tap fiber optics so they're proposing to make it mandatory
	for central offices to make it easier for them. If people knew how common
	illegal wiretaps occur, they'd be upset at the abuse of power. Police are
	making illegal search and seizures, and district attorneys are filing
	outrageous affidavits to protect their control of power and access to
	information.

	It was in the middle to late 1980's when the legal system and law enforcement
	agencies increased efforts to severely penalize hackers, when the risk of
	getting caught began to outweigh the excitement of discovering. It is
	unbelievably difficult to carry the burden of a "serious" criminal record
	throughout one's life when you're 20 years old (or for that matter 16 years
	old), as well as the eternal monetary debt which comes with these consequences.
	In the 1970's, the founders of Apple computer were caught selling Blue Boxes
	while they were in college and got off with a minimal fine. With todays laws,
	the potential jail time, monetary damages, and lawyer fees, the system would
	have wasted and banned the brilliance of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. Apple
	Computer (and microcomputers) might not have been born (IBM would have loved
	that).

	Technology has changed faster than the legal system and society can adapt, so
	for now, unapproved exploring of these technologies has been declared a serious
	offense. Society trusts the legal systems' judgement, but even in 1992 law-
	makers are just barely beginning to understand technology: "Is software
	patentable (do not confuse with copyrightable), and to what degree?", "What
	privacy and freedom of speech should we have with electronic mail and
	communications?" Don't let unqualified law makers make decisions about
	technology-related issues that will affect you, without them knowing what you
	have to say.

	So it was in the late 1980's when I began preparing for my retirement. I
	outlined a set of goals and a plan to achieve them. Unfortunately this plan
	required several years to fulfill, but I knew it was the right time of my life
	to begin this ambitious plan. The goals I wanted to achieve were:

	1) Pass the knowledge I've gained onto others.
	2) Keep the "hacker" movement active.
	3) Prepare myself to be legitimately successful so that I can help to
	influence society's views about technology as a member of the
	society.

	Due to the increasing danger of getting caught, and to become successful, I
	was forced to hide from the mainstream hacker community and make my actions and
	efforts unknown. The first two goals were closely related and took slightly
	longer to complete than my original plan. However, they were a much greater
	financial sacrifice than I ever imagined. The third goal will probably require
	the rest of my lifetime, but it's a challenge I accept.

	To complete goals 1 and 2, I've spent the last 5 years preparing a "tomb" of
	information and knowledge used within the hacker community. Not all of the
	information is complete, but neither is the seed that grows to become a tree.
	Anyone with a telephone can guess ("hack" according to the media and law
	enforcement) 4-digit passwords to telephone calling cards or PBX out-dial
	lines, but I wanted "real" hackers. I talked and met with 100's of hackers
	world-wide to find the right individuals who can responsibly learn and append
	to this "tomb" -- people who have the desire, respect, effort and ability to
	encourage new generations of hackers. This group has been selected and
	trained, and I feel they are some of the best prospects. Their international
	mixing should give them an almost unlimited number of opportunities, and some
	protection. I wish them the best of all luck in their endless journey of
	learning and knowledge.

	To become legitimately successful meant getting a respectable job. Obviously,
	with my interests, I knew it would have to be in the high technology
	industries. Unfortunately, getting a job interview or a job offer with these
	companies is difficult because the Human Resources departments always shun the
	hiring of hackers. This is ironic, because many of the engineers and
	programmers within these companies are made of ex-hackers, or people who share
	a similar intense interest in technology. Also, since some of best experiences
	of a hacker are discovered non-legitimately they can't be presented on a
	resume.

	My first step towards completing this goal was instinctive; to keep my
	excitement and enjoyment focused intensely on technology. This may sound
	strange, but many hackers know friends who "burn out" on hacking or working
	in the high-tech companies, and I didn't want to 'burn out' at 20 years of age,
	so I had to slow down my hacking activity.

	The next step was getting a college education, which I've completed. College
	is not the answer to everything... in fact it's not the answer to anything,
	however, college is an experience I wish everyone could experience -- it's a
	unique experience. A college degree will not guarantee a job, but it might get
	you past the Human Resources department. If you have the chance to attend
	college, don't miss this chance. I realize employers prefer experienced
	workers over inexperienced "fresh" college graduates, but if you have a focused
	interest on a certain technology, then you will find a way to keep updating
	yourself while suffering through college. And like me, you will find the
	college degree combined with the results of your focused efforts will open the
	best job opportunities to you. Be focused and patient... it worked for me!

	I am currently working on the inside of a technology-related company, enjoying
	the work I do for a living. In fact, sometimes I think to myself, "Wow, I get
	paid for doing this!?" It's a thrill to be doing what I do, yet I must work
	hard, and continue working hard to achieve the highest position I am able to
	reach to make the most of my abilities. In doing this, I hope someday to give
	something back to the non-hacking society which may show them that hackers are
	constructive to society, thus, changing their negative view which has labeled
	hackers synonymous to "criminals." I would like to see mature, legitimately-
	successful hackers, form an interest group to help cultivate the energy of the
	younger hackers.

	Although I am retiring from the community, I can never retire the curiosity and
	intense interest I have about technology. Instead, I now focus these aspects
	legitimately into my daily work and will continue to do so. I've immensely
	enjoyed my involvement in the hacking community and will always treasure it. I
	also hope to eventually persuade people to accept hackers and to not persecute
	them. This last goal is the most ambitious goal, but I feel it's the most
	important goal, because those groups that control society are wasting a group
	of young and talented individuals who could be inventors of future
	technologies. Now, I will formally say "goodbye" to my friends in the hacking
	community... but not for the last time.

	Persevere,

	Jester Sluggo
	_______________________________________________________________________________

	"Truth Is Out Of Style"

	An Investigative Report Into Computer Security Corruption

	by Dispater

	It seems that these days the anti-virus industry/community has brainwashed the
	public into thinking that any use of a modem will put you in contact with an
	unfathomable array of dangers. It sounds like something your mom said, when
	she didn't want you to stay out after dark doesn't it?

	As it turns out the anti-virus community has all the moral fiber of television
	evangelists. As they preach on about the horrors of accessing information
	(without purchasing one of their products), they are engaging in the activity
	that they claim should be made a federal offense, in Congress. That is the
	"distribution of computer viruses. Not only have they been involved in this
	type of activity since they industry began, but now there is a self proclaimed
	"elite" [smirk] group of so-called professionals within the industry that wish
	to keep a monopoly on the virus trade, by ruining the reputation and lives of
	independent researchers. So in a way, we now have a "virus cartel" within the
	computer security industry.


	The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses is a printed text that has been
	around for a few years, but is finally making waves with people who think
	Prodigy and CompuServe are the best networks ever invented. Anyway, this book
	contains printed out versions of viruses. Gee, viruses are SO difficult for
	people to get their hands on aren't they? Well, one of the information
	dinosaurs got his name in print for condemning such immorality.

	"Professional virus fighters such as Alan Solomon at S&S
	International are madder than angry hornets over the publication.
	They are encouraging anti-black book campaigns that include
	PICKETING THE AUTHOR'S HOUSE, boycotting shops that sell the book,
	petitioning Congress, and even bringing in lawyers."
	-- ComputerWorld, June 29, 1992, page 4 (emphasis added)

	Well isn't it interesting to note that while Mr. Solomon is encouraging
	personal and economic harassment of Mr. Ludwig, his close friend and business
	associate, Sarah Gordon is doing the dirty work for him.


	The Con
	~~~~~~~
	The National Computer Security Association's 1st Annual Conference on Viruses
	took place in Washington, D.C. this past June. Alan Solomon and Sarah Gordon
	were there in full force. Gordon has often been referred to as being Solomon's
	sidekick and nowhere did she live up to this distinctive title more than at
	this conference.

	At the conference, Gordon purchased not one, but two copies of Ludwig's book
	and then immediately ran to the conference organizer to make a dramatic scene
	over how immoral it was for Mr. Ludwig to be selling such a thing. As it turns
	out this is not the first time Sarah Gordon has engaged in such hypocritical
	behavior.

	Another interesting thing to note at the conference is the fact that one
	evening, Knight Lightning and a couple of others noticed some people sitting
	around a room and walked in out of curiosity to what was going on. As it
	turned out what was going on was a "midnight meeting" of sorts. KL and friends
	were asked to leave because "it was not appropriate that <they> be here." Why
	wasn't it appropriate? It's because what these people were doing was
	discussing the ways they were going to "take down bulletin boards" and damage
	people's career's who distribute viruses.

	Sometime after this conference, I learned about their plan to use "the media to
	ruin these sysops. For example, to use influence with the media to call
	attention to this type of activity." These people even went so far as to
	compile a list of BBSes that they wish to "take down."

	The Hit List
	~~~~~~~~~~~~
	Phrack received anonymous mail containing the BBS "hit list" that the self-
	proclaimed "elite" group of modem vigilantes put together to target first.
	Upon our receipt of this list, Phrack staff members contacted the sysops of
	these boards and as a result, many of the numbers have since been changed.

	+1-206-481-2728 The Festering Pit of Vile Excretions
	[This phone number belongs to a construction company
	called Custom Building Co.]
	+1-213-274-1333 West Coast Technologies (Tymnet 311021300023)
	+1-213-274-2222 DII
	+1-213-PRI-VATE\
	)BBS-A-Holic
	+1-ITS-PRI-VATE/
	+1-301-PRI-VATE\
	)Digital Underground
	+1-301-913-5915/
	+1-301-948-7761 Cornerstone III
	[ ]
	+1-305-669-1347 The Penthouse
	+1-516-466-4620\
	)Hamburger Heaven: this was down for
	+1-517-PRI-VATE/ software problems, was titled Sentinel's Gate
	+1-602-491-0703 The Final Frontier
	+1-708-541-1069 Pirate's Guild
	+1-717-367-3501 Night Eyes
	+1-818-831-3189 Pirate's Cove
	+1-901-756-4756 Silicon Central
	+1-916-729-2112 The Welfare Department
	[This is an insurance companies phone number]
	+1-213-274-1333 West Coast Technologies (Tymnet 311021300023)
	+1-213-274-aaaa DII
	+1-313-LIM-ITED Canterbury Woods
	+1-409-372-5511 The Crowbar Hotel
	+1-514-PRI-VATE\
	)The Sacred Reich
	+1-514-975-9362/
	+1-516-328-0847 The Grave of the Lost
	+1-516-541-6324 Realm of Heroes
	+1-708-459-7267 Hell Pit
	+1-713-464-9013 South of Heaven
	+1-818-831-3189 Pirate's Cove
	+1-819-PRI-VATE Brain Damage

	It is unclear as to whom is directly responsible for the organization of this
	group or who is responsible for creating and distributing the list, however
	there were representatives from CERT, ISPNews, and several other well known
	individuals who are self-proclaimed security experts as well as a slew of
	nobodies who wish to make a name for themselves.


	The Hell Pit BBS
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	The Hell Pit is a BBS system in Chicago and operated by a sysop named Kato.
	Kato has a legitimate curiosity (as if a curiosity needs to be validated) about
	the inner-workings of viruses. I shall let him relate his experience:

	"I have been running The Hell Pit BBS for the past 3 years. It's gone
	through many phases in that time, but the most recent has been my affection
	for computer viruses. I became interested in viruses about one and a half
	years ago and I set up a virus file base on my system. At first I had a
	mere 5 or 6 viruses that I had collected from a system in the area. My
	collection has grown to about 700 IBM computer viruses."

	"It seems to be their objective to shut down my bulletin board system and
	therefore eliminate my virus database. Considering these anti-virus
	personnel claim to be interested in aspects of computer security, I find
	their tactics highly questionable. There was recently a NCSA anti-virus
	conference. I learned from sources that one of the people attending the
	conference [Sarah Gordon] had committed certain acts on my BBS. This person
	claimed to have called up, uploaded 3 fake viruses, gained access to my
	virus database and then downloaded several viruses. This is their proof
	that I do not adequately control virus access on my system. The anti-virus
	personnel do not allow me to defend myself."

	"Anti-virus personnel themselves have committed the same mistakes as I did,
	probably much more often. There is no set of rules that determines what
	makes someone an anti-virus authority. Certain people that seem to fit the
	mold are allowed to exchange viruses with anti-virus personnel. What are
	the criteria for these people? Is there any? It has been my experience
	that if you get involved with the right circles, you are considered an anti-
	virus authority. However, there are many places in the anti-virus community
	for viruses to leak out. For one thing, you can never be certain who you
	are dealing with. Just because someone is smart and claims to hold an anti-
	virus attitude is no guarantee that that person isn't an "in the closet"
	virus writer.

	"At anti-virus conferences such as the NCSA anti-virus conference, guests
	were exchanging viruses like they were baseball cards. That isn't what I
	would consider controlling access."

	"They do help a lot of people with computer troubles. However, to criticize
	me for not properly controlling access to my collection of viruses is being
	hypocritical."

	"If anyone would like to call my system to check things out, feel free. I
	have a lot more to offer than just computer viruses. I have a good number
	of text files and some pretty active message bases. The Hell Pit BBS -
	(708)459-7267" - Kato


	Conclusions
	~~~~~~~~~~~
	It seems there is a move afoot in the anti-virus community to rid the world of
	bulletin board systems that disseminate viruses openly and freely. The anti-
	virus professionals believe that they must "defend the world" from this type of
	activity. Even though during a recent conference in Washington, D.C., it was
	disclosed that an anti-virus researcher recently uploaded three (3) viruses
	onto a virus BBS (Hell Pit). Why was this done? To "expose the fact that the
	sysop was not as careful as he claims to be." The person that did this was
	then able to download viruses which was against the policy the sysop claimed
	was in place (of course this statement is based upon the integrity of the anti-
	virus community and their integrity is obviously suspect).

	So, the anti-virus community set-up this sysop and made an example of him in a
	national conference without allowing him the opportunity to defend himself. In
	fact, the sysop may still be totally unaware that this event has even occurred,
	until now that is.

	These anti-virus researchers were openly exchanging copies of viruses for
	"research purposes only." It seems okay for them to disseminate viruses in the
	name of research because of their self-proclaimed importance in the anti-virus
	community, but others that threaten their elite (NOT!) status are subject to be
	framed and have examples made of them.


	Do As I Say, Not As I Do
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	This type of activity raises a very interesting question. Who gives private
	sector computer security employees or consultants carte blanche to conduct this
	type of activity? Especially when they have the gall to turn around and label
	hackers as criminals for doing the exact same thing. The answer is not who,
	but what; money and ego. Perhaps the most frightening aspect of this whole
	situation is that the true battle being fought here is not over viruses and
	bulletin board systems, but instead the free dissemination of information. For
	a group of individuals so immersed in this world, there is a profound ignorance
	of the concepts of First Amendment rights.

	Phrack Magazine is ready to stand tall and vigorously keep a close watch and
	defend against any incursion of these rights. We've been around a long time,
	we know where the bodies are buried, our legion of followers and readers have
	their eyes and ears open all across the country. Those of you in the security
	industry be warned because every time you slip up, we will be there to expose
	you.

	Dispater
	_______________________________________________________________________________

	Tim Foley Virus
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	By Guido Sanchez

	Right after I moved from 512 to 708, I had the misfortune to realize that Steve
	Jackson Games, a company whose games I readily buy and play, had a BBS up in my
	home town called the Illuminati BBS. This was my misfortune as I could have
	called it locally in Texas, but now instead had to spend my phone bill on it
	from Illinois.

	A good year after the Secret Service assault of Steve Jackson Games, after most
	of the "evidence" was returned with nifty little green stickers on it, a text
	file was put up on the BBS called FOLEY.TXT, a simple copy of the lawsuit that
	Steve Jackson Games had filed against the government, also known as
	JACKSUIT.TXT, distributed by the EFF I believe.

	[Editor's Note: We have been unable to confirm that EFF ever released a file
	called JACKSUIT.TXT, however details of the EFF's
	participation in the Steve Jackson Games lawsuit can be found
	in EFFector Online 1.04.]

	It was called FOLEY.TXT obviously because of Timothy Foley, a big-shot
	government guy [actually an agent for the U.S. Secret Service] who is one of
	the defendants in the case. I downloaded the file, and zipped it into a file
	called, surprisingly enough, FOLEY.ZIP.

	Within the next week, I was gleefully spreading information as usual, and
	uploaded the FOLEY.ZIP file along with a batch of viral files to a local BBS
	with a beginning virus base. The theory here is to spread viruses about,
	accessible to all so that wonderful little Anti-Viral programmers cannot
	succeed.

	Unfortunately, the FOLEY.ZIP file was put into the viral file base, and before
	I could warn the sysop to move it into the appropriate file base, about 8 lame
	warezwolves had downloaded it and by the end of the week it was widely spread
	around the 708 NPA.

	The moral of this story? None really, it's just an amusing vignette of what
	can happen when people become involved in the intense bartering of information
	that takes place via modem, and can get ridiculed if they're not sure of their
	commodity. That's all this huge business is, everyone is a courier. Whether
	they're pirated files, adult files, sound files, viruses, or text files; 90% of
	the time they're just downloaded from one 1.2 gig board and uploaded to the
	next one for more credits to download more files, etc.

	It's a great big cycle, just like life. So, to risk sounding cliche, my rally
	to all is this: "Slow down! Sit back and pick the roses, eat them, digest them,
	and eventually <hopefully> excrete them!" Mr. Warhol, my fifteen minutes are
	up. The soapbox is now free.
	_______________________________________________________________________________

	The Hacker Files June 22, 1992
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	By Barbara E. McMullen & John F. McMullen (Newsbytes)

	NEW YORK -- DC Comics has announced the introduction of a new twelve-issue
	series, "The Hacker Files." DC spokesperson Martha Thomases said that the
	first issue will ship on June 23rd.

	The series, created by science fiction author Lewis Shiner, deals with the
	adventures of "super-hacker" Jack Marshall who, prior to the events chronicled
	in the series, unjustly lost his job at Digitronix and now operates as a free-
	lance consultant.

	The first story line, covering the first four issues of the series, deals with
	Marshall's attempt to uncover those responsible for jamming ARPANET (Network of
	Advanced Research Projects Agency) and causing NORAD's Space Surveillance
	Center inside Cheyenne Mountain, Wyoming to malfunction, bringing the United
	States to the brink of nuclear war.

	In the course of his investigation, Marshall, AKA "Hacker," is assisted by a
	number of members of the hacker community -- "Master Blaster," "Sue Denim," and
	"Spider" (Master Blaster, whose real name is Mikey is a student at New York
	City's Bronx High School of Science).

	Fiction comes close to reality when it appears that the person responsible for
	the virus that caused the damage is Roger P. Sylvester, a student at Columbia
	University and the son of a high ranking official at the National Security
	Agency (NSA); on November 2, 1988 Robert T. Morris, Jr., a Cornell student and
	son of NSA's chief computer scientist, caused the crippling of the Internet
	through his release of the "Internet Worm."

	Shiner told Newsbytes, "The similarity of the characters was, of course done
	intentionally -- you might even note the somewhat subtle connection of the
	names: 'Sylvester The Cat' and 'Morris The Cat.' I did it partially to show
	those somewhat knowledgeable about computers that the plot was not made out of
	whole cloth but was the result of a good deal of research."

	Shiner continued, "When reading comics, I look for information density and I
	tried to make the Hacker Files rich in that regard. I'm hoping to attract some
	computer-literate young people to comics -- comics were one of the earliest
	forms of expression to make great use of computers and I hope, with the Hacker
	Files, to involve more computer types in the medium."

	Shiner also told Newsbytes that his experience as a programmer with a small
	Dallas software firm provided him with an ongoing interest in computer and
	communications technology. He added, "The firm was sold to EDS (Electronic
	Data Services), Ross Perot's firm, and, with long hair and jeans, I didn't fit
	into the EDS mold so I left and concentrated on writing."
	_______________________________________________________________________________

	"Sneakers" by Universal Pictures June 24, 1992
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	Taken from PR Newswire

	Follow A Team of High-Tech Security Experts
	Into The Complex World of Computer Crime

	"I was trying to break into Protovision. I wanted to get the programs for
	their new games." -- David Lightman (Matthew Broderick, "WarGames").

	"The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy or money. It's run by
	little ones and zeros. Little bits of data. It's all just electrons." --
	Cosmo (Ben Kingsley, "Sneakers").

	In 1984, screenwriters Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker received an Academy
	Award nomination for their script which followed the adventures of a young high
	school hacker (Matthew Broderick) whose computer made contact with the
	mainframe computers at North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).

	A critical and box office success, "WarGames" was the first major motion
	picture to explore the emerging worlds of computer games, hacking, crashing and
	data piracy. It soon found a legion of fans who had also discovered the vast
	frontiers available through their personal computer.

	Eight years later, Parkes and Lasker along with writer-director Phil Alden
	Robinson ("Field of Dreams") have collaborated on "Sneakers," a Universal
	Pictures release which follows a team of high-tech security experts into the
	complex world of computer crime. The caper film, directed by Robinson, stars
	Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, David
	Strathairn, James Earl Jones, and Mary McDonnell.

	Parkes and Lasker first heard the term "sneakers" at a computer convention in
	1981 as a nickname for IBM's kid programmers. Months later, they met the
	editor of a small computer magazine who had a very different definition of the
	word. "Sneakers," their source explained, is a term that is synonymous with
	"black hatters" and "tiger teams," or individuals who are hired to break into
	places in order to test the security of the installation.

	Teaming up with Robinson, the trio wrote the basic outline of a story about a
	team of sneakers whose questionable pasts had brought them together. Robinson
	then embarked on some extensive research, but what had begun as basic fact-
	finding about computer outlaws soon evolved into clandestine meetings with
	underground hackers, FBI men, cryptologists, wire tappers, professional
	penetrators and an endless stream of cyberpunks who were the pioneers in system
	break-ins.

	The "Sneakers" research led to meetings with numerous characters, ranging from
	the notorious Captain Crunch (John Draper) to renowned mathematician Leonard
	Adelman, called the father of public-key encryption. Using computer
	encryption as a plot device, the writers were able to concoct an intricate
	"what if" story which explored the possibility of a "black box" that could
	potentially crack the code of any electronic information in the world.

	"'Sneakers' has to do with a new age... the information age," said Redford.
	"It's quite possible that a war in the future will be a war of information.
	Whoever has it, wins."

	Coming to theaters this September.
	_______________________________________________________________________________

	Pirates v. AT&T: Posters
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	Special thanks to Legacy Irreverent and Captain Picard

	On May 24 1992, two lone pirates, Legacy (of CyberPunk System) and Captain
	Picard (of Holodeck) had finally had enough of AT&T. Together, they traveled
	to the AT&T Maintenance Facility (just west of Goddard, Kansas) and claimed the
	property in the name of pirates and hackers everywhere.

	They hoisted the Jolly Roger skull and crossbones high on the AT&T flagpole,
	where it stayed for two days until it was taken down by security.

	This event was photographed and videotaped by EGATOBAS Productions, to preserve
	this landmark in history. And now you can witness the event. For a limited
	time they are offering full color posters and t-shirts of the Jolly Roger
	Pirate flag flying high over AT&T, with the AT&T logo in plain view, with the
	caption; "WE CAME, WE SAW, WE CONQUERED."

	Prices: 11" x 17" Full Color poster........................... $ 7.00 US
	20" x 30" Full Color poster $20.00 US
	T-shirts $20.00 US

	If you are interested in purchasing, simply send check or money order for the
	amount, plus $1.00 US for postage and handling to:

	CyberPunk System
	P.O. Box 771027
	Wichita, KS 67277-1072

	Be sure to specify size on T-shirt.

	A GIF of this is also available from CyberPunk System, 1:291/19, 23:316/0,
	72:708/316, 69:2316/0. FREQ magicname PIRATE
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	Telco Trashing Yields Big Rewards July 20, 1992
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	by Anonymous

	A few days ago, I was faced with a decision about what to do that fine evening:
	Try and make amends with my girlfriend or go dumpster diving down at the Bell
	Central Office. Well I guess I am a true lamer since I opted for the telco,
	but my choice did not go unrewarded as I found a nice little treasure.

	The building is a old 1940's brick place with almost no security whatsoever,
	not even a guard on Sunday nights. So, it was no problem to jump the barbed
	wire fence that surrounded the truck lot where the dumpster was located. After
	rooting around through the dumpster for something worth my while, I came across
	a medium sized box that apparently had been used by one of the employees for
	moving since written on the were the words "pots and pans, kitchen."

	Naturally intrigued by this strange box in a telco dumpster, I opened it and
	found quite a surprise! There, staring up at me, was a binder with a label
	stuck on it that read "Phrack 23." Inside I found the entire collection of
	Phrack 1-39, Informatik 1-4, and LOD/H Technical Journals 1 and 2 (apparently
	they were too cheap to print out the rest). They were poorly printed on a
	laser printer (or well printed on a ink jet), but they were much better than
	the cheesy job I had done printing out mine. :-)

	Apparently someone at the telco is a phreaker that infiltrated the ranks of
	South Central Bell or they have been reading up on the latest and greatest in
	the phreaker/hacker community.

	Perhaps not as valuable as a list of COSMOS passwords or dialups, but still it
	was quite a find.
	_______________________________________________________________________________

	Anonymous Mail On IBM VM Systems?
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	Date: Tue, 28 Apr 92 14:54:58 EST
	From: Apollo
	Subject: Anonymous Mail
	To: Phrack Staff

	Dear Phrack Staff,
	I was reading a past Phrack issue and noticed that you can send anonymous
	mail from a UNIX system. I know that there is a way to send it from a VM
	system. However, the people at my node don't want anonymous mail sent, so they
	do not tell us how it's done. Can someone PLEASE tell me how I can send
	anonymous mail via a VM system?

	-- Apollo --

	From: Mind Mage
	Subject: Anonymous Mail
	To: Apollo

	I assume that you know you can telnet to any VM system on the Internet and send
	anonymous mail using port 25 and a commands that are very similar to that of
	the UNIX SMTP.

	If you want to send it from your particular system, you can try telneting to
	port 25 of your own machine and doing it from there.

	Mind Mage
	_______________________________________________________________________________

	WWIV Link Hack
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	By Mr. Bigg (Rebel-*-Jedi)

	Not that many people care but here is a nice little trick I happened to come
	across and feel like sharing.

	Hack for WWIV Systems Using Multi-Net v1.0 Mod
	Usually used for LinkNet

	Main Login: @-!NETWORK!-@
	Link Login: 1 (or whoever is sysop)
	//edit config.dat
	find system password in file
	abort editing
	//dos
	enter system password


	Viola, access to Dos :)

	Lamely enough there is no password. Check for users when using this mod.
	_______________________________________________________________________________

	The Day Bell System Died
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	Sung to the tune of American Pie (with apologies to Don McLean)

	Long, long, time ago,
	I can still remember,
	When the local calls were "free".
	And I knew if I paid my bill,
	And never wished them any ill,
	That the phone company would let me be...

	But Uncle Sam said he knew better,
	Split 'em up, for all and ever!
	We'll foster competition:
	It's good capital-ism!

	I can't remember if I cried,
	When my phone bill first tripled in size.
	But something touched me deep inside,
	The day... Bell System... died.

	And we were singing...

	Bye, bye, Ma Bell, why did you die?
	We get static from Sprint and echo from MCI,
	"Our local calls have us in hock!" we all cry.
	Oh Ma Bell why did you have to die?
	Ma Bell why did you have to die?

	Is your office Step by Step,
	Or have you gotten some Crossbar yet?
	Everybody used to ask...
	Oh, is TSPS coming soon?
	IDDD will be a boon!
	And, I hope to get a Touch-Tone phone, real soon...

	The color phones are really neat,
	And direct dialing can't be beat!
	My area code is "low":
	The prestige way to go!

	Oh, they just raised phone booths to a dime!
	Well, I suppose it's about time.
	I remember how the payphones chimed,
	The day... Bell System... died.

	And we were singing...

	Bye, bye, Ma Bell, why did you die?
	We get static from Sprint and echo from MCI,
	"Our local calls have us in hock!" we all cry.
	Oh Ma Bell why did you have to die?
	Ma Bell why did you have to die?

	Back then we were all at one rate,
	Phone installs didn't cause debate,
	About who'd put which wire where...
	Installers came right out to you,
	No "phone stores" with their ballyhoo,
	And 411 was free, seemed very fair!

	But FCC wanted it seems,
	To let others skim long-distance creams,
	No matter 'bout the locals,
	They're mostly all just yokels!

	And so one day it came to pass,
	That the great Bell System did collapse,
	In rubble now, we all do mass,
	The day... Bell System... died.

	So bye, bye, Ma Bell, why did you die?
	We get static from Sprint and echo from MCI,
	"Our local calls have us in hock!" we all cry.
	Oh Ma Bell why did you have to die?
	Ma Bell why did you have to die?

	I drove on out to Murray Hill,
	To see Bell Labs, some time to kill,
	But the sign there said the Labs were gone.
	I went back to my old CO,
	Where I'd had my phone lines, years ago,
	But it was empty, dark, and ever so forlorn...

	No relays pulsed,
	No data crooned,
	No MF tones did play their tunes,
	There wasn't a word spoken,
	All carrier paths were broken...

	And so that's how it all occurred,
	Microwave horns just nests for birds,
	Everything became so absurd,
	The day... Bell System... died.

	So bye, bye, Ma Bell, why did you die?
	We get static from Sprint and echo from MCI,
	"Our local calls have us in hock!" we all cry.
	Oh Ma Bell why did you have to die?
	Ma Bell why did you have to die?

	We were singing:

	Bye, bye, Ma Bell, why did you die?
	We get static from Sprint and echo from MCI,
	"Our local calls have us in hock!" we all cry.
	Oh Ma Bell why did you have to die?
	_______________________________________________________________________________

	The 1992 Consumer Electronics Show
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	By Sarlo

	The Consumer Electronic Show is the annual event held in Chicago, Illinois,
	that gives a sneak peek at the electronic products to come to market, as well
	as products that are currently on the market.

	The show is usually closed to the public. This year however, for a MEASLY $10
	fee, the common shmoe can waltz his ignorant ass right up to the door, get a
	green stamp on his hand, and walk up to several displays, oohing and ahhhing,
	and gape like landed fish at the wonderous booths set up by various
	participating companies such as AT&T, most major bell companies, IBM, Prodigy,
	dozens of cellular manufacturers, Nintendo, Sega, and more software producers
	than I really have the patience to list.

	I take a taxi to the McCormick center, a convention haven, and enter through
	the underground entrance. I walk down the nondescript hallway, noting that for
	a center that is supposed to be housing the latest in the future technology,
	nothing was that awe-inspiring. Expecting a lame show with shoddy video
	graphics, I purchased my ticket, got my hand stamped and entered the doors.

	Into an enormous room, filling my senses with an array of Lights and Sound.
	You could almost smell the silicon as I made my way down the aisle displaying
	the giant Phillips Digital Compact Cassettes screen. Not being a huge fan of
	stereo equipment, I head over to the Sharp Electronics Display. It was a turn
	in the right direction, as it brought me face to face with one of the clearest
	and, per the name, sharpest video displays I have seen in my life. Their LCD
	big-screen televisions, displaying a aquarium scene. Even close up, distortion
	of the images were at a minimum. Along the north wall, a smaller, gutted
	version of the LCD display was shown, giving electronics buffs a firsthand look
	at the inner workings of the viewscreens. Turning a corner, I came face to
	face with their dual-projection wallscreen television. Instead of ghost images
	and a fuzzy, indistinct picture, I found that it may have very well be the
	highest quality video projection system I have ever come in contact with.

	Cellular Mania
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	The highlight of the Cellular Phone section was the Motorola Cordless/Cellular
	display area with a large sign showing the spokesperson for Motorola, the eye-
	catching slogan above him:

	"Cordless Phone Eavesdroppers Are Everywhere."

	Immediately catching my interest, I wandered over to check out the smaller
	print:

	"But with my Motorola Secure Clear (tm) Cordless Phone, my private
	conversations stay private."

	Secure Clear, as the literature explains it, is an exclusive technology that
	assures you that no eavesdroppers will be able to use another cordless phone,
	scanner or baby monitor to listen to your cordless conversations.

	As most of us know, security codes and multi-channels don't always prevent
	eavesdropping. With the latest technology these days, security codes, one of
	65,000 possible codes that are randomly assigned every time you set the handset
	into the base, keeps someone from using your phone base as an outgoing
	phoneline.

	Using the Auto Channel Scan (ACS), the Secure Clear Cordless Phones
	automatically skip any channels that register noise or interference. Three
	guesses what Sarlo is getting himself for Christmas.

	For more information on this or any other Motorola product, call their Consumer
	Products Division at (800)331-6456.

	On other notes, Technophone had a wide variety of cellular accessories,
	including a Desk stand, spare batteries, an in-car charger, a new life of
	antennae, QuickCharge AC chargers, and a hands-free unit for safe operation in
	a car.

	Omni Cellular had one of their Model "A" V833k Portable Hand-Helds open for a
	demonstration, giving a static-free conversation with one of the salesmen.
	Many of the features of this phone were:

	o 90 Minutes of Talk Time
	o 10 hours of Stand-by Time.
	o and a sturdy design built right here in the USA.

	Other features included Auto-Power Shutoff, Electronic Lock, 50 number memory,
	and signal strength indicator.


	East Building Hipster Hi-Jinx
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	Growing bored, I headed over to the map. Searching it, I found, almost
	literally, my green light. On their illuminated map display, the green section
	of the map beamed out to me.

	"Computers"

	Hauling ass to the door, stopping for a quick inspection of my bags by the
	security guard, I strolled over to the east building (purchasing a way-keen
	CES-92 T-Shirt along the way), I burst into the building with a renewed vigor.

	Right smack-dab in the front of the entrance there is the awful stench of men
	in business suits and cheap computer services. Right away, I knew I had found
	the Prodigy display.

	With free trials and the salesmen prodding the consumers to subscribe to their
	system, I decided to take a look.

	"Where else can you get such a great service, allowing you access to such a
	wide variety of things such as an online message service, up-to-date news, an
	online encyclopedia, and thousands of interesting users, people just like
	yourselves?" The Online-Conman peddled his wares to the unsuspecting
	consumers, not only misinforming them as to think that Prodigy is a useful
	service at all, but to actually have the gall to shove a PS/1 in their faces
	and tell them it's a quality computer.

	"Umm... what about any Public Access Unix Site with an Internet or Usenet
	feed," I asked. The clod then got on his high-horse and addressed me.

	"Perhaps. But most Public Unix's, or bulletin boards, for that matter don't
	have high-quality graphics to accompany the information." The man had
	definitely done his homework. But apparently IBM and Sears soaped the man's
	brains out thoroughly enough to the point where he actually bought the bull
	that they were forcing down peoples throats.

	"Yea," I said. "But most public access sites don't waste a quarter of your
	screen space with worthless advertisements. I wasn't aware that pretty
	pictures made the news or messages any more informative, either. But I might
	also point out that they don't charge you a extra amount of money for every
	message over the 30th one, read your mail or censor your public posts, or, many
	times, even charge you a fee at all, other than possibly an optional
	subscription fee, around $50 a YEAR at most, nor do they have small datafiles
	that collects information from the fat table from the subscribers." As I was
	speaking, the salesman was trying to interrupt me, finally succeeding at this
	point.

	"Well, I can see you have a lot of questions," the salesman evades rather well.
	"So I'm sure this gentleman over here will be glad to answer any of your
	questions, while I can take this lady's question...Yes?"

	I was approached by another salesman who asked me what questions I needed
	answered. I said none, seeing as I didn't have much interest in his system
	anyhow, and that I was just seeing how good the Prodigy salespeople worked
	under pressure. He said he would be glad to answer any questions I had, but if
	I were only there to harass people, to please take it elsewhere.

	Then it was off to the various other setups. Magazines were on display and
	free for the taking here, including Mobile Office, Various Nintendo/Game System
	magazines, and Audio Equipment. Walking down one of the back isles, I heard a
	bit of conversation that caught my ears.

	Star Trek Straight To Your Home
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	"Computer. Recognize Picard, Jean-Luc. Kitchen Lights ON, Turn ON the VCR and
	hit RECORD. Close the Curtains, and turn on the Extasy Channel. Prepare to
	record "Chicks with Dicks."
	- Jean Luc Picard
	Stardate 1992.4, 2:45 A.M.

	Such a Scenario is something you would think you could find only on Star Trek,
	right? Wrong. With the Mastervoice, the "Ultimate in Home Automation", the
	mastervoice is much like your own personal butler, telling the correct time,
	activating and operating any device in your household, and even with it's own
	alarm system. All of this, at the command of your voice.

	Mastervoice can be designed to be used by up to four people, can be trained in
	any language. It distinguishes who is speaking, obeys the commands, but also
	speaks back to you -- in a HUMAN sounding voice. Male or Female. You can add
	or delete voices from it's recognition systems, you can also create new
	response words as well.

	Featuring control over lights, stereo, TV, coffee maker, heating and cooling
	systems. It also has a Household Noise Override that allows you to have stupid
	children racing around your home in an obnoxious manner without disturbing the
	unit.

	Plus, it is also a speakerphone/telephone with stored numbers. At the sound of
	your voice, it will dial or answer incoming calls and allow you to carry on a
	conversation without ever having to touch the system. It also interfaces with
	your PC for memory storage or control operations.

	Built in infrared sensor and intrusion detection systems are another highlight
	of this demonstration. As it recognizes up to four voices, you can assign a
	password for each voice, being anything from "I am home" to
	"Supercalafragilisticexpialidoshes". If all fails, it can call the police for
	you. Nutty as all hell.

	Mastervoice operates thru carrier current modules. This model, as one of the
	top of the line voice-recognition home-use systems, it is up there in the
	$4,000 plus range, but seeing all the stuff it does, it's well worth the price.

	Skipping the Game Module Section (Nintendo/Sega/TurboGraphix/etc) entirely, I
	ran into an interesting palmtop known as the Psion Series 3, and their new
	interlink software. Windows Compatable, the palmtop not only has communication
	software for a link between your PC and Palmtop, but also will support standard
	Hayes and Hayes compatible modems. Sporting a qwerty style keyboard and a
	romcard port, 128k and a 40 column screen, the Series 3 may be limited, but
	provides an acceptable amount of access to other online services. Though for
	now, a Windows based software package is only available, at the time of this
	writing, there will be DOS and UNIX compatible packages available to the public
	in 5 to 6 months.