========================================== [ HACKER SUPREME'S - HACK DIRECTORY V#24 ] [ COMPILIED BY: NINJA SQUIRREL & LOGAN-5 ] ------------------------------------------ --------- TRASHING! --------- AN INSPECTION OF YOU LOCAL TELCO OFFICE TRASH RECEPTACLES CAN REVEAL A WEALTH OF DOCUMENTS OF GREAT INTEREST TO A TEL ECOMMUNICATIONS HOBBIEST. THE FONE COMPANY DOESN'T EXPECT ANYONE EXCEPT MAYBE BUMS TO PAW THROUGH THEIR REFUGE, AND THEREFORE OFTEN DISPOSES SOME INTER ESTING MATERIALS. IN ALL THE INSTALLATION WE HAVE INVESTIGATED, THE COMPANY DOESN'T SHRED OR INCINERATE ANYTHING. MOST SITES HAVE THEIR GARBAGE IN TRASH BAGS CONVENIENT FOR REMOVAL AN LEISURELY INSPECTION AT HOME. OUR FIRST HIT OF THE NIGHT WAS OF AN AT&T INFORMATION SYSTEMS OFFICE BUILDING. WE GATHERED A LARGE MASS OF MANUALS AND BINDERS. THEN WE MOVED ONWARD TO HIT AT&T COMMUNCATIONS, THE LOCAL BUSINESS OFFICE, OUR CENTRAL OFFICE, AND ANOTHER BELL SITE. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SESSION, WE DECIDED TO CALL IT A NIGHT. WE SORTED THE PILES OF GARBAGE FOR THINGS OF MERIT. A MAJORITY OF NOTHING, BUT THERE WAS SOME INTERESTING ITEMS, SO WE SALVAGED SEVERAL THINGS OF WORTH. NUMEROUS THINGS OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND IN BELL TRASH. ONES THAT ARE OF USE TO ANYONE ARE BINDERS AND NOTEBOOKS WITH THE BELL LOGO ON THEM, GOOD FOR IMPRESSING FRIENDS. ALSO, SUPPLIES OF BELL LETTERHEAD ARE GOOD FOR SCARING PHRIENDS. DOCUMENTS OF MORE INTEREST TO PHREAKS CAN ALSO BE FOUND. COSMOS PRINTOUTS ABOUND IN ANY CO TRASH. IN HOUSE TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES LIST EMPLOYEES OF BELL, GOT TO TRY SOCIAL ENGINEERING ON. MANUALS ALSO HAVE MERIT FOR THE PHREAK. MAINTENANCE REPORTS, TRUNK OUTAGES REPORTS, LINE REPORTS, NETWORK CONTROL ANALYSIS (NCA), TSPS DOCUMENTS, AND LISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS USED BY THE FONE COMPANY CAN BE FOUND. THE LATTER IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE AS IT ALLOWS ONE TO DECIPHER THE CRYPTIC DOCUMENTS. BELL SEEMS TO LOVE RIDICULOUS AND MYSTERIOUS ABBREVIATIONS AND ANACRONYMS. "LOOKING FOR NOTEBOOKS" THE EXPERT TRASHER MUST BE WILLING TO PHYSICALLY ENTER THE DUMPSTER. ONLY REACHING IN FOR EASILY OBTAINABLE OBJECTS MISSES HEAVY MANUALS THAT TEND TO SINK TO THE BOTTOM. HUGE BULKY PRINTOUTS, DIRECTORIES, AND OBESE MANUALS AS WELL AS BINDERS SETTLE OUT OF REACH. ALSO, ONCE IN THE DUMPSTER, INQUISITIVE SECURITY CAN'T SEE YOU. SPEAKING OF SECURITY, WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF TRASHING? WELL, WE DON'T KNOW, HAVING NEVER BEEN CAUGHT AT IT. THE BASIC FACT WHICH PROTECTS THE TRASHER IS THE LUDICROUSNESS OF SOMEONE STEALING YOUR GARBAGE. PROBABLY THE MOST THEY CAN GET YOU FOR IS TRESPASSING, AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY'LL PROBABLY JUST THROW YOU OFF OF THE PROPERTY. GOOD EXCUSES FOR BEING AROUND THE DUMPSTER ARE THAT YOU ARE PASSING THROUGH ON A SHORTCUT, THAT A BALL OR FRISBEE HAS FLOWN IN, OR YOU ARE LOOKING FOR NOTEBOOKS FOR SCHOOL. A GOOD WAY TO AVOID UNNECESSARY SURVEILLANCE BY TELCO EMPLOYEES IS TO TRASH LATE AT NIGHT, AFTER MOST HAVE GONE HOME. WEEKENDS, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHTS, LEAVE THE SITES DESERTED, EXCEPT FOR SECURITY OR JANITORIAL STAFF. BEFORE STARTING ON A TRASHING RUN, BE SURE TO RECONNOITER THE AREA, AND FIND OUT THE SCHEDULE OF GARBAGE COLLECTION. THAT WAY YOU CAN HIT THE TRASH AT THE FULLEST AOD MOST PROFITABLE TIME. ONE THING THAT SIMPLIFIES TRASHING RUNS IS THE USE OF A CAR. A CAR WILL ALLOW ONE TO HIT TRASH SITES FARTHER AFIELD, AS WELL AS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF BAGS AND BOXES OF TRASH TO SORT AT YOUR LEISURE. TRASH SORTING REALLY SHOULDN'T BE DONE ON SITE AS IT INCREASES THE POSSIBLE TIME FOR YOUR DISCOVERY BY SECURITY. REMOVING GARBAGE BY FOOT INVITES STARES AND LIMITS THE AMOUNT THAT CAN BE REMOVED. THE CAR SHOULD DROP OFF THE TRASHERS AND RETURN ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER, DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF TRASH THERE. BEFORE DROPPING THEM OFF, BE SURE TO INVESTIGATE IF THERE IS ANY TRASH IN THE FIRST PLACE FOR, AS PAST EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN, THEY TEND TO GET QUITE ANGERED WHEN THEY HAVE SPENT THE LAST HOUR STARING AT AN EMPTY TRASH CONTAINER. THE ON-SITE TRASHERS SHOULD BE WILLNG TO HOP INTO THE DUMPSTER. AS WE MENTIONED, THIS MAXIMIZES THE AMOUNT OF TRASH THAT CAN BE REACHED. THEY SHOULD RIP OPEN ANY BAGS, SHOVING THE UNINTERESTING ONES TO THE REAR AND BOTTON OF THE CONTAINER, WHILE BRINGING NEW ONES TO THE FOREFRONT. BOXES IN THE TRASH SHOULD BE USED TO CARRY THE DOCUMENTS INTO THE TRUNK OF THE CAR FOR LEISURELY SORTING. THIS SHOULD BE DONE WITH A MINIMUM OF NOISE AND LIGHT, IF FLASHLIGHTS ARE TO BE USED. THE TRASHER SHOULDN'T ATTEMPT TO TAKE THE BEST STUFF, JUST TO GRAB AS MUCH AS LOOKS INTERESTING. AT THE APPOINTED TIME, THE CAR SHOULD RETURN AND PICK UP THE TRASHERS. BOXES SHOULD BE STUFFED IN THE TRUNK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. SMELL WON'T BE MUCH OF A PROBLEM, AS ALL YOU ARE TAKING ARE PAPERS. OCCASIONALLY A BAG OF COFFEE GRINDS SMELLS UP THE WORKS, BUT YOU, AT ALL COSTS, SHOULD AVOID CAFETERIA DUMPSTERS AS THE ROTTING FOOD REALLY REEKS, AND CONTAINS LITTLE OF VALUE TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS HOBBIEST. THE CAR SHOULD THEN DRIVE OFF TO A SAFE AND SECLUDED SPOT TO SORT THE TRASH. THE LOCATION SHOULD BE WELL LIT AND HAVE ANOTHER DUMPSTER HANDY TO THROW THE REAL TRASH OUT PERMANENTLY. THE VALUABLE STUFF SHOULD BE TAKE HOME AND SORTED ACCORDING TO TYPE. BY KEEPING ALL OF THE SIMILAR STUFF TOGETHER, PATTERNS CAN? -------------- [ FED WATCH! ] -------------- THE TRAP-LOOKING FOR A FEDERAL AGENT IS BIG NEWS. OBVIOUSLY, THESE PEOPLE ARE SLIPPERY AND WILL DISAPPEAR IF BEING NOTICED. A PERFECT EXAMPLE IS RICHARD SANDZA OF NEWSWEEK FAME WHO GOT SNIFFED OUT, AND THEN SAT DOWN TO COMPOSE HIS STUNNING INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF HACKERS, "NIGHT OF THE HACKERS". ANOTHER WOULD BE CABLE PAIR, WHO IN 1983 CAUSED THE NUMEROUS BUSTS THAT OCCURED BETWEEN THE SUMMER AND WINTER OF THAT YEAR. BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR? WHAT IF YOU SUSPECT SOMEONE BUT ARE NOT SURE...YOU DONT ACCUSE THEM, JUST REFER BACK TO THESE HANDY LITTLE HINTS.... THIS FILE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND THE SYSOP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT I HAVE ENTERED. LESSON 2]: TIPS: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS ON YOUR FAVE RAVE PHREAK BOARD: "LEAVE ME A PHONE NUMBER AND I WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU..WE CAN TRADE SOME CODEZ..." THIS PERSON IS OBVIOUSLY BLOTTED OUT OF HIS GOURD, OR HE IS TRYING TO GET SOME INFO ON YOU! FEDS WANT TO KNOW PEOPLE AND KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT THEM AS THEY CAN WITHOUT GETTING FOUND OUT. SO, DONT MESS WITH THESE KINDS OF PEOPLE. HOW ABOUT THIS COMMON ONE: "CAN I HAVE A TRW ACCOUNT FOR A SYSTEM? I AM REAL INTERESTED..." LISTEN. DURING THIS TERRIBLE YEAR OF TERROR REIGNING FROM MONTANA BUTTHACK'S ARTICLE, YOU DONT TRUST ANYONE WITH YOUR PERSONALLY GOTTEN/HACKED OUT ACCOUNT UNLESS YOU KNOW THEM. AND, ABOVE ALL, DONT POST THEM ON PUBLIC SYSTEMS WHERE EVERY FED IN 30 STATES CAN GET THEM AND CHECK THEM OUT. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE YOUR OWN PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, THEN THE DAMN THINGS ARE LIKELY TO BE TURNED OFF FROM TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING A CREDIT CHECK BY THE LENOXX BANK OF MASS. EVER HEAR-- "GOT ANY NEW VISA'S OR MASTERCARDS?" WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT PW'S GOES DOUBLE FOR CREDIT CARDS. I WOULD BE DOUBLY CAREFUL ABOUT THE OBTAINING AND/OR USE OF THEM. I DONT DO THAT STUFF AND NEVER WILL BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO GIVE THE FEDS THE CHANCE TO SAY,"HEY, THIS KID'S ST DROPPING HIS PANTS AND BENDING HIM OVER. LET'S GIVE HIM THE STICK." WHAT ABOUT... "CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO PHREAK" OR "CAN SOMEONE TEACH ME HOW TO HACK DONT BE TOO TRUSTING ANY MORE ABOUT NEW PHREAKS/HACKS UNLESS THEY LOOK LIKE INNOCENT KIDS. YOU ALL SHOULD KNOW HOW TO TELL IF THERE IS SOME KID THAT COMES FROM A GOOD JEWISH, UPPER-MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY THAT WANTS TO KNOW THE HOW-TO STUFF AND THAT IS OKAY. BUT ALWAYS ASK THREE QUESTIONS OF YOUR APPRENTICES: 1]WHAT IS YOUR NAME 2]WHAT IS YOUR PHONE NUMBER 3]HOW OLD ARE YOU NUMBER THREE IS CRUCIAL..IF THEY ARE OVER 19 YEARS OF AGE, DONT WASTE YOUR TIME OR EFFORT UNLESS, THE PERSON ON THE SYSTEM CAN PROVE THAT HE IS SOME HACKER THAT IS WELL KNOWN. YOU DONT KNOW THEM AND YOU WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. IF THEY DO LIE ABOUT THEIR AGE (YOU CAN TELL IF YOU TALK TO THEM VOICE DUM DUM) AND THEY ARE UNDER 19, THEN YOU CAN TELL THEM OKAY. JUST STAY COOL ABOUT IT. WELL, THAT IS ALL THAT I CAN THINK OF NOW. IF ANYONE HAS ANY ADDITIONS, YOU CAN COMPOSE A FILE. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another Great Directory from Hacker Supreme. 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