The Hacker's Handbook Installment 2 By Parity Error THIS FILE IS A CONTINUATION OF MY PREVIOUS FILE. IN THIS ONE I PLAN TO DISCUSS AND LIST THE NUMBERS OF OTHER INTERESTING MAINFRAMES AND MINIS IN AND OUT OF THE HOUSTON AREA. I ALSO HOPE TO GO INTO SOME DETAIL ON OTHER VARIOUS ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. HERE IS A UPDATE LIST TO MY LAST FILE: OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY 405-329-8724 TENECO 713-871-1091 NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY 305-277-3351 JOB NET 617-275-4112 ????? 305-897-1265 ID: X412Q876D IDENTIFY: AS#12 PW: =+=4512 OR PW: DF34M3, 908 XEROX 312-922-4601 TERM ID:A LOGON:XCSGTS PW: LOGIN:CHXCS80 BRANCHSS CRYPT MEREMAC UNIVERSITY 314-922-4601 CODE:M102,MCC,8 AND IF YOU HAVE A TELENET SERVICE TRY: C 008433 PW: TULSE COUNTRY CLUB WESTERN UNION 312-341-0184 ID: 100523 US TREASURY 202-633-7663 BELL KILGORE 713-482-0952 MISC #S IN 713 AREA CODE: 987-0056 496-0443 497-5991 PCOCK TIMESHARE 0788 6670014 CENS (?) 466-0284 (1200) 469-0262 469-0884 469-1368 466-0339 BLANK EXTENDERS : 466-0201 490-4296 NOW I AM GOING TO DISCUSS AREA EXCHANGES AND THE SPECIAL AREA IN YOUR EXCHANGE THAT MA BELL DOESNT SAY MUCH ABOUT. IN THE RANGE OF 9900-9999 IN ANY GIVEN EXCHANGE ONE USUALLY CAN FIND SOME VERY INTERESTING PHONE #S. IN THIS AREA ARE : LOOPS VERIFICATION LINES BLANK EXTENDERS TELEPHONE COMP VOICE LINES (OPERATORS) OSC.TONES SPECIAL TELEPHONE COMPANY COMPUTERS NUMBERS THAT DO NOT RESPOND AT ALL WHO KNOWS WHAT MA BELL MIGHT BE HIDING IN YOUR EXCHANGE. CHECK IT OUT, I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING OF INTEREST. ALSO OF RELATIVE INTEREST TO THE ASPIRING PHREAKER AND HACKER IS THE SPECIAL MILITARY PHONE SYSTEM KNOWN AS THE AUTOVON. THIS CAN BE ACCESSED BY USE OF A SILVER BOX. I HAVE HEARD VARIOUS ACCOUNTS ON JUST WHAT THIS IS AND HOW YOU CAN USE IT, BUT ALL SAY THAT TO USE IT YOU MUST BE IN AN AREA THAT STILL HAS THE OLD PHONE LINES. IF YOU ARE STILL BORED AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING TO DO, TRY CALLING YOUR LOCAL CNA BUREAU. THIS CAN BE A GREAT DEAL OF FUN. WITH THIS YOU CAN FIND THE OWNER OF ANY PHONE# AND ACCESS THE VAST WEALTH OF INFO THAT THE PHONE COMPANY KEEPS UNDER WRAPS. THE CNA IS BY NO MEANS A COMPUTER. IT IS HOWEVER A TYPE OF DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE. THIS PARICULAR TYPE HOWEVER IS FOR USE BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS ONLY (HMM I WONDER WHY). IT APPEARS THAT THE PHONE COMPANY STORES MORE THAN THE OWNERS OF THE PHONE NUMBERS HERE. THIS IS WHERE FBI AND OTHERS GO TO GET INFO ON A PERSON WHOSE LINE THEY HAVE TRACED. TO USE THIS BUREAU YOU MUST KNOW THE SPECIAL ID TYPE # FOR THE MONTH OR SO. IF YOU GET IT WRONG THEY WILL TRACE SO TRY IT FROM A PAY PHONE OR SOMETHING. RECENTLY THE PHONE COMPANY HAS GOTTEN DOWNRIGHT MEAN TO US HACKERS. THEY HAVE COME UP WITH NEWER AND QUICKER WAYS TO TRACE OUR CALLS. I HAVE HEARD OF SUCH ELABORATE TRAPS AS ONES THAT LOCK YOUR PHONE LINE SO YOU CANNOT HANG UP. THEN THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR TRACE. I HAVE ALSO HEARD OF A SYSTEM IN WHICH IT AUTOMATICALLY TRACES EVERY CALL PLACED IN A CITY. THEN IF ONE IS PRANK CALLED (OR WHATEVER) ONE NEEDS ONLY PRESS ONE BUTTON ON HIS PHONE TO SHOW THE NUMBER OF THE PREVIOUS CALLER. THIS SEEMS A LITTLE FAR FETCHED, BUT I AM TOLD THAT IT COMES ALONG WITH A NEW TELEPHONE SECURITY SYSTEM CALLED E S S (WHICH IS REPORTED TO BE CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED IN MY AREA (OH BOY SOUNDS LIKE LOADS OF FUN!). IT IS SAID TO AUTOMAICALLY TRACE ANY 2600 HZ TONES BLASTED INTO THE PHONE LINE (SAY BYE BYE BLUE BOXERS). THIS HOWEVER CAN BE GOTTEN PAST BY THROWING EXTRA TONES INTO THE LINE ALONG WITH THE 2600, LIKE A FEW 3000 HZ TO KEEP OUT ANY PURE 2600. VERIFICATION IS ANOTHER INTERESTING TOPIC THAT IS OF GENERAL INTEREST. IT IS THE MEANS OF WHICH AN OPERATOR CAN EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY INTERUPT ON ONE PHONE LINE. IT IS ALSO THE MEANS OF WHICH ONE CAN TAP A PHONE LINE. THIS IS GENERALLY NOT THE WAY THE FEDS DO IT HOWEVER, AS THEY DO IT WITHOUT PHONE COMPANY APPROVAL (OR KNOWLEDGE) BY GOING TO THE END OF YOUR STREET AND SPLICING THE WIRES THERE OR SOMEWHERE IN YOUR GENERAL VICINITY. SUPPOSEDLY THERE ARE WAYS TO BREAK IN ON CALLS BY WAY OF BLUE BOX BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW (I PREFER NOT TO BLAST OPERATORS FROM MY ALREADY WATCHED PHONE LINE). WELL THATS IT FOR THIS TEXT FILE BUT LOOK FOR MORE IN THE FUTURE. I PLAN TO WRITE A FEW MORE ON HACKING IN PARTICULAR AND SOME HAVING TO DO WITH THE PHONE CO ALONE. LATER--- ***PARITY ERROR* Courtesy of Parity Error