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| More Computel Sunday March 29, 1986 | |
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| The following post was seen on Stronghold East Elite on the above date, | |
| concerning Computel. I am reprinting it in Phrack for the sole purpose to | |
| spread this important news and to help 2600 Magazine get to the bottom of this | |
| mess, and to help everyone get their money back. | |
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| People, | |
| PLEASE tell us whatever you know about Computel, even if it doesn't seem | |
| important. We are charging full speed ahead with our investigation and we've | |
| already uncovered some wild things but we can't reveal what we have until we're | |
| finished. We also need info on that old magazine called Tel from the 70's. | |
| Yes, we did determine that there was a connection between the two but that's | |
| all we can say right now. Any info or even back copies would help. We need | |
| people to actually complain about losing money. So far that's been the hardest | |
| thing to do. Phone phreaks as a rule don't seem to want to put their name on | |
| anything, but if you've lost money, this is the only way we can get it back for | |
| you and at the same time, stop this operation. | |
| We need people who live near or in Van Nuys, California. We need those of you | |
| with special access to credit information or phone information to get in touch | |
| with us. PLEASE DON'T DELAY! Send us E-mail or call (516) 751-2600. | |
| Information posted by 2600 Magazine | |
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| Editor's Note: Thomas Covenant added that he had heard that Computel is | |
| unregistered and plans on staying that way. Thus the Better | |
| Business Bureau can do nothing. | |
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| Dr. Who in Trouble Tuesday March 31, 1986 | |
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| The following is Lex Luthor's interpretation and information on the Dr. Who | |
| story. He also discusses Twilight Zone and Catch 22. It was posted in several | |
| places (most notably Stronghold East Elite) and was confirmed in interview with | |
| Lex Luthor by Knight Lightning on April 4, 1986. | |
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| The Twilight Zone will be back up in 1-2 weeks. Those who Marauder wants on | |
| will be contacted with all the new logon info, along with a number to reach it | |
| at. He has been doing some mods to the software so the board has been down. | |
| Silver Spy, Sysop of Catch-22 has had some phone problems and as soon as the | |
| phone company fixes it he will have it back up. Both boards did go down for a | |
| few days after the Doctor Who bust, but after we found out why he was busted, | |
| the boards went back up. | |
| The Secret Service came to Who's house and took everything, he was not home at | |
| the time, but after 1-2 days, they finally got around to questioning him. As | |
| you know, the Secret Service has been doing a lot of credit card | |
| investigations. Initially Pit Fiend of CA was busted for carding (Editor's | |
| Note: See last issue's quick notes as to Pit Fiend) and at the time he was | |
| speaking w/Who from time to time, thus some believe Who's bust was a result of | |
| P.F. leaking info to the S.S. | |
| LOD/H was not shaken up too much from Who's bust mainly because it was not | |
| Phreak/Hack related, merely credit related which LOD/H is not involved in. Who | |
| did not card anything, but we believe the S.S.'s motive for busting him was use | |
| of TRW. Incidentally, Who had a DNR on his line for 7 months some say it was | |
| for over a year, but either way, its a hell of a long time! That's about it, | |
| anyone need specific details, or heard anything otherwise let me know. | |
| Lex | |
| Information provided by Lex Luthor | |
| (Editor's Note: Lex Luthor also mentioned that Dr. Who is being sued by AllNet) | |
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| 2300 Club Members Busted Cleveland | |
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| Two have been caught for fraudulent use of a credit card and one has been | |
| arrested for car theft. | |
| The 2300 Club is now being compared and treated as a miniature mafia by local | |
| authorities. This is mainly for other crimes including the blowing up of cars. | |
| King Blotto was, at one time at least, a member of this group. There is | |
| absolutely NO information regarding King Blotto as being busted or as still | |
| being a member of the 2300 Club. | |
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| New Phreak/Hack Group April, 6 1986 | |
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| The Dark Creaper (916), Brew Associates (215), Major Havoc (301), and one other | |
| whose handle is unknown to me at the current time are forming a new phreak/hack | |
| group. Its name is "The IBM Syndicate". They are currently looking for | |
| members to join. Their bulletin boards, which are currently more or less | |
| public, will very soon be going private, thus making it harder to become a | |
| member. Eventually the group will have 2 bbses and 2 AEs. Mainly for the | |
| exchange of files and IBM kracked wares. All of these bbses will be run on of | |
| course IBM, and I assume that having an IBM is a requirement to become a | |
| member. | |
| Information provided by Dark Creaper through interview by Knight Lightning | |
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| Oryan Quest Busted/415 Gets Hit Again April 6, 1986 | |
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| On Wednesday, April 2nd 1986, Oryan Quest was arrested on charges of computer | |
| invasion. Technically they only had him on one charge but later evidence | |
| accounted for the other two. | |
| Oryan Quest was "busted" for hacking AT&T Mail, which is roughly similar to MCI | |
| Mail. He had three different accounts, but the San Mateo Police and FBI only | |
| had suspicion of one. When they searched his home they found two more written | |
| down. | |
| The charges against Oryan Quest were dropped for several reasons: | |
| 1. Illegal Search (they didn't have a warrant) | |
| 2. Police Brutality and Harassment (pushed him around and slammed his head into | |
| a car) | |
| The authorities searched his house while Oryan Quest was at school, which is | |
| where they later arrested him. | |
| What was taken includes the following: | |
| Loads of computer disks | |
| All printouts (his entire g-phile library) | |
| 10 Meg drive | |
| Assorted Boxes (Blue, Red, Green, Silver) | |
| His passwords, bbs numbers, codes, etc were undiscovered. (He believes) | |
| No court date had been set as of yet, and it is believed that the prosecuting | |
| attorney will drop the case due to the earlier illegal proceedings by the SMPD. | |
| Prior to his arrest the SMPD had been monitoring his line and had found that he | |
| was scanning prefixes. This is however is inadmissible in a court of law | |
| because at the time that they were monitoring his line there was not sufficient | |
| evidence for such action. | |
| AT&T Mail was accessible through an 800 number, which Oryan Quest did call | |
| direct. | |
| Some words from Oryan | |
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| "I have no intention of quitting hacking." | |
| "My mistake was calling an 800 number direct and for fucking around with AT&T | |
| in the first place." | |
| "I am more of a hacker than a phreak." | |
| (Editor's note: When asked how he felt about what was happening he replied, | |
| "I'm not worried about it.") | |
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| Some other interesting facts about Oryan was that he held a part time job as a | |
| PacTel Operator. He, being 15 years old, had lied about his age (saying he was | |
| 16), but now has been fired. | |
| Also SRI has given him a job offer for computer security. He is thinking about | |
| it but doesn't plan on accepting it. | |
| Information provided by Oryan Quest through interview by Knight Lightning | |
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| Overlord 815 Arrested For Check Fraud | |
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| "The only reason I got caught was greed." | |
| That was the Overlord (815)'s first statement to me during an interview on | |
| April 6, 1986. He says that originally, a long time ago, he concentrated on | |
| Western Union, but then later turned to credit card fraud. As he progressed, | |
| he learned that credit card fraud only worked about 5% of the time. He wanted | |
| something that worked 100% of the time. He found it...check fraud. | |
| In his home town he acquired around $4,000 worth of equipment from 3 stores. | |
| Some of the merchandise consisted of an Apple //e (with every card possible, | |
| the best drives, monitors, etc...), a complete Commodore 128 system, and ten | |
| packs of disks for good measure. His downfall was going back to one of the same | |
| stores the next day to try it again. | |
| He was instantly caught and tricked by the police to reveal more than he would | |
| have if he had really known his rights. | |
| Check fraud is a felony crime. Although I myself am uninformed as to how to | |
| perform the art of check fraud, it must require a phone because Overlord (815) | |
| informs me that the police have labeled his crime as Telefelony. The actual | |
| charge however is for "theft by deception". | |
| His home was not searched and he has given all the merchandise back. | |
| He had told me that he plans to stop running his bulletin board Spectre III and | |
| sell his computer. This is mainly so he cannot be referred to as a computer | |
| hacker. IE: The prosecuting lawyer would ask, "Do you have a computer?!" He | |
| can truthfully say NO. | |
| He plans to have the bbs run from the home of The Master (815) and the number | |
| would stay the same. | |
| Another account of this story by TWCB Inc, says that Overlord has changed his | |
| mind and is not selling his computer or taking down Spectre III. | |
| The court date is set at April 9, 1986, Overlord (815) says that the worst that | |
| can happen is probation, a fine, civil service work, or any combination of the | |
| three. | |
| Information provided by Overlord (815) during interview with Knight Lightning | |
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| TAP: Latest News From TWCB April 8, 1986 | |
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| Well, as many of you may have noticed, TWCB Inc. did not fulfill their promise | |
| of having TAP Magazine out by April 7, 1986. When asked about this on that | |
| date, they replied that they had all the stuff, but it had to be typeset, | |
| formatted, printed, and distributed. They estimated that they could have it | |
| done in another four days. This secondary deadline was also not achieved. | |
| The writers (according to TWCB) include: | |
| Abbie Hoffman/Ace/Final Impulse/Gary Seven/Knight Lightning/Mark Tabas/ | |
| Taran King/Susan Thunder/The Bootleg/The Cracker/The Firelord/The Metallian/TUC | |
| The magazines supporting TAP include: | |
| Mad Mad Magazine/High Times/Bootlegger Magazine/Hacker Magazine | |
| Scan Man dropped himself from the TAP Staff. | |
| By issue #6, TWCB plans to have a 112 page magazine. This is due to the fact | |
| that by then they plan to be receiving many more articles and will have several | |
| more companies advertising. | |
| The first issue of TAP Magazine will have articles on the following topics: | |
| ISDN: Parts by Taran King and The Bootleg | |
| Fiber Optics | |
| Cellular Phones | |
| Satellite Jamming | |
| Moving Satellites | |
| The Teltec Bust: Surfer Bill/The Firelord/TWCB Inc/Knight Lightning | |
| Dr. Who Bust | |
| History of TAP | |
| RSTS 8.0 | |
| Signalling Systems: Taken from Phrack Inc. Newsletter | |
| Introduction to PBXs: by Knight Lightning, taken from Phrack Inc. Newsletter | |
| ROLM: By Monty Python, taken from Phrack Inc. Newsletter | |
| MCI Overview: by Knight Lightning, taken from Phrack Inc. Newsletter | |
| New BBS Laws: by Sally Ride, taken from Bootlegger Magazine | |
| Cosmos: by Lex Luthor and the Legion of Hackers, taken from Bootlegger Magazine | |
| Private Audience: by Final Impulse, taken from Phrack Inc. Newsletter | |
| UNIX: by The Cracker | |
| MAX Profile: by Phantom Phreaker, taken from Phrack Inc. Newsletter | |
| Crashing Dec 10s: by The Mentor, taken from Phrack Inc. Newsletter | |
| Pak Time: by Kerrang Khan | |
| Techniques of Tracing | |
| ESS: by Mark Tabas | |
| Information provided by TWCB Inc. during interview with Knight Lightning | |
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| Quick Notes | |
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| On March 23, 1986, The Radio Station BBS in New York celebrated its one year | |
| anniversary. It now has one meg of storage online. | |
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| The rumor that Taran King was on a talk/news program in New York discussing | |
| hacking is completely wrong. Dead Lord started it, but as yet no one knows | |
| why. | |
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| The Tempest in 805 was burglarized in March. His computer and all other | |
| equipment among other things were stolen. This of course explains his absence | |
| from the bbs world for a while. | |
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| A reasonably new IBM kracking group, which was formally the Imperial Warlords, | |
| now known as Five-O, are re-kracking software and claiming it to be original by | |
| themselves. Futhermore they are placing insulting messages inside the software | |
| towards certain individuals. | |
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| The Kidd of 408 got busted for busted for selling codes at his school for five | |
| dollars a piece. There was no particular company mentioned. | |
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| Video Stalker (408) carded some stuff to the home of Sinbad! Sinbad! told him | |
| that he would sign for the stuff, and when he did, he was arrested. No more | |
| details available. | |
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| The Tunnel, one of Austin, Texas's oldest phreak/hack boards, has come out of | |
| the closet. The Tunnel was revealed on the local news to be run by the | |
| computer crime division of the Austin Police Department. The two main goals of | |
| the board were to A) catch carders and B) catch Mentor and Cisban Evil Priest | |
| trying to sell those stolen computers. They were very successful at A. | |
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| Stronghold East elite has announced its new advisors. Hack Advisor: Lex Luthor | |
| Phreak Advisor: Blue Buccaneer. The soon plan to have a name change due to the | |
| fact that Apple Commander of Stronghold North insists they the two boards are | |
| affiliated while Slave Driver and Equalizer of Stronghold East feel | |
| differently. With instruction from Lex Luthor, SEE has enacted new security | |
| measures. | |
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| Thanx to 2600 Magazine, Stronghold East Elite now has the complete court | |
| transcripts of the bust that took place early last summer, most notably | |
| concerning Private Sector and 6 others, online for viewing. | |
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| Sigmund Fraud has been discharged as co-sysop of the Radio Station bbs. | |
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| Captain Crunch of 512 has stated that an auto-dial program that he wrote and | |
| uploaded was copied by TWCB Inc., who then claimed it as their own and signed | |
| their name in it. | |
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