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1.  03/85  CN/A LIST
2.  03/85  BLACK BOX
3.  03/85  WHITE BOX
4.  03/85  PIPE BOMBS
5.  03/85  EXCHAGE SCANNING
6.  04/85  BLUE BOX
7.  04/85  BOX TONES
8.  04/85  INTRO TO BOXES
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 T 002 @AE.NOACCESS  
 A 009 WARGAMES DIALER  
 T 025 TAP#1  
 T 004 TAP#2  
 T 015 TAP#3  
 T 015 TAP#4  
 T 014 TAP#5  
 T 004 THE HACKERS ANTHEM  
 T 007 TEN COMMANDMENTS OF A PHREAK  
 T 024 INTRO TO BOXING  
 T 019 THE JOYS OF BOXING  
 T 008 TAP#6  
 T 010 TAP#7  
 T 005 TAP#8  
 T 011 TAP#9  
 T 028 TAP#10  
 T 019 BLACK BOX PLANS...  
 T 017 MILNET AND ARPNET HOSTS  
 T 009 SILVER BOX PLANS AND DOCS  
 T 017 TELENET DIRECTORY  
 T 010 THE HULK(SOLVE)  
 T 009 THERMITE  
 T 015 LETTER BOMB  
 T 002 UPLOAD FILES HERE...  
 T 002 WARES ON S6 D2 PLEASE  
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THE FOLLOWING "GOLDEN OLDIE (980) IS
FROM THE LEGENDARY "8BBS" OF BERNARD
KLATT IN SANTA CLARA, CA.   THIS IS THE
FIRST PHREAK BBS THAT I EVER HEARD OF
IT WAS A PDP-8 THAT COULD SUPPORT TWO
USERS.  IT "DISAPPEARED" AFTER AN OMNI
MAGAZINE ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED ABOUT
PHREAKING WAS PUBLISHED

RESURRECTED BY BILL DOGER
(PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND SAVE FOR
POSTERITY)

SUBJECT: BASIC BOXES, PART I

THIS IS SOME REASONABLE BASIC STUFF, SO
EXPERIENCED HACKERS MAY WISH TO SKIP
THESE MESSAGES.

WHAT I WILL PROVIDE HERE IS A
SUMMARY OF THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT
BOXES, SOME OF THE WAYS THE TELCOES TRY
TO CATCH BOXERS, AND SOME SUGGESTIONS
ON AVOIDING BEING CAUGHT.

THE MOST FAMOUS BOX, THE BLUE BOX, IS
ESSENTIALLY LIKE A PORTABLE TOUCH-TONE
PAD, EXCEPT THE TONES ARE NOT
TOUCH-TONE (DTMF) -- THEY ARE THE TRUNK
SIGNALLING FREQUENCIES (MF).  THESE
FREQUENCIES WERE GIVEN BY SUSAN IN A
MESSAGE A FEW BACK.  A GOOD BOX ALSO
CONTAINS THE SUPERVISION CONTROL
FREQUENCY, 2600HZ (SF).

HACKERS USE THE BOX BY GAINING ACCESS
TO A DDD (OR OTHER) NETWORK SENDER
(IT'S LIKE A DIAL TONE), USUALLY BY
MAKING AN 800 OR 555 CALL.  A MUCH
BETTER ACCESS IS IF THERE ARE LOCAL
TANDEMS IN YOUR AREA USED FOR
NON-ACCOUNTED CALLS BUT ALLOWING
NON-LOCAL OUTGOING CALLS.

HACKERS USE BLUE BOXES BECAUSE IT
ALLOWS THE INTRODUCTION OF NETWORK DIAL
CODES OTHER THAN AREA-CODE AND NUMBER
AND OPENED AN INCREDIBLY COMPLEX MAZE
TO BE EXPLORED AND TOYED WITH.  OTHER
PEOPLE USED BLUE BOXES TO COMPLETE
CALLS WITHOUT PAYING.  THIS MADE AT&T
INTENT ON STOPPING THE ACCESS; TO THEM
THE HACKERS TYING UP TANDEMS FROM
KALAMAZOO TO MOSCOW WERE A NUISANCE,
AND THE OTHERS WERE THIEVES.

ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MEANS OF
CATCHING BLUE BOXERS WAS AND IS THE
FEATURE IN THE ACCOUNTING PROGRAM WHICH
CALLS ATTENTION TO ANY NUMBER WHICH
SHOWS A LARGE NUMBER OF 800 OR 555
CALLS.  (WE KNOW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MANAGERS ON OUR SIDE WHO HAVE BEEN
CALLED BY AT&T TO FIND OUT WHY SO AND
SO - AN EMPLOYEE - MAKES SO MANY CALLS
TO THE COMPANY 800 NUMBER.)  OTHER
MEANS INCLUDE ANALYZING TRUNK TROUBLE
REPORTS (IF YOUR BOX DOESN'T TREAT THE
TRUNK THE SAME WAY AT&TS EQUIPMENT
DOES, IT CAN IN SOME CASES GENERATE
TROUBLE REPORTS).

ONCE THE SUSPICION IS THERE, YOUR LOCAL
TELCO PUTS A "PEN RECORDER" ON YOUR
LINE, AND EVERYTHING YOU DIAL - ROTARY,
TOUCH-TONE, OR MF GETS RECORDED ON
PAPER - THIS PAPER WILL BE USED AS
EVIDENCE AGAINST YOU.

EVENTUALLY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
PROSECUTES YOU FOR "INTERSTATE FRAUD BY
WIRE" -- AN EXTREMELY BROAD LAW.  MORE
ABOUT THAT LAW IN FUTURE STUFF.

IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE BLUE BOXING,
WHICH RELIES ON THE USE OF THE MF
SIGNALS ON THE SAME CIRCUIT THAT YOU
TALK ON, MA BELL IS CONVERTING TO A NEW
SYSTEM - COMMON CHANNEL INTEROFFICE
SIGNALLING$(CCIS).  THERE ARE MANY
BENEFITS OF CCIS OTHER THAN ELIMINATING
BLUE BOXING, BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY
ELIMINATE BLUE BOXING BECAUSE IT SENDS
THE NETWORK SIGNALLING INFORMATION ON
DATA LINKS BETWEEN SIGNAL TRANSFER
POINTS (STPS) ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS
SWITCHING MACHINES.

IT WILL TAKE MANY YEARS FOR CCIS TO BE
UNIVERSALLY USED, BUT IT IS GOING IN
FAST.  AS LONG AS THERE IS ONE NON-CCIS
LINK IN THE NETWORK, THE HACKERS WILL
FIND IT AND PLY THEIR HOBBY.

TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT:  DSON'T USE
YOUR BOX FROM THE SAME PLACE
REPEATEDLY.  DON'T COMPLETE CALLS TO
FRIENDS AND SIT AND GAB -- IF NO "SIGNS
AND SIGNALS" ARE TRANSMITTED (YOU DON'T
PASS INFORMATION -- YOU DON'T
COMMUNICATE) YOU HAVE NOT COMMITTED
FRAUD BY WIRE.  YOU MAY GET CHARGED
WITH POSSESSION, IF THE STATE LAWS
WHERE YOU ARE CAUGHT MAKE BOXES ILLEGAL
(HMMM.  LIKE GUN CONTROL -- MAYBE YOU
HAVE THE BOX IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY
WHEN THE NETWORK ISN'T WORKING RIGHT --
TO SAVE YOUR LIFE -- BUT IT CAN BE USED
TO COMMIT A CRIME.  ENOUGHT OF THAT
NONSENSE).

THE SECOND FAMOUS BOX IS THE BLACK BOX.
WITH THE BLACK BOX, YOU RECEIVE CALLS
WITHOUT THE CALLER BEING CHARGED.  THIS
IS USELESS FOR HACKERS -- ONLY THE
FREEPHONE PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED.  AN
EARLIER MESSAGE TALK ABOUT THE WIRES
THAT GO TO THE INTERRUPTER SWITCH IN
YOUR ROTARY DIAL.  THIS IS THE BASIC
INGREDIENT IN THE BLACK BOX. THE ONLY
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED IS A
BATTERY TO POWER YOUR CARBON MIKE.
USING THE BLACK BOX, THE CALLEE GOES
OFF-HOOK VERY BRIEFLY, ENOUGH TO STOP
THE RINGING (SOME BLACK BOXERS HAVE
BEEN KNOW TO TALK BETWEEN THE RINGS)
BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SEND ANYTHING BACK
DOWN THE TRUNK TO THE CALLER SAYING
THAT THE PHONE HAD BEEN ANSWERED AND
HUNG UP.  THIS WORKS IN STEP-BY-STEP
(SXS) OFFICES, NO 1 AND 5 CROSSBAR, AND
SOME NON-BELL OFFICES.  BELL'S ESS
OFFICES ARE TOO CLEVER FOR THIS TRICK -
YOUR PHONE ISN'T CONNECTED TO THE
INCOMING TRUNK UNLESS YOU ARE
OFF-HOOK.

MA BELL CATCHES BLACK BOXERS BY
EXAMINING TRUNK RECORDS.  WHY WAS THE
TRUNK IN USE FOR SO LONG, BSUT NOT OFF
HOOK?  IN NO 5 XBAR OFFICES THERE WILL
ALSO BE FUNNY ACCOUNT ENTRIES --
ORIGINATE FOLLOWED BY DISCONNECT -- A
LONG TIME LATER -- WITH NO ANSWER IN
BETWEEN.  ESS OFFICES CAN GENERATE THIS
DATA WHEN AUDITS ARE DONE (A RANDOM
OCCURANCE).

THE BEST WAY TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IS
TO STAY AWAY FROM THIS ONE.  AT
LEAST KEEP YOUR CALLS SHORT -- THE
LENGTH OF 15-20 RINGS OR SO.

THE FINAL FAMOUS BOX IS THE RED BOX.
THIS IS THE ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT OF
THE CHIME PEOPLE USED TO TAKE TO A PAY
PHONE SO THAT THE OPERATOR THINKS MONEY
IS BEING DEPOSITED.  THE GONGS WERE
EASY TO RECORD OR OBTAIN AND OPERATORS
COULD BE EASILY FOOLED.  THE NEWER
PHONES WITH THE BEEPS MADE IT NECESSARY
TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING MORE PRECISE.

PEOPLE GET CAUGHT WHEN AN OPERATOR GETS
SUSPICIOUS AND CALLS SECURITY, OR WHEN
THE ACCOUNTING INFO FOR THE PHONE SAYS
THERSE ISN'T ENOUGH MONEY IN THE COIN
BOX.  BELL SECURITY THEN STAKES OUT THE
PAY PHONE -- AND ZAP.  NEVER USE THE
SAME PAY PHONE TWICE.   (END OF BASICS.
MORE SOMEDAY)


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