identification on your circuit. What office is this, please?"
"What number are you trying to reach?"
"I'm not trying to reach any number. I'm trying to identify this circuit."
"I'm sorry, I can't help you."
"Ma'am, if I don't get an ID on this line, I'll have to disconnect it. We show no record of
it here."
"Hold on a moment, sir."
After about a minute, she came back. "Sir, I can have someone speak to you. Would you
give me your number, please?"
He had anticipated this and he had the payphone number ready. After he gave it, she said,
"Mr. XXX will get right back to you."
"Thanks." He hung up the phone. It rang. INSTANTLY! "Oh my God," he thought, "They
weren't asking for my number -- they were confirming it!"
"Hello," he said, trying to sound authoritative.
"This is Mr. XXX. Did you just make an inquiry to my office concerning a phone number?"
"Yes. I need an identi--"
"What you need is advice. Don't ever call that number again. Forget you ever knew it."
At this point our friend got so nervous he just hung up. He expected to hear the phone ring
again but it didn't.
Over the next few days he racked his brains trying to figure out what the number was. He
knew it was something big -- that was pretty certain at this point. It was so big that the
number was programmed into every central office in the country. He knew this because if
he tried to dial any other number in that exchange, he'd get a local error message from
his CO, as if the exchange didn't exist.
It finally came to him. He had an uncle who worked in a federal agency. He had a feeling
that this was government related and if it was, his uncle could probably find out what it
was. He asked the next day and his uncle promised to look into the matter.
The next time he saw his uncle, he noticed a big change in his manner. He was trembling.
"Where did you get that number?!" he shouted. "Do you know I almost got fired for asking
about it?!? They kept wanting to know where I got it."
Our friend couldn't contain his excitement. "What is it?" he pleaded. "What's the
number?!"
"IT'S THE PRESIDENT'S BOMB SHELTER!"
He never called the number after that. He knew that he could probably cause quite a bit
of excitement by calling the number and saying something like, "The weather's not good in
Washington. We're coming over for a visit." But our friend was smart. He knew that there
were some things that were better off unsaid and undone.
153.Telenet by The Mad Max
It seems that not many of you know that Telenet is connected to about 80 computer-
networks in the world. No, I don't mean 80 nodes, but 80 networks with thousands of
unprotected computers. When you call your local Telenet-gateway, you can only call those
computers which accept reverse-charging-calls. If you want to call computers in foreign
countries or computers in USA which do not accept R-calls, you need a Telenet-ID. Did you
ever notice that you can type ID XXXX when being connected to Telenet? You are then
asked for the password. If you have such a NUI (Network-User-ID) you can call nearly
every host connected to any computer-network in the world. Here are some examples:
026245400090184 :Is a VAX in Germany (Username: DATEXP and leave mail for CHRIS)
0311050500061 :Is the Los Alamos Integrated computing network (One of the hosts
connected to it is the DNA (Defense Nuclear Agency)! !)
0530197000016 :Is a BBS in New Zealand
024050256 :Is the S-E-Bank in Stockholm, Sweden (Login as GAMES ! !)
02284681140541 :CERN in Geneva in Switzerland (one of the biggest nuclear research
centers in the world) Login as GUEST
0234212301161 :A Videotex-standard system. Type OPTEL to get in and use the ID 999_
with the password 9_
0242211000001 :University of Oslo in Norway (Type LOGIN 17,17 to play the Multi-
User-Dungeon !)
0425130000215 :Something like ITT Dialcom, but this one is in Israel ! ID HELP with
password HELP works fine with security level 3
0310600584401 :Is the Washington Post News Service via Tymnet (Yes, Tymnet is
connected to Telenet, too !) ID and Password is: PETER You can read the news of the next
day!
The prefixes are as follows:
02624 is Datex-P in Germany
02342 is PSS in England
03110 is Telenet in USA
03106 is Tymnet in USA
02405 is Telepak in Sweden
04251 is Isranet in Israel
02080 is Transpac in France
02284 is Telepac in Switzerland
02724 is Eirpac in Ireland
02704 is Luxpac in Luxembourg
05252 is Telepac in Singapore
04408 is Venus-P in Japan
...and so on...
Some of the countries have more than one packet-switching-network (USA has 11, Canada
has 3, etc).
OK. That should be enough for the moment. As you see most of the passwords are very
simple. This is because they must not have any fear of hackers. Only a few German hackers
use these networks. Most of the computers are absolutely easy to hack ! ! So, try to find
out some Telenet-ID's and leave them here. If you need more numbers, leave e-mail. I'm
calling from Germany via the German Datex-P network, which is similar to Telenet. We
have a lot of those NUI's for the German network, but none for a special Tymnet-outdial-
computer in USA, which connects me to any phone number.
Call 026245621040000 and type ID INF300 with password DATACOM to get more
Informations on packet-switching-networks! The new password for the Washington Post is
KING ! !
154.Fucking with the Operator by The Jolly Roger
Ever get an operator who gave you a hard time, and you didn't know what to do? Well if
the operator hears you use a little Bell jargon, she might wise up. Here is a little diagram
(excuse the artwork) of the structure of operators
/--------\ /------\ /-----\
!Operator!-- > ! S.A. ! --->! BOS !
\--------/ \------/ \-----/
!
!
V
/-------------\
! Group Chief !
\-------------/
Now most of the operators are not bugged, so they can curse at you, if they do ask
INSTANTLY for the "S.A." or the Service Assistant. The operator does not report to her
(95% of them are hers) but they will solve most of your problems. She MUST give you her
name as she connects & all of these calls are bugged. If the SA gives you a rough time get
her BOS (Business Office Supervisor) on the line. S/He will almost always back her girls
up, but sometimes the SA will get tarred and feathered. The operator reports to the
Group Chief, and S/He will solve 100% of your problems, but the chances of getting S/He
on the line are nill.
If a lineman (the guy who works out on the poles) or an installation man gives you the works
ask to speak to the Installation Foreman, that works wonders.
Here is some other bell jargon, that might come in handy if you are having trouble with the
line. Or they can be used to lie your way out of situations....
An Erling is a line busy for 1 hour, used mostly in traffic studies A Permanent Signal is
that terrible howling you get if you disconnect, but don't hang up.
Everyone knows what a busy signal is, but some idiots think that is the *Actual* ringing of
the phone, when it just is a tone "beeps" when the phone is ringing, wouldn't bet on this
though, it can (and does) get out of sync.
When you get a busy signal that is 2 times as fast as the normal one, the person you are
trying to reach isn't really on the phone, (he might be), it is actually the signal that a trunk
line somewhere is busy and they haven't or can't reroute your call. Sometimes you will get
a Recording, or if you get nothing at all (Left High & Dry in fone terms) all the recordings
are being used and the system is really overused, will probably go down in a little while.
This happened when Kennedy was shot, the system just couldn't handle the calls. By the
way this is called the "reorder signal" and the trunk line is "blocked".
One more thing, if an overseas call isn't completed and doesn't generate any money for
AT&T, is called an "Air & Water Call".
155.Phrack Magazine - Vol. 1, Issue 1 by The Iron Soldier
"Vengeance is mine", says the Phreak.
METHOD 1-PHONE LINE PHUN
Call up the business office. It should be listed at the front of the white pages. Say you
wanted to disconnect Scott Korman's line. DIAL 800-xxx-xxxx.
"Hello, this is Mr. Korman, I'm moving to California and would like to have my phone
service disconnected. I'm at the airport now. I'm calling from a payphone, my number is
[414] 445 5005. You can send my final bill to: (somewhere in California). Thank you."
METHOD 2-PHONE BOOKS
Call up the business office from a pay phone. Say :
"Hello, I'd like to order a Phone Book for Upper Volta (or any out-of-the way area with
Direct Dialing). This is Scott Korman, ship to 3119 N. 44th St. Milwaukee, WI 53216. Yes,
I under stand it will cost $xx($25-$75!!). Thank you."
METHOD 3-PHONE CALLS
Call up a PBX, enter the code and get an outside line. Then dial 0+ the number desired to
call. You will hear a bonk and then an operator. Say, "I'd like to charge this to my home
phone at 414-445-5005. Thank you." A friend and I did this to a loser, I called him at 1:00
AM and we left the fone off the hook all night. I calculated that it cost him $168.
METHOD 4-MISC. SERVICES
Call up the business office once again from a payfone. Say you'd like call waiting,
forwarding, 3 way, etc. Once again you are the famed loser Scott Korman. He pays-you
laugh. You don't know how funny it was talking to him, and wondering what those clicks he
kept hearing were.
METHOD 5-CHANGED & UNPUB
Do the same as in #4, but say you'd like to change and unlist your (Scott's)
number. Anyone calling him will get:
"BEW BEW BEEP. The number you have reached, 445-5005, has been changed to a non-
published number. No further... ."
METHOD 6-FORWARDING
This required an accomplice or two or three. Around Christmas time, go to Toys 'R' Us. Get
everyone at the customer service or manager's desk away ("Hey, could you help me"). Then
you get on their phone and dial (usually dial 9 first) and the business office again. This
time, say you are from Toys 'R' Us, and you'd like to add call forwarding to 445-5005.
Scott will get 100-600 calls a day! !
METHOD 7-RUSSIAN CALLER
Call a payphone at 10:00 PM. Say to the operator that you'd like to book a call to Russia.
Say you are calling from a payphone, and your number is that of the loser to fry (e.g. 445-
5005). She will say that she'll have to call ya back in 5 hours, and you OK that. Meanwhile
the loser (e.g.) Scott, will get a call at 3:00 AM from an operator saying that the call he
booked to Russia is ready.
156.International Country Code Listing by The Jolly Roger
*UNITED KINGDOM/IRELAND
------------------------------------
IRELAND.... . . . . . . . . . . 353
UNITED KINGDOM....... . . . . . .44
*EUROPE
------------------------------------
ANDORRA.... . . . . . . . . . . .33
AUSTRIA.... . . . . . . . . . . .43
BELGIUM...... . . . . . . . . . .32
CYPRUS....... . . . . . . . . . 357
CZECHOLSLOVAKIA.... . . . . . . .42
DENMARK..... . . . . . . . . . ..45
FINLAND. . . . . . . . . . . . .358
FRANCE... . . . . . . . . . . . .33
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC...... 37
GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF.....49
GIBRALTAR..... . . . . . . . . .350
GREECE..... . . . . . . . . . . .30
HUNGARY....... . . . . . . . . ..36
ICELAND... . . . . . . . . . . .354
ITALY....... . . . . . . . . . ..39
LIECHTENSTEIN...... . . . . . . .41
LUXEMBOURG...... . . . . . . . .352
MONACO...... . . . . . . . . . ..33
NETHERLANDS..... . . . . . . . ..31
NORWAY...... . . . . . . . . . ..47
POLAND.... . . . . . . . . . . . 48
PORTUGAL...... . . . . . . . . .351
ROMANIA. . . . . . . . . . . . ..40
SAN MARINO..... . . . . . . . . .39
SPAIN.... . . . . . . . . . . . .34
SWEDEN.... . . . . . . . . . . . 46
SWITZERLAND.... . . . . . . . . .41
TURKEY........ . . . . . . . . . 90
VATICAN CITY....... . . . . . . .39
YUGOSLAVIA. . . . . . . . . . . .38
*CENTRAL AMERICA
------------------------------------
BELIZE..... . . . . . . . . . .«01
COSTA RICA.... . . . . . . . . «06
EL SALVADOR...... . . . . . . .«03
GUATEMALA. . . . . . . . . . . «02
HONDURAS.... . . . . . . . . ..«04
NICARAGUA. . . . . . . . . . . «05
PANAMA. . . . . . . . . . . . .«07
*AFRICA
------------------------------------
ALGERIA.... . . . . . . . . . ..213
CAMEROON..... . . . . . . . . ..237
EGYPT....... . . . . . . . . . ..20
ETHIOPIA.... . . . . . . . . . .251
GABON..... . . . . . . . . . . .241
IVORY COAST..... . . . . . . . .225