TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB TTT BB BBB TTT BB BBB TTT BB BBB TTT BB BBB TTT BB BBB TTT BB BBB TTT BBBBBBBBBBBBBB TTT BB BBB TTT BB BBB TTT BB BBB TTT aco BB BBB TTT BB BBB ell TTT BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC ore CC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\- **************************** * Issue: 1 * * May, 1993 * **************************** CONTENTS: Introduction......................................... Shredder Caller ID areas...................................... Keith Cathode Operation Sundevil: What was it?..................... Shredder Our Friends, the Concord Journal..................... Keith Cathode The Trusty Rad Shack Red Box (old, but relevant)..... Shredder Releases, Past and Future............................ Shredder /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\- Areas in Massachusetts where Caller ID is available by Keith Cathode This is a list of communities that currently support CID. This text was originally supposed to be released by Death, but he's too lazy. I suppose that I should give him some credit as well. Death and Keith Cathode of the Taco/BELL Syndicate. There I said it. BFD. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [508] Beverly........524.621.922.927 Danvers........750.762.774.777 Essex..........768 Gloucester.....281.282.283 Hamilton.......468 Magnolia.......525 Manchester.....525.526 Middleton......750.762.774.777 Peabody........530.531.532.977 Rockport.......546 Salem..........740.741.744.745 Wenham.........468 W.Peabody......535 [617] Braintree......356.380.843.848.849 Canton.........575.821.828 Cohasset.......383 Dedham.........320.326.329.461.462 Hingham........740.749 Holbrook.......767.961.763.986 Hull...........925 Lynn...........581.592.593.594.595.596.598.599 Lynnfield......334 Marblehead.....631.639 Mattapan.......296.298 Milton.........296.298.696.698 Nahant.........581 Norwood........255.551.762.769 Quincy.........328.376.471.472.479.770.773.774.756.847.984.985 Randolph.......767.961.963.986 Saugus.........231.233 Scituate.......544.545 Stoneham.......279.438 Swampscott.....581.592.593.594.595.598.599 Wakefield......224.245.246 Westwood.......255.320.326.329.461.462.551.762.769 Weymouth.......331.335.337.340 One last point before I cut the shit; this is very tedious, and dyslexic errors are your own tough luck. Cheers. Stay free and all that stuff. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\- Operation Sundevil: What was it? by Shredder Operation SunDevil, a legendary event in computer history. But what was it and what were the results of it? On May 9, 1990, the U.S. Attorney's in Phoenix, Arizona released to the press an announcement of a crackdown on "illegal computer hacking activities". The official name for this action was "Operation SunDevil", named after the mascot of Arizona State University, where this case started. Twenty seven search warrants were used on May 8, 1990, resulting in four arrests, with 150 Secret Service Agents carrying out the operation. Operation SunDevil was an effort to arrest several hackers to posting stolen credit card codes and telephone calling card codes. The targets for this crackdown had been selected through a detailed two year investigation. Forty two computer systems were seized by the US secret service, and about twenty five of them were actually running bulletin boards. During 1990, the Phoenix branch of the Secret Service had close to 300 BBS's that were under observation, and all of them had been either called by Secret Service agents or by informers, who passed logs of their sessions on to the Secret Service. The four people who were arrested were: "Tony the Trashman" in Tucson, AZ on May 9th, "Dr. Ripco", sysop of the Ripco BBS, was also arrested, on illegal firearms possessions however. Also arrested were "Electra", in PA, and an unnamed male juvenile hacker in PA. Along with the forty or so computers taken, the Secret Service also took approximately 23,000 disks, and unknown quantities of printed material, computer printouts, magazines, notebooks, diaries, non-fiction books on hacking, and anything else that caught the Feds' eye. The Secret Service claimed in a press conference on May 9, 1990, that the primary purpose of Operation SunDevil was to send a message to the hacking community, that they could not hide behind the "relative anonymity of their computer terminals.", and that the Feds could and would bust them. They said that this bust "should convey a message to any computer enthusiast whose interests exceed the ethical use of computers." But who is to decide what are the so-called "ethical uses" of computers? The outcome of Operation SunDevil was a let down for the Feds. They had sent their "message", but only one indictment was served as a result of the arrests. Prosecutors involved in the case say chances are "extremely high" that all charges will be dropped. In the end, this two year, expensive operation resulted in not much of a real prize for the Feds, and shows that even if you do get arrested, the Feds don't really have much of a case against you, even if they do take all your stuff. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\- Our Friends, the Concord Journal by Keith Cathode This comes from the wonderful Concord Journal. Typed in by Bubble Sorter. CALLS TRACED TO COMPUTER HACKERS By Shannon Strybel A two month spate os constant hang-up calls has been linked to a group of school-age computer hackers, according to Concord Police LT. Leonard Wetherbee. Wetherbee says that a group of computer aficionados, ranging from elementary school children to high schoolers, are probably responsible for a great majority of hang-up calls received by residents throughout town. So far three teens have been identified, but in their ongoing investigation police suspect a much larger group of students is involved.Because they are juveniles, police cannot legally reveal their names. The lieutenant says the station has been flooded with reports from residents saying they've received calls at all hours, and at regular intervals since December. "What these kids are trying to do is to find other computer systems and see if they can break into them. They think it's a great challenge." The kids set up their computer telephone modem to automatically dial hundreds of phone numbers until it finds another computer system. They put in a series of numbers, say from 369-000 through 369-1000, and the computer dials each number," explained Wetherbee. "As soon as a human voice picks up, it hangs up because it is not a computer." Wetherbee says he has received reports from companies in Concord who 's computer systems have been breached, but because the investigation is on going, he declined to state which companies. According to the lieutenant, many companies have systems which notify them through a print out when there has been an attempted or a successful break into their computers Inspector Paul Malone says he has identified three of he alleged computer hackers by tracing who owned the computer technology and expertise to try to break into computer systems. "I have spoken with the three, who are in high school, and explained that what they are trying to do is wrong and has serious ramifications punishable by law." says Macone "I told them that they are right on the edge. Iis as if they are walking around a building and trying to break in." Anyone charged with making annoying phone calls, a misdemeanor, can receive a fine of up to $500 an up to 90 days in jail. Police say someone who breaches a computer system can be charged with a variety of misdemeanors and felonies, from malicious destruction to larceny, depending on information gleaned and how that information is used. The inspector says he is not sure how many juveniles are involved, but he suspects they range in age from elementary school students to th high school level. In addition he says the numbers could have been given out to any number of other computer hackers in the Greater Boston area. "There are clubs of these hackers who meet regularly throughout the state and exchange modem numbers so they can practice. Because of the information we have, we believe there is as unknown larger group with the concord numbers." Maura Roberts, who teaches a computer workshop as Concord Carlisle High School, says hacking is a challenge for many students. "Kids today start it [learning how to use computers] so young and they are more sophisticated in their approach to computers because they have no fear. It becomes a challenge to find out what else they can do with it." Roberts speculates younger children probably do not realize trying to break into other systems is wrong, but look at it as a game. "For older kids, part of the challenge may be that it is wrong." /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\- Releases, Past and Future. by Shredder Here's what we got so far: TBS0001.TXT A Moron's Guide to DECServers ........ Keith Cathode TBS0002.TXT The Merlin System..................... Keith Cathode TBS0003.TXT Caller ID Areas (in this issue, also). Keith Cathode Upcoming releases: Well, i'm working on a beginner's guide to UNIX and the Internet, to be releases some time far in the future. Who knows what the rest of TBS have planned? Not I. We're looking for text file submission as well as articles for this. So. Send us stuff. See the end of the file for how to submit schtuff. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\- The Taco/Bell Syndicate are: Keith Cathode Death Shredder R0dman Bubble Sorter Squeek The Inquisitor All submissions/comments/flames/etc., are welcome. Please send to tbs@tacobel.UUCP Hey! Want to be on the TBS Mailing List? Send mail to postmaster@tacobel.UUCP, giving your internet address. Why not try: The Pulsating Temple of Stan (508)371-9849 1200-14.4K Internet mail/USENET News Cheers to: Everyone in TBS, cDc, whose files inspired the creation of this, 2600 Magazine, just for being there, the people who go to 2600 meetings in Boston, and all the callers to Stan. A big FUCK YOU to: Bob Vila (Chris Hanson), and Shannon Strybel