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_- PHREAKING -_
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_- BY: -_
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_- THE VKR & OTALP YCRAZY PLATO -_
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THE HISTORY OF PHREAKING
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DID YOU KNOW THAT PHREAKING STARTED FROM THE MOST UNLIKELY SOURCE......
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CAP'N CRUNCH CEREAL!
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YES, IN THE 1960'S A TOY WHISTLE WAS PLACED IN THE FAMOUS CEREAL. UNFORTUNATELY (
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NOT FOR US), THE WHISTLE GENERATED 2,600 CYCLE-TONE, DUDE! A YOUNG MAN WHO HAD JU
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ST ENTERED THE USAF AS A RADIO TECH., WAS FASCINATED WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT BY B
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LOWING THE WHISTLE INTO THE FONE AFTER DIALING ANY LONG-DISTANCE # AND HEARING TH
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E DISCONNECT SIGNAL, THE TRUNK WOULD REMAINOPEN WITHOUT TOLL CHARGES ACCOUNTING,
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AND FROM THEN ON, ANY NUMBER COULD BE DIALED REPEATEDLY. 800 #'S (INWATS) ,WERE L
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ATER USED AS THE STARTER CALL TO AVOID ANY CHARGES. HE USED THIS TO CALL HOME WHI
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LE STATIONED IN ENGLAND.
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THE CAP'N PRACTICED FOR YEARS. HE REPORTEDLY WOULD PLACE CALLS AROUND THE WORLD T
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O HIMSELF. HE WOULD THEN TALK AND HERE HIMSELF 20 SEC. LATER. HE WENT ON TO DISCO
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VER THE OPERATOR CODES INCLUDING AUTO-RELAY (OPERATOR INTERUPT, OR VERIFY BUSY).
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THUS, EAVESDROPPING INTO CONVERSATIONS. HE CLAIMED TO LISTEN IN ON THE FOLLOWING
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1. PRES. OF THE USA
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2. FBI WHEN IT WAS AFTER PATTY HEARST
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3. THE SECT. OF DEFENSE
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AUTOVON. (EXPLAINED IN ANOTHER VOL.)
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CAP'N CRUNCH WAS THRUST INTO THE SPOTLITE WITH AN ARTICLE IN ESQUIRE.
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THOUSANDS OF PHREAKS CHANCED UPON AN UNUSED TELEX TEST BOARD TRUNK LINE IN A 4A S
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WITCHING MACHINE IN VANCOUVER. DIALING AREA CODE 604 FOLLOWED BY 2111 PLACED YOU
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IN AN INTERNATIONAL PARTY LINE.
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SOON MORE SOPHISTICATED BOXES FOLLOWED. IN '77, THE PHONE COMP. INSTALLED THE FIR
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ST OF THEIR MORE SOPH. EQUIP. IT HAS INCREASED THE RISK, BUT BY NO MEANS STOPPED
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IT. BELL NOW HAS A SYSTEM THAT WILL PRODUCE A RECORDED VOICE TELLIN YA TO STOP, R
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ECORDS PART OF CONVERSATION, AND BILLS THE CALL TO THE NUMBER. THOSE NUMBERS ARE
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THEN PRINTED OUT WITH THE TIME AND DATE.
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BELL NOW HAS 74 CENTRALIZED TICKET INVESTIGATION (CTI). ONE OF THESE ALONE PERFOR
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MS 7000 INVESTIGATIONS A DAY.
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CRUNCH WAS CAUGHT A NUMBER OF TIMES, INCLUDING A TOP SECRET MANUAL IN HIS CLOSET
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DESCRIBING THE NCIC. (NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER: COVERED LATER). AFTER 3
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CONVICTIONS AND A FEW YEARS IN JAIL, HE PACKED IT UP FOR A JOB IN A SOFTWARE CO
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MPANY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? SOMEWHERE, SOMETIME, I HAV
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E AN EERIE FEELING THAT HE IS OUT THERE.
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IN FRONT, AND I'M SURE HE'S STILL THERE.
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SO NEXT TIME YOU BLUE BOX OR PHREAK, THINK OF THAT GUY LIVING NEXT DOOR, WHO KNOW
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S.
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TRIVIA
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JOE THE WHISTLER, BLIND SINCE BIRTH, WAS ABLE TO WHISTLE THE PERFECT TONES
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WITHIN THE 2% ERROR RANGE ESTABLISHED. REPORTEDLY PHREAKS WOULD CALL HIM UP TO TU
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NE THEIR BOXES. NOW WORKS FOR THE FONE COMPANY AFTER A, SHALL WE SAY, AN ILLUSTRI
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OUS CAREER.
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