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                              Information File #3

                                       by

                                   Prometheus



                           "How to Hack Effectively"

                        Version 1.0, September 14, 1989





                                    N.A.R.C.

                      The Oxidizer, sir hackalot, Zapper, 

                   Prometheus, Maelstrom, and Cobra Commander





What is this file?

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Ok, this is going to be the first "down to business" N.A.R.C. file.  If you

hack codes, or if you're thinking about hacking codes you should read this

file.  I'm going to give a few methods that should increase your "hit" ratio

on codes considerably, thereby making any hacking that you do less risky. 

When you get right down to it, isn't less risky better?  



Yes.





What are codes?

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If you're seriously asking this question, stop reading this file and jump off 

of a tall building.





What should I hack with?

------------------------



Well this is actually a pretty good question.  Theoretically it's possible

to hack codes "manually"; that is you dial an extender, punch in a random

code, punch in your girlfriends phone number, and hope for the best.  If 

you play the lottery a lot this may be the hacking method of choice for

you.  



For the rest of us, though, we can't spend fifteen hours on the phone dialing 

and dialing and dialing (and dialing) so we use a hacking program.  You 

probably already use a hacking program of some sort now.  Right now, one of 

the best hackers on "the market" is Code Thief 3.5 deluxe.  This program 

includes a fairly comprehensive code hacker and a functional "deluxe scanner"

which now allows you to scan 800 exchanges.



Boys and girls, before i go any further.  Don't randomly scan 800 exchanges,

or at least don't do it a lot.  Have you ever heard of an 800 exception 

report?  That's when you've scanned through 1,000 800 numbers and the phone

company's computer sends them a little note about it...  I haven't actually

seen an 800 exception report, but I'm pretty sure it says "nail this asshole

to the wall" or something like that.  They probably won't bust you for

scanning the numbers, but they may well put a DNR on your line or worse,

so my recommendation (whew) is DON'T SCAN 800 #'s.



Ok, back to hacking.



The first step is to get a list of extenders.  Five to ten extenders that

aren't owned by Sprint ought to be sufficient to start.  Code thief allows

you to enter and edit a large number of extenders.  So, get your extenders

and enter them in Code Thief.





General Extender format:

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Most extenders look something like this:



(800)555-2211  1234567  2165551212

|              |        |

|              |        +--- The # you want to call, usually without a "1"

|              +--- The access code, 6 or 7 digits are normal

+--- The actual phone number of the extender, usually either an 800 # or a 950





In the extender entry screen for Code Thief (and most other hacking programs)

there's a place to define a "code template".  This code template is the key

to hitting codes more often.  



There's also a place to specify either random or sequential hacking.  ALWAYS 

specify random hacking.  It's just way too easy for an extender to detect a 

sequential hacking program.  



The second step is to get a list of DESTINATION numbers.  These numbers should

be known carriers that are long distance to you.  A good source of these 

destination numbers are the Tymnet or Telenet dialup numbers (which are

public knowledge) or the CompuServe dialups.  Code Thief comes with about

200 of these numbers, so if you're using Code Thief don't worry about it...





That important third step!

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The third step is to get a list of known (and possibly expired) codes for

the extenders you wish to hack.  Why?  Well because you're going to create

templates for each of the extenders you'll be using.



The best way to find expired codes is to call up your local Phreak/Hack

bulletin board and look on the phreak/hack bases.  There are usually

TONS of these codes lying around.  They don't work, but the CAN STILL HELP

YOU!  Look at these codes and try to find patterns.  Do only certain digits

appear in certain places?  Does the number "8" appear more often in the

first digit than any other number?  Does a "9" never appear?



You get the idea.  LOOK at the codes and try to figure out roughly how they

are generated.  THEN go to your extender editor and create a template for

each extender taking advantage of this information....



For instance, let's take a hypothetical extender 800-999-9999.  You've found

the following codes for this extender.



800-999-9999 6 digit codes

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102932

923174

293129

893099

293192

938393

987129

023121

938901

021999



What can we tell from the above?  Well to be honest not a lot because there

are so few codes.  The more REAL codes you can look at, the better your 

chances of finding patterns in the codes.  Let's see, though.  In the

first digit 9 appears several times.  Let's make 9 the first digit of the

template.



Template = 9XXXXX



Ok, in the second digit 9 appears a few times, but it's never with a 9 as

the first digit, so let's ignor the second digit.  The third digit seems

to usually be a 3, so let's update the template



Template = 9X3XXX



The fourth number seems to have quite a few 1s, so let's put that in there

too.



Template = 9X31XX



Now look at the template.  Instead of hacking a 6 digit number (with a million

possible combinations) you're hacking a 3 digit number (with only a thousand

possible combinations).  Your chances of hitting codes with this template are

MUCH (from 5 to 100 times) greater than simply hacking a random 6 digit code.



And remember, the more codes you get the easier it is to see possible patterns

in the codes.  Hacking with a template can make your life a lot easier and

more trouble free, and can protect your freedom in general.





What else?

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Well, in addition to hacking with a template you should also make sure to

take advantage of your multiple extenders and multiple destinations, and 

you should (as Zapper says in N.A.R.C. info-file #2) hack during the day

(on weekdays) when the codes are getting the most use.



In the fairly near future (within a couple months) N.A.R.C. will be 

releasing a new hacker which will make Code Thief (which is a great

program) look low-tech.  Among other things, this hacker will allow you to

hack random codes _without every hacking the same code twice_.  If you've

used Code Thief for a while you'll see the power of this one important feature

right away.



Look for N.A.R.C. releases at a quality board near you.











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