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PHUK MAGAZINE - Phile 1 of 10
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CHANNEL FOUR DOCUMENTARIES SUCK - Phuk-Ed
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That recent documentary on channel four sucked. Just what we needed
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was some stupid media c*nts telling the entire world that we were all
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boxing throught Hawaii Bell. For some strange reason this line died
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very soon after the documentary .... are we surprised? I think not.
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At the same time horror stories about people being charged for boxed
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calls through 0800 numbers began to circulate, stories of beeing fed
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straight into overseas operators when using Country Direct numbers,
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along with a whole slew of paranoia, which may or may not just be
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disinformation designed to discourage boxing in th UK.
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For example, I recently leeched a tfile from a UK bbs that claimed
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that from 10-02-94 BT have been monitoring all free phone numbers
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from the base in Blackpool, and that the information is also going to
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the BT investigations dept at Milton Keynes. The person writing the
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tfile claims to be a contracter linked to BT, and that Channel 4
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had contacted BT before the documentary was screened and that this
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resulted in the circulation of a confidential memo was sent
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to all system & exchange managers asking what steps can be taken.
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Apparently suggestions ranged from "put filters on the line", via
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"link all 0800 calls to a billing machine" to "change all the
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numbers". Well the many of the numbers HAVE changed, and even the
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merest hint that all 0800 calls are getting routed into a computer
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and analysed to check if they are legitimate data/voice/fax calls
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is enough to give any phreak the willies! He also claims that "any
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questions can be directed to bt internal investigations on
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0800-890-999, ask for extension 131". [Does anyone know if this
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number is really the BT investigations unit??]. We do not need this
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type of paranoia, and all because of one stupid documentary!
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The documentary itself was pathetic. Programming your computers to do
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continuous directory listings might look good to the media vampires,
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but to anyone with any computer literacy it just looks stupid.
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Showing the two anonymous hackers inside a Brighton phone box with
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what must have been the BIGGEST tape machine you could possible carry
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(can't show Walkmans can we now guys!) while boxing using a tape was
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hilarious. Showing them dial up an American sex line while they were
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saying in essence that this is a line for all the sad computers spods
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who can't get a girlfriend, was a joke. The whole chunk of credit
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card fraud at the end, bleeped as if they were giving away vital
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information, (of course no-one knew about credit card fraud before!)
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was a useful ploy used by the documentary to discredit hackers (look
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middle classes, your credit is under attack ... better lock those
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hackers up quick!!).
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This documentary should act as a warning to any hackers who might
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consider getting involved with the media in any way. They can, and
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WILL distort what you say by selective editing and voiceovers. They
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can and WILL sensationalise hacking in an attempt to increase ratings
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and thus advertising revenue. Luckily at least one person in the
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known universe is trying to put together a film that shows hackers
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and phreakers in a more favourable light ... and we here at PHUK
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magazine wish her the best of luck!
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Phuk-Ed.
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