Hahaha...evening news report on Phreaking

[konichiwa]

My evening news just had a report on phreaking...the woman said it's a "new way of stealing" -- little did she know phreakers have been around for more than 8,000 years. Whenever she said "phreaking" she sounded like she had a spoon up her ass...hahahaha, what a great segment. Wish I'd taped it:

These...phreak-- phreak--ers...are able to hijack your telephone line, says a representative from Bellsouth. Phreaking is being able to make a phone call on someone else's phone. What can you do about phreaking? Absolutely nothing. That's right, you'll never know if you're being phreaked.

Hahaha...yes, let me say it for you: nef.

 

[yakko]

Phreakers and phreaking have been around as long as Microsoft.

 

[Windogg]

Obvious many people haven't heard of the legend of Cap'n Crunch. I'd say early 80's phreakers are the granddaddies of today's crackers.

 

[loup garou]

Dude, phreakin's been around alot longer than 5 years!

 

[konichiwa]

*sigh*

There, happy?

 

[shiznut123]

What is the point then?

 

[yakko]

What was the point then?

 

[loup garou]

hehe...yes, I'm ecstatic. Early cave paintings from Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc have shown primitive phreakers phreaking seashell-phones. LOL

 

[The Mutha]

One of the legendary phreaking stories is that of an engineer who discovered AT&T dial-tone codes whilst conincidentally blowing a whistle toy from a corn flakes box just before placing a phone call. If I'm not mistaken, his discovery eventually led to the development of "Blue box" technology.

Had a pal living in Brasil in the early 90's connecting every day to an ISP in the US using a blue box for MONTHS... Phone operators are much smarter today...

Anyways, also know of a guy in Holland that hasn't paid a dime on his phone bill for over a year...

Nothing can stop someone with a brain, a laptop and a handset.

 

[Scrapster]

I'm getting phreaky this weekend.

 

[Windogg]

<< One of the legendary phreaking stories is that of an engineer who discovered AT&amp;T dial-tone codes whilst conincidentally blowing a whistle toy from a corn flakes box just before placing a phone call. If I'm not mistaken, his discovery eventually led to the development of &quot;Blue box&quot; technology. >>

Like I said in my first post, many people don't know the legend of Cap'n Crunch. That is why the number 2600 has such a great significance.

 

[shadowfaX]

Aw yeah, Captain Crunch - that's a cool phreaker there. I wonder if red boxing still works today...

 

[Windogg]

I still remember &quot;Whistler&quot; is the movie Sneakers. The story of Joe Engressia still brings a smile to my face. Imagine fooling technology that easily.

Windogg

 

[Soybomb]

There you go windogg Someone else who knows of captain crunch finally

Redboxing worked a few years ago at my highschool hehe.

 

[NaughtyusMaximus]

When I first got a computer, I tried phreaking.
It never worked, and I didn't care enough to try harder.

 

[Michael]

2600.

Grin.

Michael

(no, I will not explain the real reason why I learned to solder and why I learned how crystals worked)

ps - more than 5 years ago ...