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Volume Number Five,Issue Number Twenty-One Dated 9/14/94
Editor is Mercenary : iirg@cyberspace.net
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Table of Discontents:
[1] IIRG Update
By: Mercenary
[2] Self-Reliance and Preparedness (Chapter I)
By: Thomas Icom/IIRG
[3] ANI (Automatic Number Identification) - Part II
By: Mercenary/IIRG
[4] Frequencies of Interest, Part I
Compiled By: Thomas Icom/IIRG
[5] The Rumor Mill (Unconfirmed Rumors From the Underground)
Edited By: Mercenary
1. FED'z Set Up Sting Operation in Connecticut?
[6] New Phreaking Method Only Needs FCC Approval
(3 Carriers Already Approved)
By: Anonymous
[7] FOR THE PEOPLE
Supplied By: Those Wacky Secret Service Agents
and other Federal Bunglers
Edited by: Mercenary
1. The FBI - Lost in CyberSpace
2. Kevin Mitnik - Contact the FBI Please
[8] PHANTASY TIDBITS: News and Views of Interest
1. NCSA Starts Security Forum on CompuServe
2. FCC Widens Spectrum for Wireless Data Devices
3. IBM Attempts to Cash In On "Star-Trek"
4. Blockbuster and Sega
5. 3 Chinese Provinces to Upgrade Switches
[9] SPECIAL REPORT - The IIRG Hacker Acronym List Rapers
[10] Electronic Personal Organizers
By: Thomas Icom/IIRG
[11] Upcoming Conferences and Conventions
[12] Listing of IIRG Distribution Sites
[13] Listing of PHANTASY Distribution Sites
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Section [1]: IIRG Update
By: Mercenary
First of all, allow me to say its good to be back and we promise not to
allow so much time between issues in the future.
I have received tons of e-mail asking where the Hell we've been.
Hopefully, I can clear that up for you now.
On several extended trips, I became extremely sick and was laid up
for several weeks. During this time the Rune Stone went down for a period of
4 weeks as I was unable to take care of daily operations to the network.
As my health has returned, so has the Rune Stone.
Now apparently there has been some confusion about the systems status, well
for those of you who haven't heard the Rune Stone is up and running at its
same old number (203)-832-8441. However, the New User Password (NUP) has
changed to CYBERDECK due to over publication in numerous mainstream computer
magazines. If you were a registered user as of April 1,1994 then you should
still be in the userbase.
For those of you wanting to submit information or articles to the IIRG, you
should send us mail at our group account iirg@cyberspace.net or you can use
my standby account at [email protected] for any correspondence. I'd strongly
suggest you use iirg@cyberspace.net for a quicker reply.
So far 1994 hasn't been a good year for our distribution sites, many have
gone down and are in need of replacement. For those sysops who'd be
interested in carrying Phantasy Magazine as an official distribution site,
please contact me on the Rune Stone.
In other IIRG news....
Anubis should be publishing the next IIRG Technical Journal very shortly.
At press time he still didn't know what the next Journal would cover, but
I'm sure it'll be a good one.
I'd like to thank everyone for their support during my illness, and we
hope to make the rest of 1994 a memorable one in the H/P community.
Mercenary/IIRG
IIRG President
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Section [2]: Self-Reliance and Preparedness (Chapter I)
By: Thomas Icom/IIRG
Self-Reliance and Preparedness
Chapter I
Who and Why?
When most people think of "survivalism", they conjure up images of camo-
clad isolationists living in the "hills", stockpiling up an arsenal for "the
day after". The reality of the situation is that for 90% of the people
practicing survivalism, or as they prefer; "self-reliance and preparedness",
the traditional survivalist image is about as alien a portrayal as you can
get.
Your typical person who practices self-reliance and preparedness is just
an average individual who has the common sense to either make a few
preparations for future situations that could affect them negatively, or who
practice certain hobbies to partially alleviate their reliance on "the
system". The family that raises a home garden and sells or cans their
surplus, the city dweller who practices anti-mugging techniques, individuals
who live in natural disaster-prone areas and have made plans to lessen
disaster effects, and people who know a good marketable trade and go into
business for themselves are all practicing self-reliance and preparedness.
Most practitioners of self-reliance and preparedness aren't even aware they
practice a definitive hobby. To them it's just good common sense, and it is.
So, why all the negative press? The answer is simple. People who
practice self-reliance and preparedness are less easily controlled than those
who rely on the system for their existence. Take away some welfare
recipient's food stamps and weekly check, and they'll quickly fall in line.
That isn't done so easily with a practitioner of self-reliance and
preparedness. Because of this, the establishment will attack practitioners of
self-reliance and preparedness whenever possible. That is the reason behind
gun control legislation, legislation against herbal and vitamin supplements,
draconian regulations that make it difficult for the small businessman to
operate profitably, and the large socialist "bread and circuses" programs the
government is pushing. (Ancient Rome did the same thing to keep it's citizens
in line.) It is also why "survivalists" and "computer hackers" are always
getting bad press; while mediocrity, stupidity, flagrant promiscuity, and
"following the crowd" are glamorized in the mass media.
Sound incredible? Not once you've studied the techniques used by
totalitarians to institute their control over the people. In fact, those
techniques being used in our country today are considered standard operating
procedure. They were used by Hitler and Stalin. They are being used today.
They will be tried in the future.
Despite all the subtle and obvious prejudice and persecution against
practitioners of self-reliance and preparedness, it remains a craft that is
quickly attracting people to it; people of high intelligence and common sense
who realize that when something goes wrong, no bureaucrat will come riding up
on a white stead to save them. Those, in this day and age, who do believe
such nonsense are in for a ruse awakening; as such incidents as the LA riots,
Crown Heights (New York City) riots, Southeastern hurricanes, Midwestern river
flooding, increase in violent crime, worsening economy, thousands of layoffs,
and increasing totalitarian government measures have proven.
"This is How it All Begins"
Self-reliance and preparedness is not for everyone. Some people won't be
able to understand the concepts just presented to them. Considering the
quality of the educational system these days, I'm not surprised that products
of it would consider the concept of self-reliance and preparedness alien to
them. Some others are going to dismiss reality, and continue on with their
mundane existence.
What is even more insidious however, is that some individuals, for
political reasons which should be obvious to the reader by now (I hope), will
violently disagree with me. The typical vague accusations of insanity,
immoral activity, racism (Yes, it's true. Despite the fact that race isn't
mentioned in this article, some idiot will throw in that accusation, along
with some half-assed explanation as to why.), and incitement to anarchy will
be loudly voiced. Such activity is good, as it serves three purposes. The
first is that the free and uninhibited discussion of ideas is necessary for
the function of a free society. The second is that by opening their mouths
they automatically discredit themselves in the eyes of the intelligent. The
third, as so often stated by the Brotherhood of the Sword and Rose, is that by
making themselves known it will make the job that will have to be done on the
"Night of the Rope" easier. On that note, lest a gentle reader get bent out
of shape at the mention of hunting the opposition, it should be noted that the
most effective way to deal with something trying to destroy you is to destroy
it first. As General George Patton once said, "You don't win a war by dying
for your country. You win a war by making the other poor son of a bitch die
for his country."
For those few remaining that have the intelligence, common sense, and
initiative to get involved in self-reliance and preparedness, the first thing
you need is the proper attitude. You have to make the conscious decision to
begin to take charge of your life, and to gain your own self-determination and
reliance from those who've stolen it from you. Once you have accepted the
fact that you are responsible for yourself, the rest is easy. You'll also
find it much more satisfying to be a free spirit, soaring above the mundane;
knowing that you, instead of a faceless other, have control over your future.
You need the desire to learn and broaden your horizons. As the famous
Special Forces officer Larry Dring once said "It's what between your ears that
counts." James Madison also said something similar, "A people who mean to be
their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."
You need to have a positive outlook. Self-reliance and preparedness is
the art of living, not avoiding death. While you should not view the world
through rose-colored glasses, neither should you resign yourself to doom. The
proper outlook is somewhere in the middle. You should acknowledge how bad
things are, and then say "Ok, now lets succeed against said problems", as
opposed to refusing to face the reality of a bad situation, or tackling a
problem with the objective of "avoiding defeat" or "minimizing losses". When
faced with a situation always play to win, not lose or draw. It's like the
old parable as to whether a glass is half empty or half full.
Some people may find the psychological pep talk redundant or unnecessary.
I disagree. You could be the most knowledgeable individual in the world on
self-reliance and preparedness, but if you have a negative attitude, that
knowledge is worthless. A proper attitude is even more important than
education! If you disagree with me, I only suggest you try adjusting your
attitude to a more positive outlook for a while, and then check to see if you
notice a difference in yourself. You'll find that once you have the right
attitude down, your experiences will be much smoother. You'll also find that
you'll have more confidence and generally feel better.
"To know, to will, to dare, to be silent."
-Thomas Icom/IIRG
May Odin guide your way!
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Section [3]: ANI (Automatic Number Identification) - Part II
By: Mercenary/IIRG
In a previous issue of Phantasy, we published a toll-free number that
was used as a demonstration of ANI. Well, like all good things - the
toll-free number suffered a quick demise. Since then, we've received
numerous requests for another 800 number or any other way that hackers
could obtain the ANAC number for their area.
Numerous trade publications have jumped on the band wagon, especially
Nuts & Volts which has most recently as their July issue had articles
on ANI. In Nuts & Volts they've published the PHUC-ANI as I like to call
it, since it first appeared in a PHUC text file.
That number is 1073214049889664, which has been in circulation for some
time now. They've also published a Centel Communication Number which
has already gone defunct.
However another 800 ANI number that is still available is not even
meant to be one. The Duke Power Company Automated Outage System at
(800)769-3766 will read back to you the phone number from which you are
calling if you call to report a power outage or pole light out.
Since 1-800 ANI numbers are becoming few and far between, you will most
likely be forced to use a local ANAC (Automatic Number Announcement Circuit).
Most recently, an excellent ANAC list is being developed in the #Hack F.A.Q.
by Voyager or more properly [email protected]. What follows here is his
list with a few additions and corrections of our own. We hope this helps
all of you who have been begging for this information.
NPA ANAC number Comments
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201 958 Hackensack/Jersey City/Newark/Paterson, NJ
202 958-xxxx District of Columbia
203 970 CT (All)
204 644-xxxx Manitoba
205 908-222-2222 Birmingham, AL
206 411 WA /* Not US West */
207 958 ME (All)
209 830 Stockton, CA
212 958 Manhattan, NY
213 114 Los Angeles, CA
213 1223 Los Angeles, CA /* some 1AESS switches */
213 211-2345 Los Angeles, CA /* English response */
213 211-2346 Los Angeles, CA /* DTMF response */
213 61056 Los Angeles, CA
214 790 Dallas, TX /* GTE */
214 970-222-2222 Dallas, TX
214 970-611-1111 Dallas, TX /* Southwestern Bell */
215 410-xxxx Philadelphia, PA
217 200-xxx-xxxx Champaign-Urbana/Springfield, IL
301 958-9968 Hagerstown/Rockville, MD
305 200-222-2222 Ft. Lauderdale/Key West/Miami, FL
309 200-xxx-xxxx Peoria/Rock Island, IL
310 114 Long Beach, CA /* on many GTE switches */
310 1223 Long Beach, CA /* some 1AESS switches */
310 211-2345 Long Beach, CA /* English response */
310 211-2346 Long Beach, CA /* DTMF response */
312 1-200-5863 Chicago, IL
312 200-xxx-xxxx Chicago, IL
312 290 Chicago, IL
313 200-200-2002 Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
313 200-222-2222 Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
313 200-xxx-xxxx Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
313 200200200200200 Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
314 511 Columbia/Jefferson City, MO
317 310-222-2222 Indianapolis/Kokomo, IN
317 743-1218 Indianapolis/Kokomo, IN
401 222-2222 RI (All)
402 311 Lincoln, NE
403 311 Alberta, Yukon and N.W. Territory
403 908-222-2222 Alberta, Yukon and N.W. Territory
403 999 Alberta, Yukon and N.W. Territory
404 311 Atlanta, GA
404 940-xxx-xxxx Atlanta, GA
405 897 Enid/Oklahoma City, OK
407 200-222-2222 Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL
408 300-xxx-xxxx San Jose, CA
408 760 San Jose, CA
408 940 San Jose, CA
409 951 Beaumont/Galveston, TX
409 970-xxxx Beaumont/Galveston, TX
410 200-555-1212 Annapolis/Baltimore, MD
410 811 Annapolis/Baltimore, MD
412 711-6633 Pittsburgh, PA
412 711-4411 Pittsburgh, PA
412 999-xxxx Pittsburgh, PA
413 958 Pittsfield/Springfield, MA
413 200-555-5555 Pittsfield/Springfield, MA
414 330-2234 Fond du Lac/Green Bay/Milwaukee/Racine, WI
415 200-555-1212 San Francisco, CA
415 211-2111 San Francisco, CA
415 2222 San Francisco, CA
415 640 San Francisco, CA
415 760-2878 San Francisco, CA
415 7600-2222 San Francisco, CA
419 311 Toledo, OH
502 997-555-1212 Frankfort/Louisville/Paducah/Shelbyville, KY
503 611 Portland, OR /* not all parts of town */
508 958 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
508 200-222-1234 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
508 200-222-2222 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
508 220 Brighton
508 200-220-1234 Brookline
508 200-4444 Needham/Dover
508 220 Wellesley
508 200-222-2222 Newton
508 200-2222 Watertown
509 560 Spokane/Walla Walla/Yakima, WA
512 200-222-2222 Austin/Corpus Christi, TX
512 830 Austin/Corpus Christi, TX
512 970-xxxx Austin/Corpus Christi, TX
514 320-xxxx Montreal, Quebec
515 5463 Des Moines, IA
516 958 Hempstead/Long Island, NY
516 968 Hempstead/Long Island, NY
517 200-222-2222 Bay City/Jackson/Lansing, MI
517 200200200200200 Bay City/Jackson/Lansing, MI
518 997 Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
518 998 Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
602 593-0809 Phoenix, AZ
602 593-6017 Phoenix, AZ
602 593-7451 Phoenix, AZ
603 200-222-2222 NH (All)
606 997-555-1212 Ashland/Winchester, KY
607 993 Binghamton/Elmira, NY
609 958 Atlantic City/Camden/Trenton/Vineland, NJ
612 511 Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN
615 200200200200200 Nashville, TN
615 830 Nashville, TN
616 200-222-2222 Battle Creek/Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI
617 200-222-1234 Boston, MA
617 200-222-2222 Boston, MA
617 200-444-4444 Boston, MA /* Woburn, MA */
617 220-2622 Boston, MA
617 958 Boston, MA
618 200-xxx-xxxx Alton/Cairo/Mt.Vernon, IL
708 1-200-xxxx Chicago/Elgin, IL
713 970-xxxx Houston, TX
714 211-2121 Anaheim, CA /* GTE */
716 511 Buffalo/Niagra Falls/Rochester, NY /* Rochester Tel */
717 958 Harrisburg/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA
718 958 Bronx/Brooklyn/Queens/Staten Island, NY
802 2-222-222-2222 Vermont (All)
802 200-222-2222 Vermont (All)
805 830 San Luis Obispo, CA
806 970-xxxx Amarillo/Lubbock, TX
810 200200200200200 Michigan
812 410-555-1212 Evansville, IN
815 200-xxx-xxxx La Salle/Rockford, IL
815 290 La Salle/Rockford, IL
817 211 Ft. Worth/Waco, TX
817 970-611-1111 Ft. Worth/Waco, TX /* Southwestern Bell */
818 1223 Pasadena, CA /* some 1AESS switches */
818 211-2345 Pasadena, CA /* English response */
818 211-2346 Pasadena, CA /* DTMF response */
906 200-222-2222 Marquette/Sault Ste. Marie, MI
908 958 New Brunswick, NJ
910 311 Fayetteville/Greensboro/Raliegh/Winston-Salem, NC
914 990-1111 Peekskill/Poughkeepsie/White Plains/Yonkers, NY
915 970-xxxx Abilene/El Paso, TX
919 711 Durham, NC
Canada:
306 115 Saskatchewan, Canada
416 410-xxxx Toronto, Ontario
416 997-xxxx Toronto, Ontario
519 320-xxxx London, Ontario
604 1116 British Columbia, Canada
604 1211 British Columbia, Canada
604 211 British Columbia, Canada
613 320-2232 Ottawa, Ontario
705 320-xxxx Saulte Ste. Marie, Ontario
Australia:
+61 03-552-4111 Victoria 03 area
+61 19123 All major capital cities
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Section [4]: Frequencies of Interest, Part I
Compiled By: Thomas Icom/IIRG
All frequencies are listed in Mhz.
1. Relay Press:
Used by newspapers and press associations.
173.2250 173.2750 173.3250 173.3750 452.9625
452.9750 452.98750 453.0000
2. Remote Broadcast Pickup Communications:
Used for TV news crews, traffic reports, "on the scene"
communications, etc.
25.8700 - 26.4700 161.6400 - 161.7600 166.2500 170.1500
450.0500 - 450.9500 455.0500 - 455.9500
3. Telephone Maintenance:
Used by landline, mobile phone, and telegraph companies for
operational purposes.
35.1600 43.1600 151.9850 158.3400
451.1750 - 451.6875 462.4625 - 462.5250
4. Alarm Companies:
460.9000 460.9250 460.9500 460.9750
5. Low Power and Itinerant Business Channels:
Often used by security forces, surveillance teams, restaurant
order windows and for other interesting purposes.
27.4900 27.5100 27.5300 30.8400 33.1200
33.1400 33.4000 35.0200 35.0400 42.9800
43.0400 151.5050 151.6250 154.5700 154.6000
158.4000 457.5250 457.5500 457.5750 457.6000
460.6875 - 462.5125 462.7625 - 462.9125 463.2125 - 464.9875
(12.5 Khz. channels) (12.5 Khz. channels) (12.5 Khz. channels)
467.7500 - 467.92500
6. Wireless Microphones
169.4450 169.5050 170.2450 170.3050 171.0450
171.1050 171.8450 171.9050
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Section [5]: The Rumor Mill (Unconfirmed Rumors From the Underground)
Edited By: Mercenary
Fed'z Set Up Sting Operation in Connecticut?
Recent local rumors have been circulating in Connecticut that the fed'z
have set up some form of sting operation in the form of a BBS or service
here in Connecticut. The IIRG is currently investigating this rumor and
hopes to have the full story (if there is one), for our next issue.
Preliminary inquiries seem to confirm the presence of such an operation
but we will reserve releasing any more information until Phantasy 22.
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Section [6]: New Phreaking Method Only Needs FCC Approval
(3 Carriers Already Approved)
By: Anonymous
In their ever increasing urge to dominate the world, US service providers
have devised a new method of supposedly increasing their profits.
This all new clever brain-storm is called "International Callback".
A customer in another country would place a call to an automated number in
the United States. The call to the automated system would be allowed to ring
a specified number of times and then the caller would hang up.
In this way the caller is not billed for the call and the automated system
will dial the caller back by using ANI. When the foreign customer picks up
the call from the system he will be provided with the US dialtone and have
access to much lower rates, (Or that's what the US providers have planned).
Now not knowing the whole systems makeup and security, I can obviously see
gaping holes for taking advantage of this system.
However, in preliminary experiments we've devised one method that already
appears to work on Discount Call International's system. Here's how we
implemented our scheme.
Equipment:
1 Telematrix Call Diverter (California Digital $217.00)
1 Can Wrench (Jensen or Hardware Store)
1 Phone Can (Provided by Friendly Telco)
1 Beige Box (Homemade,Bought,Appropriated)
2 Phone Lines (Provided by Friendly Telco)
3 Wily Hackers (Sober and Clear Headed)
1 Payphone (that accepts incoming calls) (Provided by Friendly Telco)
1 Laptop w/modem and acoustic coupler (Should Have 1 by Now)
The first step in our plan was extremely simple, we already had all the
equipment we needed and knew of a nice isolated phone can.
As many of you have probably already guessed our method, we wont go into
much detail. But by placing the call diverter inside the phone can and
placing the dial-in line on the target business and the dial-out line on
another one of their lines, 60% of our plan was completed.
One of us then beige boxed DCI on the dial-in line and then hung up.
DCI then dialed our intercepted dial-in line and our call diverter sent the
call to our waiting hacker at the payphone. At this point he had DCI's dial
tone and used his laptop to hook into a system he would never dare call
from home. Now most of you probably don't have the necessary equipment we
used. But, I'm sure you can improvise. Thank you FCC!!!
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Section [7]: FOR THE PEOPLE
Supplied By: Those Wacky Secret Service Agents
and other Federal Bunglers
Edited by: Mercenary
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The FBI - Lost in CyberSpace
As the field of communications technology grows, the FBI and other
law-enforcement wiretappers are quickly lagging behind.
Fiber optics, ATM, and convergence go beyond their current wiretap
capabilities.
Cellular phones are also progressing beyond the FBI's capabilities.
They reported 183 cases on cellular phones last year where taps on
cellular phones just didn't work.
The FBI is currently trying to get the telecom industry to make their
systems wiretap capable, but the industry is so far resisting their
efforts.
We'd urge you to monitor these bills as they appear before congress,
if left unchecked the FBI and other Federal Agencies will attempt to
force more "Big Brother" policies down our throats.
Taps should be on beer kegs, not on our phones.
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Kevin Mitnik - Contact the FBI, Please...
In March at the Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy 1994, those
friendly boys from the Federal Bureau of Incineration were at their keystone
cop best. Four FBI agents raided the room of a 22 year old hacker and escorted
him downtown. After fingerprinting and photographing the defenseless hacker,
the FBI faxed the photo to Washington and learned that the hacker was not
Kevin Mitnick who they were attempting to apprehend. The poor hackers last
name was the same as the handle used by Mitnick.
Shortly after this botched attempt to apprehend Mitnick, the FBI detained
another hacker as he left an elevator to attend a lecture. After pulling out
his license the FBI found out that he was also not Kevin Mitnick.
The following morning, a message appeared on the Conference's message board:
"KEVIN MITNICK, CALL THE FBI". The FBI gave a very,very lame excuse about
their illegal detaining of the innocent individuals the following evening.
Unconfirmed rumors circulating on the last day of the conference stated that
a hacker had broken into the hotels computer and left a message on James
Settles (Head of the FBI Computer Crime Squads) hotel bill.
The message was supposedly, "Happy Retirement". Mr Settles apparently
retired on April 1,1994.
As for the reason the FBI was once again looking for Kevin Mitnick, we can
only wonder at this time. However, Kevin if your not apprehended by the
time you may hear or read of this article. Good Luck.......
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Section [8] PHANTASY TIDBITS: News and Views of Interest
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NCSA STARTS SECURITY FORUM ON COMPUSERVE
In a surprising move, the National Computer Security Association has started
a forum on CompuServe. The forum will be dedicated to such topics as, PC and
LAN security, Unix/Internet security, anti-virus support, and computer ethics.
The forum can be accessed by entering GO NCSAFORUM at any CompuServe command
prompt. The NCSA can be contacted via E-mail at 75300,2557@compuserve.com
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FCC WIDENS SPECTRUM FOR WIRELESS DATA DEVICES
The FCC has reassigned the unlicensed wireless data users to 10MHz of
bandwidth in the 1.910 to 1.930MHz spectrum. They've also assigned another
10MHz bandwidth to unlicensed voice devices. The FCC is also supposed to make
available three blocks of 30MHz spectrum each in major cities. These blocks
will all be located in the 1,850 to 1.990MHz spectrum.
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IBM ATTEMPTS TO CASH IN ON "STAR-TREK"
IBM is developing a new generation of PDA's (Personal Digital Assistants)
that are being code-named "Tricorder". IBM is trying to keep a veil of
secrecy on the project because they have not yet negotiated a deal with
Paramount to use the brand name "Tricorder". If this is like any other
standard IBM project, you might as well set Phasers on Kill. Because that's
what they do to most projects.
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BLOCKBUSTER AND SEGA
Are planning to distribute Sega's games on reloadable flash memory
cartridges. All you console pirates get ready for the next generation.
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3 CHINESE PROVINCES TO UPGRADE SWITCHES
The Chinese provinces of Tianjin, Shaanxi, and Hebei are upgrading their
central offices to Northern Telecom DMS-100 switches. Chinese hackers are
rumored to be anxiously awaiting their arrival for experimentation.
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Section [9]: SPECIAL REPORT - The IIRG Hacker Acronym List Rapers
Most recently, a rash of Acronym lists have been appearing that are direct
rip-offs of the IIRG's Hacker Acronym List. We've never had a problem with
any group or individual incorporating IIRG material into their work as long
as the IIRG is acknowledged in the credits or program.
Apparently some groups and individuals have forgotten this and have been
incorporating IIRG material into their files and not properly crediting
the group. Like any good author, Mercenary has incorporated several fake
acronyms into the list which are known only to him.
However at this time we'd like to look at one group that has used the
IIRG's Acronym list and has properly credited the IIRG.
MuTaNT has used our list as well as some additions of their own to
create the HaCKeRS ACRoNYM TRaNSLaToR PPE for PCBoard 15.1+.
They have created a very nice ppe that allows you to look up acronyms
online. All PCBoard sysops are encouraged to add this fine PPE to your
system.
On the other side of the coin is a list put out by D. Leria on 7/23/94.
This acronym list is one of the most blatant rip-offs of the IIRG's list
that we've ever seen with no mention of the IIRG in the credits.
If your gonna use our material, put us in the credits.
This isn't the first time this has happened, we've got about 5 lists on
the Rune Stone that are direct copies of the IIRG's list from other
groups that have our telltale fake acronyms in their lists.
Although this provides us with a good laugh from time to time,
we may be forced to release our next list in a non-ascii format.
The IIRG
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Section [10]: Electronic Personal Organizers
By: Thomas Icom/IIRG
Most hobbyists keep a "hack book" to record information learned during
hacking sessions. While writing things down for easier recall is a good thing,
there are certain types of information which could prove to be disastrous
should they be discovered in something as unsecured as a notebook.
Some have taken their sensitive information and stored it in encrypted
form on their machines. While this is a good technique when employed with a
secure algorithm, it makes ready accessibility and use in the field a problem
unless one has a small laptop or palmtop ($$$).
A while ago, the electronic personal organizer came onto the market. This
device fit into a pocket, and allowed one to store phone numbers and short
memos. Some had password protection built in for secure information storage.
Unfortunately, these early models were expensive, limited in storage capacity,
and unreliable. These problems have been solved with the new models, some of
which offer as much as 64K memory, and file transfer capability to/from a PC.
The Royal "DM" series electronic personal organizers are representative
models. There are three different models which offer different memory
capacities (DM118: 18K, DM134: 34K, DM138 38K). The prices are reasonable;
starting at $25 for the DM118. They have the following features:
- Password Protection
- Three phone number databases
- 12/24 hour clock with multiple time zones and alarms
- "Memo book"
- Calender
- metric/english measurement and currency conversion
- 10 digit calculator
- Schedule book linked to clock alarm
- Infra-red wireless link for data transfer between a PC or other DM unit
- Reset button for quick data erasure
These devices are perfect "hackbooks" for storage of such proprietary data
as phone numbers, account numbers, passwords, access codes, names, frequencies,
and other information you want to keep from prying eyes. While 18K might not
seem like much, it's plenty for phone numbers and similar information of a
temporary nature. The password protection allows for up to an 8 character
alpha-numeric password, and is adequate for 90% of your security needs.
Yes, I heard about how the password protection on one unit was cracked by
Scotland Yard who opened one up without killing the power, and managed to
directly access the unit's RAM. Since you're naturally going to follow my
recommendation of being a law abiding citizen who doesn't do anything illegal,
I doubt you'll ever run into that situation.
It now appears, however, that law abiding citizens are currently being
targeted by certain totalitarian types who don't like them exercising their
constitutional rights. A recent incident that comes to mind were those people
who protested the building of half-way houses in their neighborhood, and were
subsequently harassed by HUD who subpoenaed their personal records, filed
"discrimination" charges against them, and court-ordered them to provide names
of friends and associates so HUD could also "investigate" additional people who
"might be practicing discrimination".
If you feel that such an attack might be a problem; regularly back-up the
data onto a PC, encrypt it with some insanely secure algorithm, and when you
run into a problem requiring you to do a data-wipe quicker than the reset
button offers; break the unit in half and be glad you're safe and only out $25.
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Section [11]: Upcoming Conferences and Conventions
DATE: 09/19/94
TITLE: Practical Methods for Information Systems Risk Analysis
LOCATION: NIST, Gaithersburg, MD
SPONSOR: CSI Seminars at Government Sites
CONTACT: Computer Security Institute
ADDRESS: 600 Harrison Street
CITY_ST: San Francisco, CA 94107
PHONE: (415) 905-2626
DATE: 10/04/94
TITLE: UNIX EXPO '94
LOCATION: New York City
SPONSOR: UniDirect, Computer ResellerNews
CONTACT: UNIX EXPO
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1422
CITY_ST: Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
PHONE: 800-829-3976
DATE: 10/11/94
TITLE: 17th National Computer Security Conference
LOCATION: Baltimore, MD
SPONSOR: NCSC & NIST
CONTACT: NCS Conference Secretary, APS XI
ADDRESS: National Computer Security Center
CITY_ST: Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-6000
PHONE: (301) 975-2775
DATE: 11/02/94
TITLE: 2nd ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security
LOCATION: Fairfax, VA
SPONSOR: ACM SIGSAC
CONTACT: Ravi Sandhu
ADDRESS: George Mason University, ISSE Dept., M/S 4A4
CITY_ST: Fairfax, VA 22030
PHONE: (703) 993-1659
DATE: 11/07/94
TITLE: European Symposium on Research in Computer Security
LOCATION: Brighton, United Kingdom
SPONSOR: IMA, AFCET, BCS Security Special Interest Group, and CERT-ONERA
CONTACT: Pamela Irving, Conference Officer
ADDRESS: Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, 16 Nelson St.
CITY_ST: ESSEX SS1 1EF, UK
PHONE: [email protected]
DATE: 12/05/94
TITLE: Introduction to Computer Security
LOCATION: NIST, Gaithersburg, MD
SPONSOR: CSI Seminars at Government Sites
CONTACT: Computer Security Institute
ADDRESS: 600 Harrison Street
CITY_ST: San Francisco, CA 94107
PHONE: (415) 905-2626
DATE: 12/05/94
TITLE: 10th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference
LOCATION: Orlando, FL
SPONSOR: Aerospace Computer Security Associates & ACM
CONTACT: Ann Marmor-Squires
ADDRESS: TRW Systems Division, 1 Federal Systems Park Dr.
CITY_ST: Fairfax, VA 22030
PHONE: (703) 803-5503
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Section [12]: IIRG Distribution Sites
(or Gateways to Oblivion)
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IIRG World HQ: The Rune Stone BBS
14.4k HST
Phantasy's Home Board
Complete IIRG Archives 14000+ Files
(203)-832-8441
NUP: Cyberdeck
IIRG Distribution Site 1: Deadcity
Sysop: RoughNeck
Australia
Criminal Intent HQ
+61-3-417-2060
IIRG Distribution Site 2: Alliance BBS
(612)-251-8596
(Originally ASU Underground in Tempe AZ)
355+ mb H/P/A/UFO and others on CD-ROM
IIRG Distro Site
IIRG Distribution Site 3: Hollow Tree Productions
Sysop: Phantasm
TWA Distro
IIRG Phantasy Distro
Extreme*Net
(313)-EXE-TREME
IIRG Distribution Site 4: Unauthorised Access Uk
Online 10.00pm-7.00am GMT
+44-(0)636-708063
3oo/12oo/24oo/96oo/14.4k HST
Established 1990
British Underground Guild WHQ
SysOp: Phantasm
IIRG Distribution Site 5: The Black Lodge
LodgeNet Member Site
Sysop: The Brit
(5o8)-PRI-VATE
IIRG Distribution Site 6: Kaotic Attractor
Sysop: Mr Wyzard
(5o8)-PRI-VATE
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Section [13]: Phantasy Distribution Sites
Phantasy's Distribution Site's are continually changing,we apologize if you
called a board and didn't find the Mag. Network Distribution Sites will
have the Issues first, we suggest calling one of them if a problem does
arise.
1. Lightning Systems
(414) 363-4282
200 Million Bytes OnLine
USRobotics Dual Standard HST/V.32bis
2400 thru 14.4k v.32bis/HST
2. The Works BBS
Waffle Net v1.65
[617]/861-8976
3/12/24/96/14400b 7dy/24hr N,8,1
Lexington, MA
200 Megabytes of Storage
99.44% pure textfiles
Remote cDc Node (Very remote)
3. Uncensored Communications
Cybertek Magazine SIG
(914)-761-6877
4. The Computer Laboratory Underground 'puternet
Phone: +1.515.232.7631
No warez, No codez, No ratios, No hassles.
Phantasy Distro Site
Phantasy is also available on these systems,
Ripco II BBS The Hell Pit Cybernetic Violence
(312)-528-5020 (708)-459-7267 (514)-PRI-VATE
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PHANTASY(C) IIRG 1991,1992,1993,1994
May Odin Guide Your Way!
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May You Be Feasting and Drinking in Valhalla For a Full Night
Before the Christian God Knows You're Dead
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