anytime... Y OKAY, HERE COMES.... ---===---===---===---===---===---===--- = = - RAMBUG'S HACKING VOLUME #1 - = =------------------------= = - - = -CALL THESE GENODICAL SYSTEMS- = - =--------------------------= - = = - THE NEUTRAL ZONE ][ (604) 478-1363 - = TCL (604) 384-3085 = - /\/\ETALLAND 1 (503) 538-0761 = /\/\ETALLAND ][ (503) 253-5300 = - THE METAL AE (201) 879-6668 - = = ---===---===---===---===---===---===--- IN THIS VOLUME, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE OPERATORS OF MA BELL AND LOOK INTO AREA CODES. ONE MORE THING, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE SPECIAL THANXS TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THERE SUPPORT: JUDGE DREDD THE WOLF MYSTIC WARRIOR --------------------------------------- NOW ON WITH IT. THERE ARE BASICALLY 7 TYPES OF OPERATORS. SOME CAN BE VERY USEFUL FOR INFORMATION, LIKE LITTLE HINTS FOR SPRINT AND MCI CODES! ANY WAYS, I WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE7 OPERATORS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. TRAFFIC SERVICE POSISTION OPERATORS =---------------------------------= THIS OPERATOR IS THE OPERATOR YOU USUALLY HEAR WHEN YOU CALL FROM A PAY PHONE. SHE IS IN CHARGE OF GETTING ALL BILLING INFO FOR CALLING CARDS AND THIRD NUMBER CALLS. MAKING SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT PERSON ON 1 TO 1 CALLS. MAKING SURE THE PERSON ON THE OTHER WILL PAY FOR THE COLLECT CALL. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST VERIFYING CALLING CARDS, AND MAKING SURE YOU AREN'T USING A CALLING CARD YOU AREN'T SUPP- OSED TO BE USING. DON'T FUCK WITH THESE OPERATORS, FOR THEY ARE DANGEROUS. THEY ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THE CAPABILITIES OF KNOWING IF YOU ARE CALLING FROM A FORTRESS PHONE. INWARD OPERATORS =--------------= THIS OPERATOR IS BASICALLY THE "0" OPERATOR. SHE ISN'T MUCH OF USE. SHE CAN JUST TELL YOU THINGS LIKE L.D. INFORMATION. SHE CAN BE QUITE HELPFUL FOR SPRINT NUMBERS. I KNOW ONE GUY WHO SAID HE WANTED TO KNOW THE LOCAL SPRINT NUMBERS TO CALL HIS GRANDMA, AND SHE WAS RETARDED ENOUGH TO BELIEVE HIM. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THESE RETARDS THOUGH, IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL FOR THEM TO LISTEN IN ON YOUR PHONE CALLS IF THEY THINK AN ILLEGAL ACT IS GOING ON. ALSO, THEY HAVE THE POWER TO MONITOR YOUR PHONE AT ALL TIMES (MODEM OR NO MODEM!). DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE OPERATORS =----------------------------= THIS OPERATOR IS NOT MUCH OF A HELP IN THE WAY OF HACKING, BUT SHE CAN BE HELPFUL FOR PREFIXES. I ASKED HERE ONCE FOR THE OTHER SURROUNDING PREFIXES OF SEATTLE, AND SHE GAME THEM TO ME. IT CAME IN VERY HELPFUL FOR GETTING MCI NUMBERS. BASICALLY, YOU PHONE THIS OPERATOR AND YOU GET PHONE NUMBERS OF HER. NO BIG DEAL! DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEAF =-------------------------------= THESE OPERATORS ARE VERY, VERY HELPFUL, FOR HACKING THAT IS. MOST DEAF PEOPLE HAVE TELETYPEWRITER TERMINALS. SHE TALKS TO THEM LIKE I WOULD TALK TO YOU VIA A MODEM. IN FACT, THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT A TELETYPEWRITER IS, A MODEM. HERE IS A HELPFUL HINT FOR USING THIS OPERATOR. PLAY DUMB, AND YOU WILL GET ANYTHING OUT OF HER. ONE MORE THING, ALOT OF MODEMS CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH TELETYPEWRITER BECAUSE THEY THEY DON'T SUPPORT BAUDOUT. THE MODEMS I KNOW THAT SUPPORT BAUDOUT, ARE AWESOME APPLE CATS AND COOL PROMODEMS! CN/A OPERATORS =------------= THESE OPERATORS ARE PROBABLY THE BEST OPERATORS FOR HACKING! THEY CAN GIVE YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT. THE TROUBLE IS, HOW DO YOU GET IT. ANYWAYS, THESE OPERATORS WILL GIVE YOU UNLISTED NUMBERS IF YOU HAVE A CALLING CARD. THEY ARE VERY SECRETIVE, AND DON'T LET PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING. BUT IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE BEUTIES AS FRIENDS, YOU'VE GOT IT MADE! INTERCEPT OPERATORS =-----------------= THESE OPERATORS ARE IN CHARGE OF SECURITY. IF YOU ARE REPORTED TO THE COPS, FOR USING DIALERS OR HACKERS, CHANCES ARE, IT WAS THESE BITCHES WHO NARKED ON YOU. THEY FLIRT THEIR TRASERS AND ARE QUICK WITH ONE. GET CAUGHT BY ONE OF THESE OPERATORS AND YOU'LL BE WAISTED! OUTER OPERATORS =-------------= THESE OPERATORS ARE IN CHARGE OF CONNECTION YOU TO ELECTRONIC SWITCH- BOARDS. THEY CAN BE VERY USEFUL OPERATORS IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. MORE ON THESE OPERATORS IN RAMBUG'S HACKING VOLUME #2. WELL, THAT BASICALLY COVERS THE OPERATORS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE BITCHES CAN BE USEFUL. NOW TO SHOW YOU HOW AREA CODES WORK. THE FIRST NUMBER OF THE AREA CODE IS A NUMBER FROM 2 - 9. THE SECOND NUMBER IS 0 - 9. THE THIRD NUMBER IS FROM 0 - 1. USUALLY AN AREA CODE CAN'T ROSS OVER A PROVINCES/STATES LINE. THI MEANS, YOU CAN'T HAVE THE SAME AREA CODE FOR VICTORIA AND TORONTO. BUT, I REPEAT BUT, HERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS: 510 - TWX (USA) 610 - TWX (CANANDA) 700 - RESERVED FOR LATER USAGE 710 - TWX (USA) 800 - WATTS LINES 810 - DIAL-IT SERVICES 910 - TWX (USA & CANADA) EXPLANATIONS ON THESE SERVICES ON WILL BE MORE EXPLAINED IN RAMBUG'S HACKING VOLUME #2. WELL, THIS WRAPPES UP THIS VOLUME. I HOPE THIS FILE HELPS YOU MORE ON THE WORLD OF HACKING. ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, YOU CAN REACH ME ON ANY OF THE BOARDS I MENTIONED IN THE TITLE. WELL, BY FOR NOW, AND REMEMBER, KEEP HACKING! THIS FILE RELEASED ON: 05/21/86 -RB- TURN ---===---===---===---===---===---===--- = = - RAMBUG'S HACKING VOLUME #2 - = =------------------------= = - -CALL THESE GENODICAL SYSTEMS- - = =--------------------------= = - = - THE NEUTRAL ZONE ][ (604) 478-1363 - = TCL (604) 384-3085 = - /\/\ETALLAND 1 (503) 538-0761 - = /\/\ETALLAND ][ (503) 253-5300 = - THE METAL AE (201) 879-6668 - = = ---===---===---===---===---===---===--- IN THIS VOLUME, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE OUTER OPERATORS, THE MOST IMPORTANT OPERATORS, AND MOST INFORMITIVE BY FAR. ALSO, LIKE I PROMISED IN THE LAST VOLUME, WE WOULD TALK MORE ABOUT THOSE AREA CODE EXCEPTIONS. JUST BEFORE I GO ON, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY THANXS ONCE AGAIN TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THERE SUPPORT: JUDGE DREDD THE WOLF MYSTIC WARRIOR --------------------------------------- NOW LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE ISSUE. AS I WAS SAYING IN VOLUME #1, OUTER OPERATORS ARE IN CHARGE OF CONNECTING YOU TO ELECTRONIC SWITCHBOARDS. YOU KNOW, LIKE SAY YOU WANT TO CALL THROUGH *SPRINT* OR *MCI*, YOU HAVE TO TYPE IN YOUR 6-8 DIGIT CODE, AND IF YOU JUST CALLED ANY OLD NUMBER AND PUNCHED IN YOUR A CODE, THEY OPERATOR WOULD THINK YOU BELONGED TO A MENTAL INSTITUTE! NOW, WHEN YOU CALL A SPRINT NUMBER OR MCI NUMBER, YOU ARE GOING THROUGH AN OUTER OPERATOR, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT. WHEN YOU DIAL THE SPRINT/MCI NUMBER, YOU ARE REALLY CALLING THE OUTER OPERATOR, WHO IN TURN CONNECTS YOU TO THE SWITCHBOARD. YOU SAY, HOLY SHIT, SHE CAN SEE WHAT I AM DOING, AND WILL KNOW I AM PHREAKING VIA THE SPRINT/MCI SWITCHBOARDS THAT A COMPANY IS RENTING! MY ANSWER: NOPE, SHE CAN'T SEE NOTHING YOU TYPE OR DO, IN FACT, SHE DOEN'T EVEN KNOW THE NUMBER YOU ARE CALLING FROM. THEY YOU SAY, I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WRONG! THE OUTER OPERATOR CAN'T TRACE YOU, BUT THE SWITCHBOARD CAN! THAT IS WHY THERE IS A RISK CALLING AND HACKING AT SPRINT/MCI CODES. HERE ARE A FEW HINTS SO YOU DON'T GET CAUGHT USING SPRINT/MCI WHEN YOU FINALLY (SIGH) GET A CODE. [1] TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT COMPANY'S CODE YOU HAVE. THAT WAY, YOU KNOW WHAT TO CALL. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU HAVE THE CODE FOR SHOPPERS DRUG MART, YOU WOULDN'T CALL SAFEHOUSE BBS IN NEW YORK! BUT IF YOU HAD THE CODE FOR NATIONAL TELEWORKS CORPORATION, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE CALLING A BBS. [2] CALL AT ONLY THE BUSINESS'S HOURS OF OPERATION, IT WOULD LOOK STUPID AND SUSPICIOUS CALLING AT 3:00 AM WHEN THE COMPANY'S OFFICE BUILDING IS CLOSED. [3] NEVER CALL SOMETHING THAT IS CONNECTED TO A PHONE COMPANY. THAT COULD PROVE TO BE DARING AND VERY DANGEROUS. [4] NEVER CALL FROM A FORTRESS PHONE, BECAUSE IF YOU DO, THE VERY TIME YOU CONNECT, IT WILL COME UP ON AN INTERCEPT OPERATORS COMPUTER (READ ABOUT THESE IN VOLUME #1.) WELL, THAT IS BASICALLY IT ON HINTS, AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, NEVER DO STUPID THINGS WHEN CALLING THROUGH SPRINT OR MCI. YOU WOULD BE PUTTING YOUR PHREAKING CAREER ON THE LINE. NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE AREA CODE EXCEPTIONS I MENTIONED IN VOLUME #1. HERE IS A DETAILED DEFINITION OF EACH OF THE AREA NUMBERS THAT I MENTIONED WERE USED IN ALL STATES AND PROVINCES: AREA CODE: 510 TWX (USA) =---------------------------= TWX IS A WATTS SYSTEM, USED MOSTLY BY MA BELL ITSELF. NOT MUCH USE TO US, UNLESS YOU ARE TOTALLY INTO FINDING OUT LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE RATES TO OTHER COUNTRIES. EXCEPTIONALLY BORING IN MY OPINION. GTE IS A WATTS SYSTEM, IF YOU WERE WONDERING. AREA CODE: 610 TWX (CANADA) =------------------------------= SAME AS U.S.A.'S TWX, EXCEPT IT IS OR CANADA. AREA CODE: 700 RESERVED =-----------------------= UNKNOWN TO ME. ALL I KNOW, IT IS NOT USED PRESENTLY, AND IS RESERVED BY MA BELL FOR LATER USAGE. AREA CODE: 710 TWX (USA) =--------------------------= ANOTHER STUPID WATTS LINE. NOTHING TO GET HYPER OVER. AREA CODE: 800 WATTS LINE =-------------------------= THIS WATTS LINE IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT KIND OF WATTS LINE. IT IS USED BY BUSINESS'S FOR THERE OWN CHAINS OF STORES TO CALL FREE. ALSO, THEY CAN BE RENTED FOR PUBLIC USAGE, AND ARE TOLL-FREE. I AM SURE YOU ALL HAVE SEEN COMERCIALS SAYING CALL: FRED'S HOOKER SUPPLY, CALL TOLL-FREE 1-800-XXX-XXXX, OR SOMETHING TO THAT AFFECT. AREA CODE: 810 DIAL-IT SERVICES =-------------------------------= SAME AS 800 LINES EXCEPT IS COST 50 CENTS THE FIRST MINUTE AND THEN 35 CENTS AFTER THAT FOR EACH EXTRA MINUTE. NOT MUCH ON THIS. IS ONLY IS U.S.A. I THINK. AREA CODE: 910 TWX (USA) =--------------------------= UGH, ANOTHER DUMB WATTS LINE. SAME AS ALL THE OTHER ONES EXCEPT 800,910. WELL, THIS WRAPS UP ANOTHER VOLUME. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS ONE, AND LEARNED SOMETHING. THE VOLUMES WILL GET MORE TECHNICAL AS THEY INCREASE. HAPPY HACKING, AND LATER.... THIS FILE RELEASED: 05/23/86 -RB- TU ---===---===---===---===---===---===--- = = - RAMBUG'S HACKING VOLUME #3 - = = - -CALL THESE GENODICAL SYSTEMS- - = =--------------------------= = - - = THE NEUTRAL ZONE ][ (604) 478-1363 = - TCL (604) 384-3085 - = /\/\ETALLAND 1 (503) 538-0761 = - /\/\ETALLAND ][ (503) 253-5300 - = THE METAL AE (201) 879-6668 = - - = = ---===---===---===---===---===---===--- IN THIS VOLUME WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW MA BELL WORKS. BUT, BEFORE I GO ON, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY THANXS TO: THE HIGHWAY MAN JUDGE DREDD MYSTIC WARRIOR THE WOLF --------------------------------------- OKAY, SO YOU SAY YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW MA BELL WORKS EH! WELL, IN THIS VOLUME I WILL TRY AND COVER ALL KEY POINTS AND ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT. NOW ON WITH IT..... BASICALLY, MA BELL IS YOUR LOCAL PHONE COMPANY (NO KIDDING!). THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR PHONES AND LINES RUNNING FROM YOUR HOUSE OR BUSINESS. YOU ARE RENTING YOUR PHONE FROM THEM AND THEY HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE IT AWAY, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. THEY ARE YOUR LINKS TO OTHER PLACES LONG-DISTANCE (UNLESS, YOU'RE USING SPRINT,MCI, OR AT&T). NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT MA BELL IS, I WILL GO ON AND EXPLAIN WHAT KIND OF JUNK THEY DO AND HAVE. LONG DISTANCE CALLS =-----------------= THERE ARE BASICALLY THREE KIND OF LONG DISTANCE CALLS: A DIRECT DIALED CALL, OPERATOR-ASSISTED STATION-TO-STATION CALL, AND OPERATOR-ASSISTED PERSON- TO-PERSON CALL. A DIRECT DIALED CALL: A CALL YOU DIAL DIRECTLY WITHOUT OPERATOR ASSISTED. OPERATOR-ASSISTED STATION-TO-STATION CALL: A CALL THAT MAY REQUIRE OPERATOR ASSISTANCE FOR COMPLETION. YOU WILL TALK TO ANYONE WHO ANSWERS, BUT YOU MAY NEED AN OPERATOR'S AID TO REACH THE NUMBER OR FOR ANY OTHER REASONS. EXAMPLES OF SUCH CALLS ARE: CALLING CARDS, COIN CALLS, COLLECT CALLS, BILLED TO THIRD NUMBER CALLS, HOTEL/ MOTEL CALLS, AND TIME OR CHARGES. CHARGING BEGINS WHEN THE CALLED TELE- PHONE IS ANSWERED. OPERATOR-ASSISTED PERSON-TO-PERSON CALL: FOR THOSE TIMES WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK DIRECTLY TO A PERSON, TELEPHONE, DEPARTMENT, OR OFFICE REACHED THROUGH A CUSTOMER'S SWITCH- BOARD (PBX). PERSON-TO-PERSON CALLS MAY BE COMBINED WITH CALLING CARDS, COIN, COLLECT, BILLED TO THIRD NUMBER, HOTEL/MOTEL, AND TIME AND CHARGES CALLS. CHARGING STARTS WHEN CONVER- SATION BEGINS. CALLING CARDS =-----------= A CALLING CARD, YOU MAY PLACE CALLS FROM TOUCH-TONE PHONES AND CHARGE THEM TO THEIR CALLING CARDS. THESE CALLS ARE MORE CONVENIENT THAN "COLLECT" AND "BILL TO THIRD NUMBER" CALLS. BILL TO THIRD NUMBER =------------------= THIS IS AN INTERESTING FEATURE THAT MA BELL HAS FOR US. YOU CAN PLACE A CALL FROM A PHONE AND CHARGE IT TO YOUR OWN PHONE. WHAT A LITTLE NICE TRICK TO DO IS, GO TO A PAY PHONE AND CHARGE THE LONG-DISTANCE PHONE CALL TO THEM. IT WORKS, CAUSE THE OPERATOR, THINKS YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY, OR SOMETHING, AND IF YOU ASK SHE/HE HAS TO GIVE IT TO YOU. TRY IT. IT CREATES ALOT OF HAVOC... CONFERENCE CALLS =--------------= YOU CAN TALK WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME. A SPECIAL CHARGE IS MADE FOR THESE KIND OF CALLS. WELL, THAT BASICALLY COVERS THE KINDS OF MAIN CALLS YOU CAN MAKE. OTHER KINND OF CALLS INCLUDE: TIME AND CHARGE CALLS, RADIOTELEPHONE CALLS, INTER- NATIONAL CALLS, 800 SERVICE, 900 SERVICE. NOW, TO END THIS FILE, I WILL TALK ABOUT THE THREE TYPES OF SWITCHING SYSTEMS. STEP BY STEP SWITCHING SYSTEM =---------------------------= IT WAS THE FIRST SWITCHING SYSTEM TO EVER BE USED BY MA BELL. IT IS A LONG, AND CONFUSING BUNDLE OF SWITCHES. IT IS A VERY SUCKY SYSTEM. ITS DISAD- VANTAGES INCLUDE: SWITCH TRAIN MAY BECOME JAMMED BLOCKING THE CALL. NO TOUCH-TONE DIALING. BREAKS DOWN ALOT, AND USES ALOT OF ELECTRICITY. AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS HARDWIRED. YOU CAN TELL IF YOU ARE CALLING THROUGH A STEP-BY-STEP SWITCH- ING SYSTEM BY JUST A FEW SIMPLE THINGS: NO PULSING DIGITS AFTER DIALING OR DTMF. IT SOUNDS LIKE A BUNCH OF TYPE- WRITERS. THERE IS NO SPEED CALLING, CALL FORWARD, AND OTHER SERVICES. PAY PHONE WANTS MONEY FIRST BEFORE DIALING. CROSSBAR SWITCHING SYSTEM =-----------------------= CROSSBAR SWITCHING HAS BEEN MA BELL'S PRIMARY SWITCHING SYSTEM AFTER 1960. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF CROSSBAR SWITCHING THAT EXIST: #1 CROSSBAR (1XB), #4 CROSSBAR (4XB), AND #5 CROSSBAR (5XB). A SWITCHING MATRIX IS USED FOR ALL THE PHONES IN AN AREA. IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN SOMEONE CALLS, THE ROUTE WHERE THEY ARE CALLING FROM IS DETERMINED AND IS MET UP WITH THE OTHER PHONE. THERE IS REALLY NO DEFINATE RE- MARKED FEATURES OF CROSSBAR SWITCHING. ESS SWITCHING =-----------= WITH ESS SWITCHING (YUCK!), ANYTHING YOU PRACTICALLY DO, BELL KNOWS ABOUT THE TIME YOU PICK UP THE PHONE, TO THE TIME YOU HANG-UP. WITH ESS MA BELL KNOWS THE FOLLOWING: [1] EVERY DIGIT DIALED [2] WHO YOU CALLED [3] WHEN YOU CALLED [4] HOW LONG YOU WERE CONNECTED [5] IN SOME CASES, WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT! ESS IS PROGRAMMED TO PRINT OUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE EXCESSIVE CALLS TO WATT LINES OR DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE. THIS IS CALLED "800 EXCEPTIONAL CALLING REPORT" OR KNOWN EVEN BETTER AS "800 ECR". TRACING IS DONE VERY QUICKLY AND IS PRINTED OUT ON THE COMPUTER'S MONITOR OF THE OPERATOR IN CHARGE. ESS CAN ALSO PICK UP FOREIGN TONES ON THE LINE, LIKE BLUE BOX TONE'S (2600 HZ). YOU KNOW IF YOUR LOCAL PHONE COMPANY IS USING ESS BY THE FOLLOWING CLUES: SUPPORTS 911 FOR EMERGENCIES. DIAL TONE FIRST BEFORE PUTTING COIN IN ON PAY PHONES. CALLING SERVICES LIKE CALL FORWARDING, SPEED DIALING, AND CALL WAITING. ANI, (AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION) FOR LONG DISTANCE CALLS. WELL, THIS PRETTY WELL WRAPS UP ANOTHER VOLUME. I HOPE THESE THREE VOLUMES HAS GIVEN YOU THE BASICS OF THE WICKED WAYS OF MA. IN MY NEXT VOLUME, I WILL DISCUSS PHREAKING WITH BOXES. UNTIL THEN, TTYL...... THIS TEXTFILE WRITTEN: 05/25/86 -RB-