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Considering his text files, I'd think he went through the exchanges by hand. Typically faster and more accurate if you're just looking for test numbers. http:/

Considering his text files, I'd think he went through the exchanges by hand. Typically faster and more accurate if you're just looking for test numbers. http://oldskoolphreak.com/tfiles/phreak/ex_scan.txt http://oldskoolphreak.com/tfiles/phreak/ex_scan.txt http://oldskoolphreak.com/tfiles/phreak/espt2.txt http://oldskoolphreak.com/tfiles/phreak/espt2.txt

peterwwillis 10y ago
Oh sure, a lot was done by hand, but if you're looking at an exchange without knowing anything about the carrier and can't find whatever specific range they're using for op stuff, a wardialer looking for a 400hz tone will save you time sitting at a dialpad. These files are from 5 years after I had started phreaking, which was 10-15 years after it had become popular. The only significant change I noticed was inbound dtmf tones being blocked, which really eliminated a lot of the fun you could have without finding your way into an admin line, an unsecured modem, or using social engineering. Bellsouth-specific exchange scanning by hand: https://web.archive.org/web/20010311195935fw_/http://fl2600.hypermart.net/780changex.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20010311195935fw_/http://fl2600.... If you'd like to listen to what idiotic phreakers' podcasts from the early 2000s sounded like, here you go: http://audio.textfiles.com/shows/binrev/ http://audio.textfiles.com/shows/binrev/ http://audio.textfiles.com/shows/defaultradio/ http://audio.textfiles.com/shows/defaultradio/ (you'll notice default radio has fewer episodes, because decoder went to jail....) There are some funny things though like Episode 84 of BinRev Radio, where Lucky225 finds out his voicemail number was found in Paris Hilton's phone's notes [after they were hacked], and social engineering their way through gated communities, which of course still works. Back when hacking was about fucking with systems, and not bug bounties and CTFs. (Get off my lawn!!!)
- voltagex_ 10y ago
  Although they're silly, I learnt a lot from things like BinRev growing up. Lucky225 also owns the number of the former Mojave Phone Booth [0] which is now a party/conference line. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_phone_booth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_phone_booth [0.5]: http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mojave-phone-booth/ http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mojave-phone-booth/ [0.9]: +1 760-733-9969

peterwwillis 10y ago

Oh sure, a lot was done by hand, but if you're looking at an exchange without knowing anything about the carrier and can't find whatever specific range they're using for op stuff, a wardialer looking for a 400hz tone will save you time sitting at a dialpad. These files are from 5 years after I had started phreaking, which was 10-15 years after it had become popular. The only significant change I noticed was inbound dtmf tones being blocked, which really eliminated a lot of the fun you could have without finding your way into an admin line, an unsecured modem, or using social engineering. Bellsouth-specific exchange scanning by hand: https://web.archive.org/web/20010311195935fw_/http://fl2600.hypermart.net/780changex.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20010311195935fw_/http://fl2600.... If you'd like to listen to what idiotic phreakers' podcasts from the early 2000s sounded like, here you go: http://audio.textfiles.com/shows/binrev/ http://audio.textfiles.com/shows/binrev/ http://audio.textfiles.com/shows/defaultradio/ http://audio.textfiles.com/shows/defaultradio/ (you'll notice default radio has fewer episodes, because decoder went to jail....) There are some funny things though like Episode 84 of BinRev Radio, where Lucky225 finds out his voicemail number was found in Paris Hilton's phone's notes [after they were hacked], and social engineering their way through gated communities, which of course still works. Back when hacking was about fucking with systems, and not bug bounties and CTFs. (Get off my lawn!!!)

voltagex_ 10y ago
Although they're silly, I learnt a lot from things like BinRev growing up. Lucky225 also owns the number of the former Mojave Phone Booth [0] which is now a party/conference line. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_phone_booth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_phone_booth [0.5]: http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mojave-phone-booth/ http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mojave-phone-booth/ [0.9]: +1 760-733-9969