vOICE mAIL hACKING ----- ---- ------- pART 1: bRIEF sUMMARY ---- -- ----- ------- aLONG ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, i WOULD DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO GET MY OWN vMB. i WOULD ALMOST SELL MY SOUL FOR ONE. bUT ALAS, AT THE TIME ALMOST NO ONE WAS GIVING ANY AWAY AND i HAD NOTHING WORTHY TO TRADE. sO, i STARTED HACKING MY OWN. aT FIRST i HACKED PEOPLE'S BOXES, GUESSING THEIR PASSCODES. tHIS OF COURSE IS STUPID, BECAUSE ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS ALERT THE SYSTEM MANAGER AND POOF, NO MORE MAILBOX. sO, AFTER i HAD EXPERIANCED THAT, i STARTED TO DISCOVER THAT NO ONE MISSED EMPTY BOXES. aND HERE i AM TODAY - WRITING A FILE TO TEACH MOST OF YOU WHAT i KNOW NOW. sO LET'S BEGIN, SHALL WE? tHE FIRST STEP TO HACKING ANYTHING - ANYTHING AT ALL - IS TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE HACKING. tHE SAME APPLYS TO vMB HACKING. sO, LET ME START OFF BY DESCRIBING SOME OF THE PROMINANT VOICE MAIL SYSTEMS. aDR --- tHESE ARE THE FAMILIAR MAILBOXES THAT i AM SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE CALLED ONCE IN YOUR LIFE. tHESE ARE THE SYSTEMS WHERE YOU HEAR SOME CHEESY GREETING, HIT "*" TWICE, AND THEN ENTER THE MAILBOX NUMBER. wHEN YOU FIRST PRESS THE "*", THE SYSTEM THINKS THAT YOU OWN THAT MAILBOX AND ARE ENTERING IT. sO, IT WILL REPLY WITH "hELLO XXXX, PLEASE ENTER YOUR PASSCODE." sO YOU HIT "*" A SECOND TIME AND ABORT IT, AND FIND YOURSELF PLOPPED AT THE MAIN MENU, WITH THE FRIENDLY GREETING OF "wELCOME TO THE MESSAGE CENTER." sOME NOTES ON THIS SYSTEM IS THAT BOXES ARE USUALLY (SOMETIMES NOT) 4 DIGITS IN LENGTH - AS ARE THE PASSCODES. tHE MESSAGE LENGTH IS USUALLY PRETTY NICE, ANYWHERE FROM 1-5 MINUTES. bUT OF COURSE THIS ALL DEPENDS ON THE NAZI SYSTEM MANAGER. aNYWAY. aDR'S ARE GOOD LITTLE SYSTEMS. eASY TO HACK - EASY TO USE. aSPEN ----- i'M SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS AT ONE TIME CALLED THIS, TOO. iF THERE IS NO SYSTEM GREETING, YOU WILL BE WELCOMED WITH "hELLO, THIS IS aSPEN. tHE AUTOMATED SPEECH EXCHANGE NETWORK." pRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, IS IT NOT? iF THERE IS A SYSTEM GREETING SET-UP, YOU WILL HAVE TO PRESS "*" ONCE TO SKIP THAT. yOU WILL THEN HEAR "pLEASE DIAL THE NUMBER OF THE PERSON YOU'RE CALLING. iF YOU HAVE A MAIL BOX ON THIS SYSTEM, PLEASE PRESS POUND." aSPEN'S ARE CLEAR GIVE-AWAYS. bOXES ARE EITHER 3-4 DIGITS, PASSCODES 4-5 OR LONGER. hOWEVER, i HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY LARGER THEN 5 DIGITS, BUT THEY CAN BE EXPANDED TO AS MUCH AS 9. mESSAGE LENGTH IS USUALLY AROUND THE 1 MINUTE RANGE, DEPENDING ON WHAT MAILBOX YOU HACK. i HAVE ONE CURRENTLY ON AN aSPEN THAT IS UP AROUND THE 8 MINUTE RANGE, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S LIKE A "cOSYSOP" BOX. iT CAN DO LIMITED SYSTEM MANAGER FUNCTIONS. aNYWAY. fRIENDLY SYSTEM, EASY TO HACK. gENESIS ------- oK, i WOULD SUPPOSE. wHEN YOU CALL, YOU'LL BE GREETED WITH (USUALLY) "gOOD XXXX. pLEASE ENTER THE MAILBOX NUMBER YOU WISH". tHE "#" KEY TAKES YOU TO A DIRECTORY, WHERE YOU CAN JUST HIT THE FIRST LETTER (a,b,c,ETC.) OF SOMEONES NAME TO HEAR THEIR MAILBOX NUMBER. oF COURSE, a b & c ARE ALL ON THE SAME NUMBER, 2, SO THAT IS EVEN EASIER. jUST SCRIBBLE DOWN SOME BOX NUMBERS - THEY MAY BE WORTH PLAYING AROUND WITH. aFTER ALL, IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO DELETE SOMEONE ELSE'S VOICE MAIL. iF YOU PRESS "*" IT WILL USUALLY ADJUST THE VOLUME, OR JUST ABORT TO WHATEVER. bOXES ARE 3-4 DIGITS, 3 IS MORE PROMINANT. pASSCODES ARE USUALLY 3-4, WITH 4 BEING THE MORE FREQUENT CHOICE. wHILE YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMEONE'S GREETING, YOU CAN PRESS "0" TO ENTER THE PASSCODE FOR THAT MAILBOX. oVERALL, IT'S OK. nOT THE GREATEST, BUT NOT THE WORST EITHER. pART 2: lOCATING aN eMPTY bOX ---- -- -------- -- ----- --- tHIS IS, FOR THE MOST PART, THE MAJOR STEP TO vMB HACKING. fOR IF YOU CAN'T FIND AN EMPTY, YOU'LL PROBABLY LOSE YOUR BOX THE NEXT BUISNESS DAY. aNYWAY. tHE MAIN PAIN-IN-THE-ASS ABOUT vMB HACKING IS THAT AFTER 3 INVALID TRYS THE SYSTEM USUALLY HANGS UP ON YOU. tO MAKE YOUR JOB EVEN HARDER, THEY USUALLY SPACE OUT BOXES, LEAVING LITTLE GAPS OF 3 OR 4 IN BETWEEN. tHAT WAY IF YOU SCAN STRAIGHT THROUGH YOU EP WUUIUT 9GET DISCOURAGED. bUT OF COURSE, THERE IS A WAY AROUND THAT NASTY LITTLE FEATURE. aLL SYSTEMS HAVE A NIFTY LITTLE "aBORT" KEY. iT'S USUALLY "*" OR "#", AND IT TAKES YOU OUT OF ALMOST ANY SITUATION. tHAT COMES IN VERY, VERY HANDY WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING OVER THE SYSTEM FOR AN EMPTY BOX. lET ME PASS ON SOME TRICKS FOR EACH SYSTEM. aDR --- sO, YOU HAVE NOW FOUND YOURSELF AN adr. yOU ARE AT THE "wELCOME TO THE.." PROMPT. tHINGS TO REMEMBER ARE THAT BOXES USUALLY START AT 1000 OR 2000, AND THERE IS ALMOST ALWAYS A SYSTEM MAILBOX SOMEWHERE IN THE 9000 RANGE, USUALLY AT 9999. (tHAT APPLYS FOR EVERY SYSTEM, SAVE THAT SOME SYSTEMS MAY BE 3 DIGIT BOXES, SO CHOP A DIGIT, THAT'S ALL.) nOW, TO DEFEAT THAT NASTY LITTLE 3 TRY HANG-UP, YOU MUST FIRST FIND YOURSELF A GOOD BOX. iT DOSEN'T MATTER WHOSE - EMPTY OR NOT. lOOK IN THE COMMON PLACES, EXPLAINED ABOVE. aS SOON AS YOU FIND ONE, JOT IT DOWN. nOW YOU CAN SCAN FREELY AND AFTER EVERY 2 BAD TRYS JUST PUNCH UP THE GOOD BOX, ABORT OUT OF THAT AND SCAN SOME MORE. sO, OK. lET'S SAY YOU FIND A GOOD MAILBOX. yOU'LL BE HEARING THE GREETING. hIT "*" TWICE, YOU'RE BACK AT THE "wELCOME TO THE.." PROMPT. nOW YOU CAN SCAN 2 MORE INVALID TRYS WORTH. a HINT IS THAT EMPTY BOXES ARE ALWAYS, AND i MEAN ALWAYS, AT THE END OF THE GOOD BOXES. tO SAVE TIME i SUGGEST SCANNING BY 100'S. oF COURSE, GOING BACKWARDS ONCE IN AWHILE A FEW DIGITS.. aNYWAY. wHEN YOU FIND AN EMPTY MAILBOX, INSTEAD OF A GREETING YOU'LL HEAR "mAILBOX XXXX" OR SOMETHING. hIT "*" ONCE, AND YOU'LL HEAR "hELLO MAILBOX XXXX, PLEASE ENTER YOUR PASSCODE." wHALLA, YOU HAVE LOCATED AN EMPTY. wRITE THE NUMBER DOWN, HIT "*" AND SCAN BY ONES ABOVE AND BELOW THE NUMBER. tHERE IS NEVER JUST ONE. aPSEN ----- tHE EASIEST WAY TO SCAN aSPEN'S IS TO PRETEND YOU'RE GOING TO ENTER YOUR MAILBOX. hIT "#", THEN A PROBABLE MAILBOX NUMBER, AS i OUTLINED IN THE aDR'S ABOVE. oNCE YOU FIND ONE, YOU'LL HEAR SOMETHING LIKE "jOHN dOE, PLEASE ENTER YOUR PASSWORD." tHE NAME WILL BE IN THE OWNER'S VOICE - JUST TO MAKE EVERYTHING NICE AND FRIENDLY. hIT "*" AND SCAN AROUND. wHEN YOU FIND AN EMPTY, YOU'LL HEAR SOMETHING LIKE "mAILBOX XXXX, PLEASE ENTER YOUR PASSCODE." tHE REST IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS THE aDR'S. wRITE IT DOWN, SCAN AROUND. gEE, THIS IS SURE FUN, ISN'T IT? gENESIS ------- wELL, YOU GET THE GOOFY PROMPT ON THIS, AND THE EASIEST WAY IS JUST TO HIT "#" AND THEN "2" AND WRITE DOWN SOME NUMBERS. oR, YOU COULD DO 2-9 AND FIND THE HIGHEST NUMBER. tHEN SCAN JUST ABOVE THAT FOR EMPTYS. wHEN YOU ENTER SOMEONE'S BOX, YOU'LL HEAR THEIR GREETING. hIT "0", THEN HIT "#" TO ABORT. aS ALWAYS, REMEMBER THE 3 STRIKES RULE, AND KEEP GOING BACK TO A GOOD BOX AFTER 2 FAULTY TRIES. wHEN YOU LOCATE AN EMPTY, THE GREETING WILL BE "i'M TAKING A MESSAGE FOR mMAILBOX XXXX." hIT "0". tHEN YOU'LL HEAR SOMETHING LIKE "pLEASE ENTER YOUR PASSWORD." pRETTY EASY, EH? dO THE ROUTINE.. wRITE IT DOWN, SCAN AROUND. pART 3: hACKING tHE eMPTY bOX ---- -- ------- --- ----- --- wELL, NOW YOU HAVE YOUR EMPTY'S ALL WRITTEN DOWN AND ARE READY TO JUMP INTO THEM. tHE THING TO KEEP IN MIND HERE IS TO KEEP IT SIMPLE! nO ONE WANTS TO BE TROUBLED WITH REMEMBER A 9 DIGITS TOTALLY RANDOM PASSCODE. tHEY WANT SOMETHING SMALL AND SIMPLE, LIKE A 4 DIGIT YEAR. rEMEMBER - THINK STUPID. tHE SYSTEM MANAGER IS USUALLY ABOUT AS SMART AS A SNAIL IN A BOWL FULL OF jELLO. hE WANTS TO WORK LEAST OF ALL - SO HE'LL MAKE THE EMPTYS UP WITH CHEESY PASSCODES. aDR --- tHIS IS A BALL-BUSTER TO HACK. yOU GET 3 PASSCODE TRYS, THEN YOU GET DUMPED. aFTER YOU ENTER ONE PASSCODE, THAT'S IT - YOU CAN'T ABORT ANYMORE. bUT YOU CAN (SOMETIMES) HIT "*" RIGHT WHEN IT SAYS "gOODBYE" AND FIND YOURSELF BACK AT THE "wELCOME TO THE.." PROMPT. sO PLAY AROUND SOME. rEMEMBER, PASSCODES ARE SIMPLE. dON'T BEAT YOUR HEAD IN TRYING TO GUESS SOME OUTRAGEOUS PASS, JUST SCAN ANOTHER SYSTEM AND MOVE ON. pASSCODES ARE USUALLY THE SAME AS THE MAILBOX NUMBER, THE CURRENT YEAR, 1234, 0, OR THEY SOMETIMES DON'T HAVE ONE AT ALL. sO, PLAY WITH IT. aSPEN ----- aSPEN'S ARE ALWAYS FUN. tHE PASSCODES ARE 3 OR 4 DIGITS, AND USUSALLY NO LONGER - THUS MAKING IT A FUN LITTLE JOB TO PULL OFF. oN MOST SYSTEMS AFTER 2 BAD PASSCODES YOU CAN JUST ABORT OUT OF THE BOX, AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. oF COURSE, ON EMPTY BOXES YOU NEED NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH 4 BILLION TRYS, SO WHY BOTHER. pASSCODES ARE SIMPLE, AS ON aDR'S, AND ALMOST EVERY OTHER SYSTEM FOR THAT MATTER. rEMEBER, THINK STUPID. gENESIS ------- sAME AS ABOVE, BUT THERE IS A LITTLE TRICK. mOST EMPTY BOXES HAVE PASSCODES SET TO "0", SO TRY THAT FIRST. aND i CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH, THINK SIMPLE FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! pART 4: aFTERMATH ---- -- --------- oNCE YOU ACHEIVE A BOX, YOU CAN BASICALLY FIGURE IT OUT FROM THERE. iF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING EMPTYS ON ONE SYSTEM, OR THE EMPTYS HAVE TWISTED PASSCODES, DROP THAT SYSTEM. sCAN YOURSELF ANOTHER. tHEY'RE ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE. oF COURSE, i KNOW YOU'RE ALL SITTING OUT THERE ASKING "dUH, WHY ARE THERE EMPTYS ANYHOW?" wELL LOOK AT THE HUMAN RACE AS A WHOLE. wE ARE LAZY, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. wHO IN GOD'S NAME WANTS TO SIT THERE EVERY OTHER SECOND AND SPRINT TO MAKE A NEW BOX FOR SOME NEW EMPLOYEE? nO ONE, THAT'S WHO. sO, THE SYSTEM MANAGER SETS UP 5-10 BOXES FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. hE SETS THE PASSCODES REAL CHEESY-LIKEM, SO THAT EN XM$WKUB%M2ND GRADE EDUCATION CAN REMEMBER THEM FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. sO, THINK SIMPLE. tHINK LIKE A MORON. tHINK LIKE A MAN WHO HANGS OUT AT THE WATER-COOLER AND SELLS CHEESY HOUSES FOR A LIVING. pART 5: cLOSING ---- -- ------- sOME NOTES. iF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN TO STRAY ACROSS THE SYSTEM MANAGER PASSCODE, dont change anything, LEAST OF WHICH THE PASSCODE. jUST MAKE A FEW BOXES IN A NICE SHADY CORNER OF THE SYSTEM AND KEEP A LOW PROFILE. iF THE MANAGER CAN'T GET INTO HIS OWN MAILBOX, HE'LL KNOW SOMETHING'S UP FOR SURE AND GO LOOKING AROUND. tO BETTER HELP YOU IDENTIFY THESE SYSTEMS, CALL THESE. tRY TO REMEMBER THE VOICE, TOO. tHEY ARE CLEAR GIVE-AWAYS. aDR --- 1-800-326-5477 (24 hOURS, sYSTEM BOX AT 5000.) aSPEN ----- 1-800-800-1239 (24 hOURS, sYSTEM BOX AT 9999. hIT "*" THEN BOX NUMBERS.) gENESIS ------- 1-800-999-2328 (24 hOURS, bOXES START AT 200 AND GO UP.) wELL, HAVE FUN. aND DON'T GIVE ALL YOUR FRIENDS TOO MANY MAILBOXES NOW, EH? aND REMEMBER - DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON AN OLD SYSTEM. tHE NEWER, THE BETTER. tHE OLD ONES HAVE BEEN HACKED TO HELL AND BACK, AND THE MANAGERS MAKE EVERYTHING DIFFICULT. sCAN EXCHANGES LIKE MAD, GATHER VIRGIN SYSTEMS, HACK THEM. tHEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST, SO THEY MAKE EVERYTHING NICE AND FRIEDNDLY. nICE AND OPEN. nICE AND EASY. wELL, LATERS. -hAIRY lEECH tYPED ON 2/22/91. sUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: fALL0UT [206]862-2086 bEST iN tHE sTATES.. sOCIAL dISTORTION [908]303-0927 kICKING mAJOR aSS.. mATRIX [908]905-6691