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Other Stuff That Has Little To Do With PLA => Techinical Shit => Phreaking, Hacking, Social Engineering, Lock Picking => Topic started by: shund on March 18, 2008, 07:31:37 PM
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After discovering that a certain national business chain uses the same AT&T answering machine--most all of which maintain the same default remote access code--I decided to change a few of their "announcements". I generally stick to playing novel pop-culture reference songs ("Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera, or anything by 2 Live Crew). All of this done via computer over a pretty popular VoIP service. I only do it once per store, and don't change the access code so they can easily fix the problem once discovered. Odds of negative repercussions?
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they will just think its someone who works there. i dont think anyone will catch on.
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Dude. One in a million. Its so unlikely that they would take the time to find you, that its totally worth it. Besides, even if they caught you, there isn't much they could do. But the odds are still really low.
Go for it.
What chain is it? Share with us this knowledge.
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Thanks for the confirmation. It didn't seem legally or financially viable, but just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed something.
For your own amusement, Find Your Local Studio (http://www.pictureme.com/cpi/en-US/StudioLocator).
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Ive got five locations where i live
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Ive got five locations where i live
It's probably best to only call the ones where you don't live so the police can't do anything to you. Sometimes bored local police will actually take the Case of The Changing Answering Machine Message. If you stick to locations out of state, that becomes about a million times more unlikely.
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Ive got five locations where i live
It's probably best to only call the ones where you don't live so the police can't do anything to you. Sometimes bored local police will actually take the Case of The Changing Answering Machine Message. If you stick to locations out of state, that becomes about a million times more unlikely.
doesnt the crossing of state lines make it a federal offense? And since your using skype, doesnt that totally drop any likleyhood of it happening?
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doesnt the crossing of state lines make it a federal offense? And since your using skype, doesnt that totally drop any likleyhood of it happening?
It does, but what's the likelyhood of the feds getting involved in an answering machine prank? A lot less likely than the local police's "technology expert" who might be desperate for a case to work on.
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Shadowy figures are lurking behind bushes outside of my house. Shadowy figures with slienced pistols. I'm approximately 72% certain this is related to the answering machines. Their van reads, "Telephone Task Force Alpha". If it was Delta, I wouldn't bother alarming you guys. But's it TTFALPHA. We're in some real shit here.
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Shadowy figures are lurking behind bushes outside of my house. Shadowy figures with slienced pistols. I'm approximately 72% certain this is related to the answering machines. Their van reads, "Telephone Task Force Alpha". If it was Delta, I wouldn't bother alarming you guys. But's it TTFALPHA. We're in some real shit here.
Lay off the speed.
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(http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/img/2007_11_11/narc.jpg)
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I remember that game.
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If they'd release more games based on public service announcement propaganda, I might actually buy into this newer generation of consoles.
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Good find btw. 8)
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doesnt the crossing of state lines make it a federal offense? And since your using skype, doesnt that totally drop any likleyhood of it happening?
It does, but what's the likelyhood of the feds getting involved in an answering machine prank? A lot less likely than the local police's "technology expert" who might be desperate for a case to work on.
YOU IDIOTS! WHAT'D I TELL YOU ABOUT HACKING OVER STATE LINES???
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I've been thinking about this one, and I'm really stumped with what you could actually "be" charged with. Since you're "brute forcing" the password (IE: they're too dumb to change it), you could be technically be charged with unlawful entry (IE: trespassing), but that seems pretty lame, and unless you're being keylogged, it would be difficult to prove. If you're doing this repeatedly, you could be guilty of harassment, but with a business, they'd have to show proof of adverse effects. If you did get caught, the chain could go after you in civil court if your pranks caused any "damages" (loss of business, etc), but as you said, it would be a bitch to prove and probably too expensive to investigate.
Sounds to me like all systems are a go.
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Ok then, how about THIS :o..... Verizon Home Voicemail is VERY easily hacked. They even supply you with some of the "tools" to do it on their web site :D. I have TOTAL CONTROL over more than 200 voice mail boxes in one metropolitan area alone(these poor bastards dont even realize they have this feature).... not to mention other areas in other states :o. This means i can change the outgoing message, send really annoying messages to other people with verizon home voicemail, or even cause the voicemail system to CALL ANY # in the same area code and play a short "message" then ask for your pass code. AND....... ;D if you dont enter the right code.......it KEEPS CALLING YOU BACK for hours ::). The kicker is that this is virtually untraceable beacuse you dont even call the phone #'s that have the voicemail boxes. Once you get control over 1 box, you can "scan" for others. I have this shit down to a science.(however warped it may seem) Its SO easy that i would LOVE to show others how to do it.
Anyone want to learn how? *bangyourhead*