Feds bust DDoS 'Mafia'

[sumphatpimp]

do you know any of these guys?

Feds bust DDoS 'Mafia'

[Juicy D. Links]

interesting read

[exposed]

I would say what is more interesting is the author of that article a friend of mine, Kevin Poulsen. He did some elite phone phreaking years ago and is now a writer. (ie was charged with espionage, went on the run, and supported himself by rigging radio station contests using his phone skills. -hawaii vacation/porsche) He was also held without bail for about 5yrs. Him and Kevin Mitnick both got fucked by the government, Mitnick was held for 4yrs+ without a fucking trial/bail hearing.

Anyone into phreaking?

[Doctor Dre]

Phreaking ... that's soooooooo old :P

Reminds me my 1800 box when I was 14 ...

not doing anything arround that anymore .

[sumphatpimp]

if I heard right, phone phreaks were the prereqisite to computer hackers?

[eGawd]

Rain LOL, I know of him. Observers.net guy. I met him in New Orleans.

[tootie]

Originally posted by sumphatpimp
if I heard right, phone phreaks were the prereqisite to computer hackers?

Do you know what "prereqisite" (prerequisite) means?

[WarChild]

Phone Phreaking was all the rage.


We used to use Applecat modems, they could naturally generate a lot of "control frequency tones".

It used to be, that the "sound"(Actually an electronic pulse converted for the phoneline) of a quarter dropping in to a payhone credited the next call with $.25. You could essentially continue to drop fake quarters on to a phone line, and proceed to use them up on a call.

You could ask generate tones that would knock an operator off the line. You'd esentially call in to a switchboard and get an operator. Your modem would generate a specific tone, and the operator would lose the line and you could then use it.

There's much more to it, but that's what I remember.

[exposed]

Originally posted by WarChild
Phone Phreaking was all the rage.


We used to use Applecat modems, they could naturally generate a lot of "control frequency tones".

It used to be, that the "sound"(Actually an electronic pulse converted for the phoneline) of a quarter dropping in to a payhone credited the next call with $.25. You could essentially continue to drop fake quarters on to a phone line, and proceed to use them up on a call.

You could ask generate tones that would knock an operator off the line. You'd esentially call in to a switchboard and get an operator. Your modem would generate a specific tone, and the operator would lose the line and you could then use it.

There's much more to it, but that's what I remember.

red boxing! =)

[exposed]

Originally posted by eGawd
Rain LOL, I know of him. Observers.net guy. I met him in New Orleans.

good idea with the ipod sig

I received one so far from apple with the gratis promotion and I am waiting on my blue mini but its backordered b/c of the demand for them apparently!


post 500! w00p!

[modF]

Originally posted by Doctor Dre
Phreaking ... that's soooooooo old :P

Reminds me my 1800 box when I was 14 ...

not doing anything arround that anymore .

Is that like the 2600 box? Aka red?

[exposed]

Originally posted by modF
Is that like the 2600 box? Aka red?

I know in the 70's when boxing was getting big, Captain Crunch taught Steve Wozniak how to make blue red and black boxes. Him and Steve Jobs would make em and slang em for extra cash then later started Apple Computers.

[Furious_Male]

This guy fucked up when he didnt do his home work. They ended up hitting the wrong people.

only to be crippled three days later by an attack on that provider's DNS servers, which for an hour also blocked access to other Speedera-hosted sites, including Amazon.com and the Department of Homeland Security,

that will get you noticed.. so much for low profile attacks.

[exposed]

Originally posted by Furious_Male
This guy fucked up when he didnt do his home work. They ended up hitting the wrong people.



that will get you noticed.. so much for low profile attacks.

hahah no shit! lame packet kiddies laff

[TaDoW]

Feds bust DDoS 'Mafia'
By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus
Published Friday 27th August 2004 11:02 GMT
A Massachusetts businessman allegedly paid members of the computer underground to launch organized, crippling distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against three of his competitors, in what federal officials are calling the first criminal case to arise from a DDoS-for-hire scheme.

Jay Echouafni, 37, ....

I got to here before I zoned out and thought I should ask for the cliff's notes version

[pornguy]

I had no idea that Cliff's did notes on this site. KOOL!

[gornyhuy]

Who was that dude that held GFY ransom and then DDOSed it for a few days?

[fr8]

Good story. I like the name of the case Operation Cyberslam. very secretive. lol

[exposed]

I know EMP thats some crazy shit. He had some insane bandwith. I am surprised he got involved in that lame ass shit.

[Doctor Dre]

Originally posted by modF
Is that like the 2600 box? Aka red?

We just highjacked a 1800 box ... we had auto dialers trying the default password and we took it over . Was texas laboratory or something ...