Phone Hacking

ColeTrain

It's all come out over the last couple of weeks with the News of the World. It was even on RTE news last night - a reporter even gave instructions on how to do it!

Anyway, myself and another Boards member used to do this nearly ten years ago when we were young and innocent.. Can't say we ever hacked a phone belonging to anybody famous, it was just for comedic affect.

We used to get into answering machines mainly and change them. One sticks out in particular. I changed a guys answering who worked with my Dad to this. He was not happy at all
But the best one was changing a answering machine to a lad in my class. I recorded the noise that you'd hear when you ring someone ie RING RING...and impersonated the guy so that anybody would think that your man had answered the phone only to tell them to "fcuk off"..:D

Anyone else ever indulged in this practice??

Liam Byrne

If the "hacking" involves dialling the number with the 5 prefix and then using the default password of 0000, I don't think I'd call it hacking, to be honest.

That said, just because someone leaves a door open doesn't give anyone the right to come in.

If you changed the voice mail of a number like you described above, and that number was used by someone for business or for a job interview, then you could have cost them a fortune "for comedic effect".

The issue with the NOTW seems worse than the above because they actually deleted possibly important messages, but in the above scenario someone wouldn't have even left the message.

ColeTrain

Liam Byrne wrote: »

If the "hacking" involves dialling the number with the 5 prefix and then using the default password of 0000, I don't think I'd call it hacking, to be honest.

That said, just because someone leaves a door open doesn't give anyone the right to come in.

If you changed the voice mail of a number like you described above, and that number was used by someone for business or for a job interview, then you could have cost the a fortune "for comedic effect".

The issue with the NOTW seems worse than the above because they actually deleted possibly important messages, but in the above scenario someone wouldn't have even left the message.

Yeah it was the above method above. Stick '5' after the 08* and dial 0000.

I just thought it was funny how it was 'exposed' on the news last night when I was at it years ago. When I 'hacked' these numbers I was probably 13/14, haven't done it since. I definitely didn't cost anyone a job, it was out of order but looking back on it I can laugh.

Needler

Calling this hacking is an insult to actual hackers

ColeTrain

Needler wrote: »

Calling this hacking is an insult to actual hackers

Very true. It's too easy really.

orourkeda

I'm hacked off with this thread

knird evol

By "hack" they didn't mean Rupert Murdoch sat in an office all day dialing numbers to see who neglected to change their default message pin.

Maybe he was doing this - but it hasn't got out yet.

ColeTrain

orourkeda wrote: »

I'm hacked off with this thread

PM me your number - I'll hack you off good and proper

orourkeda

ColeTrain wrote: »

PM me your number - I'll hack whack you off good and proper

Now, thats better.

ShaneU

Unexplained death of NOTW whistle blower

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/news-of-the-world-sean-hoare

orourkeda

ShaneU wrote: »

Unexplained death of NOTW whistle blower

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/news-of-the-world-sean-hoare

According to earlier reports on the BBC, his death is not being treated as suspicious at the current time. They reporte that he has a history of drink and drug abuse. No doubt further info will follow.

Solair

I think the correct dictionary definition is "Phreaking" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phreaking

WIZE

The sun website has been hacked by Lulzecs which redirected you to their Twitter page

you cant reach the website now

www.thesun.co.uk

the times website is down too

www.thetimes.co.uk

http://twitter.com/#!/search/lulzsec

pebbles21

its easy enough to hack into someones hotmail or google acc if you know them well enough..you can even see what they have been looking at online for the past few years if you want

Tandey

So how do you hack into someones voicemail, and is it still possible to do?

PseudoFamous

Tandey wrote: »

So how do you hack into someones voicemail, and is it still possible to do?

I'd tell you, but I'm not sure if I'll get banned or arrested for telling you. It's not really so much hacking, though, as exploiting people's lazyness to set decent voicemail passcodes.

KeithM89_old

PseudoFamous wrote: »

I'd tell you, but I'm not sure if I'll get banned.

This.
Do not discuss hacking methods or you will be banned.

starbelgrade

KeithM89 wrote: »

This.
Do not discuss hacking methods or you will be banned.

My favourite hacking method is to smoke 20 fags & drink two bottles of wine over a 4 hour period.

I follow that by a period of deep sleep - usually around 8 hours.

When I wake up, I find hacking really, really easy.

Tandey

PseudoFamous wrote: »

I'd tell you, but I'm not sure if I'll get banned or arrested for telling you. It's not really so much hacking, though, as exploiting people's lazyness to set decent voicemail passcodes.

Ok, how do i get into my own voicemail when using another phone?:rolleyes::pac:

ascanbe

Nothing to do with with phone-hacking, but the reference in the OP to answering machines reminded me of this, so i watched it again and laughed again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8is6bATvIk

laughter189

Tandey wrote: »

Ok, how do i get into my own voicemail when using another phone?:rolleyes::pac:

rtfm

tallaghtmick

Anyone remember the old bluetooth hack?I used to have mates ****ting themselves at the thought of it:D

znv6i3h7kqf9ys

Is it just me or does anybody really give a flying fcuk about this story? Newsflash, journalists are creeps... It seems that only the media are interested in it because it is about another media company....... average man in the street couldn't give a sh1te afaic.

neilthefunkeone

Liam Byrne wrote: »

If the "hacking" involves dialling the number with the 5 prefix and then using the default password of 0000, I don't think I'd call it hacking, to be honest.

We got a ticket in our IT queue today, guy asking why he wasn't able to do this!! We we're gong to make up some elaborate story about company espionage and stuff.. but in the end we just ignored him..

Annasopra

Emmanuel Jealous Sunblock wrote: »

Is it just me or does anybody really give a flying fcuk about this story? Newsflash, journalists are creeps... It seems that only the media are interested in it because it is about another media company....... average man in the street couldn't give a sh1te afaic.

Its just you - this is huge - a newspaper has been shut down, a multi billion dollar deal has had to be reversed, top police are.implicated - its not just a minor story about a few journalists - its about the corrupt influence of the UK media and its spreading - Murdoch owns other huge interests globally

Gene2

Solair wrote: »

I think the correct dictionary definition is "Phreaking" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phreaking

How can I tell if my phone has been hacked?

FatherLen

Gene2 wrote: »

How can I tell if my phone has been hacked?

throw it into the air and let it drop. if it lands face down and facing south-east, then you've been hacked.

PseudoFamous

FatherLen wrote: »

throw it into the air and let it drop. if it lands face down and facing south-east, then you've been hacked.

The face is facing down and Southeast? Wha?

FatherLen

PseudoFamous wrote: »

The face is facing down and Southeast? Wha?

so sorry pointing in the direction i dunno

stupidusername

Emmanuel Jealous Sunblock wrote: »

Is it just me or does anybody really give a flying fcuk about this story?

mango salsa wrote: »

Its just you - this is huge - a newspaper has been shut down, a multi billion dollar deal has had to be reversed, top police are.implicated - its not just a minor story about a few journalists - its about the corrupt influence of the UK media and its spreading - Murdoch owns other huge interests globally

nah, I don't care either.

thebigbiffo

my now wife 'hacked' into my VM back in 2001 because she suspected i was cheating on her using the ol 0000 method...she was correct - but it was youthful lust which is why she's now my wife.

anyway - can i have her prosecuted for this? i now want a divorce?