464 DEAR HACKER

464 DEAR HACKER

Dear 2600: First I would like to thank 2600 for their years of information. Secondly

I like to see that there are those who are willing to stick up for each other in desperate times such as the case of Kevin. Seeing the website inspired me to do a few things. I started a collection for as many bumper stickers as I can get. My motorcycle needs a paint job so it’s getting a Free Kevin custom job (the car might but it doesn’t run yet). I’m also getting a Free Kevin tattoo. Soon you will be getting my order for the stickers and a photo of the tattoo (on the arm).

God Of Dirt

You do realize that one day Kevin will be free and you’ll have an outdated arm? e

Dear 2600: Hackers of The World Unite. We must find the address of the prison

computers in which Kevin Mitnick is being held. Get the best hacker, and have everyone else use their best viruses to bring down parts of the system, then have the hacker hack the security and open the doors leading to his cell. Afterward, crash the power company that the prison uses. This plan is basic, but I think it’s possible.

denileofservice Thanks for the confidence. We’ll get a team on it. In the meantime, turn off the TV

and introduce yourself to real life.

Dear 2600: This is about the comic strip entitled Mary Worth. Of late the writer

has taken it upon herself to spread the misconception of hackers being

A C U LT U R E O F R E B E L S

malicious and evil. I would encourage anyone who has the spirit to email her at tellmary@aol.com and tell her of the wrong-doings she has committed. Remember to be polite and nice.

ICON That Mary Worth never did know when to butt out.

Dear 2600:

I work for a small pizza place my friend’s family has owned for 25 years or so. One Friday night I was a little bored. We weren’t that busy so I started playing with the phones. A pretty small system, only four lines. I needed to make a long distance call one time and they wouldn’t tell me the code.... I was kinda pissed about that because I needed to call my girlfriend (at that time). Anyway, I sat there dialing random three digit codes to see if by some luck I’d stumble across it. When I got fed up with failing, I made a last ditch effort by dialing *67 and, well what do ya know. I could dial any long distance number I pleased after dialing *67. I didn’t of course because I’d get fired, and if it were me paying the bill, I’d be a bit upset. There’s also a 900 number block but I didn’t test that yet. Maybe I will next weekend.

Dave And we’ll keep an eye on the papers for stories about employees of family-owned

pizza places who mysteriously disappear.

Dear 2600:

I was recently at your web page. As usual, I decided to visit the hacked pages section, to see what was new. Finally I saw one good hack of a home page — the Cartoon Network. Not just a hack to write some crap like “we 0wnz j00” or something to that effect. This hack actually had a purpose. And I applaud whoever did it. Finally, someone with

a brain instead of just malicious intent. Dre