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You are now on THE BOARD, a "sting" BBS operated by MIKE WENDLAND of the
WDIV-TV I-Team. The purpose? To demonstrate and document the extent of
criminal and potentially illegal hacking and telephone fraud activity by the
so-called "hacking community."
Thanks for your cooperation. In the past month and a half, we've received all
sorts of information from you implicating many of you to credit card fraud,
telephone billing fraud, vandalism, and possible break-ins to government or
public safety computers. And the beauty of this is we have your posts, your
E-Mail and--- most importantly ---your REAL names and addresses.
What are we going to do with it? Stay tuned to News 4. I plan a special
series of reports about our experiences with THE BOARD, which saw users check
in from coast-to-coast and Canada, users ranging in age from 12 to 48. For our
regular users, I have been known as High Tech, among other ID's. John Maxfield
of Boardscan served as our consultant and provided the HP2000 that this "sting"
ran on. Through call forwarding and other conveniences made possible by
telephone technology, the BBS operated remotely here in the Detroit area.
When will our reports be ready? In a few weeks. We now will be contacting
many of you directly, talking with law enforcement and security agents from
credit card companies and the telephone services.
It should be a hell of a series. Thanks for your help. And don't bother
trying any harassment. Remember, we've got YOUR real names.
Mike Wendland
The I-team
WDIV, Detroit, MI.
Board: General Information & BBS's
Message: 42
Title: BOARDSCAN
To: ALL
From: THE REAPER
Posted: 8/20/86 @ 12.54 hours
This is John Maxfield of Boardscan. Welcome! Please address all letter bombs
to Mike Wendland at WDIV-TV Detroit. This board was his idea.
The Reaper (a.k.a. Cable Pair)
Board: General Information & BBS's
Message: 43
Title: BOARDSCAN
To: ALL
From: AX MURDERER
Posted: 8/20/86 @ 13.30 hours
Hey guys, he really had us for awhile. For any of you who posted illegal shit,
I feel sorry for you. I just can't wait to see his little news article. Cable
Pair, do you have some sort of problem? If you've noticed, just about
*everything* posted on this board is *legal*!!! So fuck off! You wanna get
nasty? Well go ahead, call my house! Threaten me! HaHaHa, so what are you
gonna do, take me to court for calling a bbs? Freedom of speech. YOU lose!
Ax Murderer
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Your guess is as good as mine as to what happens next. For those of you who
are interested, Mike Wendland can be reached at WDIV-TV, 313-222-0444,
313-222-0540, 313-222-5000, 313-222-0532.
Information Provided by
Ax Murderer/John Maxfield/Sally Ride:::Space Cadet/Knight Lightning
and the PWN Special Investigation Team
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Maxfield is in general pretty proud of his efforts with THE BOARD. He says
that a lot of the people that he voice verified should have known it was him.
However, it is believed that he had a kid helping him do some of the
validations.
According to John F. Maxfield the only reason this sting board was done was to
show "What is currently happening in the phreak/hack community." He said no
legal action will be taken at all, and besides, its fattened his "dossiers" on
a lot of people!
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PWN Quicknotes
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There is a bulletin board called Alpha Center in the 514 NPA (Canada) that is
being run by a guy named Mike Holmes who is writing a book on the personalities
of phreakers and hackers. Mike will ask for your real name, address, phone
number and other things, but it is not completely required. The board is 300
baud only.
The name of the book is reported to be "Phreak me out!" and it is supposed to
be "not about how to phreak or hack, but about hackers lives and their trials
and tribulations." If you would like to find out more about this board or the
book before calling, either contact Attila the Hun or leave Mike Holmes a
message at his voice mailbox (214)733-5283. For the general password contact
anyone of the below contributors, myself or Taran King.
Information Provided By (8/1/86)
Attila The Hun/Ryche/Sticky Fingers/The Pyro
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