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About fifty years ago, the s.o.b.s who now write computer viruses specialized in tricking the pay phones circuits into thinking coins had been dropped, when they had not
They called themselves 'phone phreaks'.
Here's a URL about it:
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36309,00.html
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted phreaking Krzysztof 11/16/03 07:12 PM Re: phreaking wwh 11/16/03 07:20 PM Re: phreaking Capfka 12/08/03 05:51 PM Phreaking out wofahulicodoc 12/14/03 03:47 PM Re: Phreaking out sjmaxq 12/14/03 06:01 PM Re: Von Eck Phreaking out Faldage 12/14/03 07:19 PM Re: Von Eck Phreaking out of troy 12/14/03 07:40 PM Re: Von Eck Phreaking out wwh 12/14/03 07:59 PM Correction, please wofahulicodoc 12/14/03 08:15 PM since1985, no less! wofahulicodoc 12/15/03 12:55 AM Re: since1985, no less! Buffalo Shrdlu 12/15/03 01:03 AM In the immortal words of Major Hoople... wofahulicodoc 12/15/03 01:07 AM Re: since1985, no less! maverick 01/07/04 04:34 PM Re: since1985, no less! musick 01/08/04 10:29 PM Re: phreaking jheem 01/14/04 11:36 PM Re: phreaking Capfka 01/15/04 08:55 PM Re: phreaking wwh 01/15/04 09:04 PM Re: phreaking Wordwind 01/19/04 04:01 PM Re: phreaking wwh 01/19/04 04:45 PM
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