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- Hacking Answering Machines 1990
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- by: Predat0r of Blitzkrieg Bbs 502/499-8933
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- AT&T reports that in the year 1990, 11 million people
- will buy an answering machine for their home use. In 1989, 10
- million machines were sold. Everyone has called up a person
- at one time or another and got the old "leave your name at
- the beep" message. With this increase in homes using these
- machines there is also a new form of hacking developing. One
- of hacking an answering machine.
-
- Why would anyone even want to hack an answering machine
- and for what purpose? There are many reasons and things you
- can do once you have control of someone elses machine. If for
- some reason you need to spy on a business or person you can
- hack their machine and take control using the information for
- your own personal use. There is also the old "change the
- message" secret to make it say something to the effect of
- this line accepts all toll charges so you can bill third
- party calls to that number. You can also use an answering
- machine for your own personal use, as in making it your own
- voice mail type system for people to call. Only do this if
- you know someone is out of town. If they come home from
- shopping and find their machine changed it might cause
- problems. With these basic ideas in mind you can see hacking
- an answering machine could be very useful to certain
- individuals.
-
- How can a person hack an answering machine? Well most
- answering machines built now have remote access features
- which allow the owner, or anyone to call in and press a
- security code to play their messages. This is where the fun
- begins. Some older models don't have remote access so you
- cannot do anything to them. Also if you know someone has a
- machine but you call and it doesn't answer, let the phone
- ring about 15 times. This will tell the machine to turn
- itself on, so you can hack it. The actual number varies
- between machines.
-
- To practice hacking some machines i will show you how to
- get remote access on a few models. Just look and see what
- kind your friend has and hack it for starters.
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- Record a Call- Model 2120
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- Call in and during the message or after the beep tone to
- leave a message enter the 3 digit security code. Which you
- must find yourself. This will rewind the tape and play all
- new messages. Press 2 to backspace and repeat the last
- message. Press 3 to fast foward the tape.
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- Changing your message from remote. Call your phone and enter
- the secret code. After several rapid beeps enter your secret
- code again. After a short delay you will hear a long tone.
- After the tone ends begin speaking your message which may be
- 17 seconds in length. When finished press the second digit of
- your secret code to end. The machine will then save your
- message and play it back. To turn the unit on from remote let
- it ring 11 times then hangup. Or stay on and it will answer
- so you can access the machine. For express calls or frequent
- calls hit the second digit for two seconds to skip the out
- going message announcement.
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- Goldstar- Models 6000/6100
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- Call and enter your 1 digit secret code after you hear the
- out going message announcement. The machine will then play
- back new messages. Hangup to save messages or after all
- messages have been played the machine will give a double
- beeptone, you may enter your code to erase all messages.
- You cannot change the out going message on this unit.
-
- Cobra- Model AN-8521
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- For this machine there are 2 codes. Both are one digit in
- length. The first one is the play code. The second is to
- erase messages from remote. After the outgoing message and
- beeptone press the play code for 2 seconds to play messages.
- After each message ends there will be a single beep. At the
- end of all message it will beep twice. You may then do the
- following. Replay by pressing the play code again. Erase
- messages by pressing the erase code. Hang-up and save
- messages and continue to take additional calls. To turn this
- unit on from remote you must let it ring 16 times before it
- will activate. If it rings 10 times then you hear 3 beeps it
- is full and messages need to be erased.
-
- Uniden- Model AM 464
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- This model is one of the more advanced when it comes to
- remote capabilities. The factory preset security code is 747.
- This can be changed to as many as five digits of your choice.
- To gain access from remote type your security code while the
- outgoing message is playing. Press 1 after hearing the tone
- and the machine will rewind and play your messages. To fast
- foward press 7, to resume normal playback press 8. To stop
- the messages from playing press 8 again. Press 8 to restart
- the messages or 1 to start from the beginning again. Press 9
- to rewind and 8 to resume playing. If you rewind all the way
- it will beep twice. You need to press 1 to play messages.To
- save messages press 4. To erase press 6. To turn the machine
- off from remote press 5 after all messages have been played
- and the machine beeps twice. To turn the machine on from
- remote let the phone ring 12 to 14 times. The machine will
- beep and then you enter your remote code. This will then turn
- your machine to answer mode. This machine also has room
- monitor options. This allows you to listen to what is going
- on in the room of the machine. To do this call the machine
- enter your security code after the beep press 0. The monitor
- stays on for 60 seconds. You will be warned with 2 beeps at
- 45 seconds. To continue press 0 again.To change the outgoing
- message from remote erase all the messages. Then call back
- and enter your code after the tone press 3. It will beep
- again and you may then leave your new message. Press 3 when
- finished. To change the security code from remote after the
- beep press # then 1 after the next beep enter your new code
- followed by the # again. There is also a call break through
- where you enter 256 while the outgoing message is playing.
- This will alarm the persons in the house someone is calling
- with a series of loud beeps. Press the * key to stop.
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- Code-a-phone Model 930
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- To access from remote call and enter your security code after
- the announcement and tone. Press your code for 3 full
- seconds. After the new messages have been played you will
- hear 2 tones. You may then save messages by pressing your
- code then hanging up. repeat by entering code wait for 4
- tones then enter code again. To erase message hangup when the
- tape is done playing. To turn the machine on from remote call
- and let ring ten times. When the system answers it will have
- a two second tone. Press your security code. You will hear
- three double tones to let you know the system is on.
-
- Unisonic- Model 8720
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- One digit code entered after the outgoing message and tone
- will allow you to hear messages. To change message wait till
- all new messages have been played 2 beep tones will be heard.
- Press code for four seconds. Two beeps will be heard then the
- tape will rewind and beep again. Now leave the new message.
- Press your code when finished to save new outgoing message.
- New message will play for you to hear.
-
- Panasonic- Model KX-T2427
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- Call and enter the three digit code during the outgoing
- message. Machine will beep once, then beep amount of times
- equal to messages. Then rewind and play messages. There will
- be three beeps after the last message. Six beeps means the
- tape is full. Press 2 to foward. Press 1 to rewind. Press 3
- to reset machine and erase messages. To monitor the room
- press 5 after the beeps indicating the number of messages the
- machine has. Press 7 to change the outgoing message, it will
- beep a few quick times rewind then a long beep will be heard.
- Leave new message press 9 when finished. Press 0 right after
- the beep tones to shut the machine off. To turn the machine
- on let it ring 15 times then hangup after machine turns on.
-
- Panasonic- Model KX-T2385d
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- During the outgoing message enter the 1 digit code. This will
- playback messages. Press the code again to rewind. After the
- messages have played the machine will beep three times. Press
- your code again and it will reset the machine. For remote
- turn on let phone ring 15 times. Then after the outgoing
- message hangup.
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- AT&T- Model 1504
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- Enter 2 digit code before or after announcement. System will
- beep after each message and five times when messages are
- done. Press the # key anytime to pause. Hanging up will save
- messages. Press 7 and it will rewind and play messages again.
- Press 5 to fast foward. Press 2 to rewind. Press 33 after all
- messages have been played to reset without saving messages.
- To record onto the tape press * after the system answers.
- This will then beep and you may leave a four minute message
- on the tape. Press # when done. This is not an outgoing
- message announcement, only a memo. To turn on from remote let
- ring ten times press 0 when system answers. To turn the
- system off dial and enter your code. Press 88 and it will
- shut the machine down.
-
- Phonemate- Model 4050
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- Enter your 3 digit code during the outgoing message. Pressing
- * or # will allow you to scan through the messages. When
- finished pressing 1 will replay the messages. Pressing 2 will
- erase them. To turn on from remote let ring for 15 times.
- Then proceed with remote operations.
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- Phonemate- Model 7200
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- Enter 1 digit code during of after the outgoing message. A
- voice will tell you how many messages you have, then play
- them back for you. To rewind press your code and hold it for
- however long you want to rewind. Let go and it will resume
- playing. After the last message a voice will prompt you with
- a list of options. You have five seconds to respond or it
- will proceed to the next option. These are as follows. The
- first is hanging up to save messages. Next is enter code to
- replay messages. Next enter code to erase messages. Last is
- enter code to change greeting. Follow the voice and it will
- give you complete directions on exact steps to follow. To
- turn on from remote let ring ten times then hang up. If tape
- is full it will say sorry tape is full, enter code and erase
- messages.
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- Spectra Phone- Model ITD300
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- Enter your 1 digit code after the greeting. Messages will
- play back. Hanging up will save them. Or wait for four beeps
- and press your code to replay them. To erase press your code
- after 2 beeps. To turn the machine on from remote let it ring
- 10 times.
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- Notes: Outgoing message and greeting is what you hear when
- you first call. Code is your personal security code.
-
- Hacking answering machines can be very easy. It can also help
- you obtain valuable information. If you have a targeted
- machine you can try going to a store and saying you just
- bought one and it didn't have instructions in the box. They
- will usually give you a set or make copies for you. This
- basic guide is just to introduce you to answering machine
- hacking and changing the outgoing message and listening to
- messages left by callers. To keep your own machine safe
- purchase one with a changeable security code of 3 or more
- digits. Most home machines are of the 1 digit type and are
- easy to hack. I have no knwoledge of the laws concerning
- hacking into someones answering machine. I am sure once it
- becomes more common we will find out. Of course this article
- is for informational purposes only so you would never have to
- find out the actual laws.
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- Taken from TAP Magazine Issue #100
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