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THE SYNDICATE REPORT
Information Transmittal No. 12
Released June 21, 1987
Featuring:
Computer Fraud Threat Increasing (i.w. 6\18)
FCC Information Tax Ahead (osuny 6\20)
Metal Shop Private News (t.k 6\20)
Breaking the Bootleg Bands (pc.w 6\21)
Debut Big Smash (nwb.wk 6\21/2\20)
Misc: Phrack/SummerCon/Osuny News (br.wlf 6\22)
by The Sensei
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Exposition:
Once again, TSReport now excepts outside sources. Anyone can write/provide
information to the Syndicate Report. The Syndicate Report is also altering
format. Rather than concentrating mainly on BELL orientated information,
the Syndicate Report now has a more broad interest. Thus, TSR now handles
all types of news gatherings. All articles have been presented by me unless
shown at the end of the article as the information provider(s).
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Author's Note:
Hello, and welcome to another issue of The Syndicate Report. This is the
12th transmittal of Report which makes it well over a year old. I'm
extreamly pleased by the response and support you have given toward the
Report. So far the Report has been going strong and will continue to.
Although I do ask of your help on distributing the Syndicate Report. I
want all Telecommunicationists to enjoy some of the recent NEWS -- some
which Phrack Inc. hasn't broadcasted. Thanks, and enjoy.
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COMPUTER FRAUD THREAT INCREASING:
Corporations are increasingly vulnerable to computer fraud, pointing to
three factors that make such fraud difficult to prevent: Computer--Savvy
employees, the difficulty of detection, and lucrative payoff.
According to the SR, the increasing number of knowledgeable corporate
computer users, and their ability to access sensitive computer data through
decentralized processing and networks, contributes to the growing potential for
corporate computer fraud.
Computer fraud is also difficult to detect, since the vast quantities of
data stored in computers make concealing a theft relatively easy. Perpetrators
seldom leave trails to follow; numbers can be easily changed, and managers,
investors, and creditors easily deceived.
Finally, computer fraud is often lucrative. In reported computer frauds
the average loss is estimated by the FBI to be 600,000$ -- significantly more
than the 23,000$ average of other types of fraud. And, stressed the report, this
is only frauds that have been identified and reported.
Statistics: Losses Due to Computer Fraud
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*************************** ------------ 75% Manufacturing
######################## --------------- 72% Government
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% - 92% Banking
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --------- 78% Insurance
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ------------ 75% Services
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ----- 86% Communication
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ----------------------- 50% Other
^^ % WHO SAY THEY SUFFERED LOSS
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FCC INFORMATION TAX AHEAD:
87Jun14 5:53 am from Dalnefre' C-86 Test System
From: hadeishihusc4.HARVARD.EDU (mitsuharu hadeishi)
Subject: ATTENTION ALL MICRO USERS!!! FCC INFORMATION TAX AHEAD!!
Date: 12 Jun 87 15:13:37 GMT
Reply-To: hadeishihusc4.UUCP (mitsuharu hadeishi)
Distribution: World
Organization: Harvard Univ. Science Center
Hi friends,
A terrible piece of news I just read about in the New York Times this
morning. The FCC just voted 4-0 to impose a $4.50 - $5.50 an HOUR tax on people
who are using the phone system to transmit information across state lines. This
INCLUDES anyone hooking up to a network, not just people dialing out of state!!
I suppose people dialing into a system with access to Arpanet or even USENET
might be charged this tax; the information services (Compuserve, etc.) are
slated to be charged this tax as of January 1. This is an outrageous tax which
would squelch the burgeoning telecommunications industry, and is totally
unjustified. I would urge people to write letters to their Congressman to
protest this unfair and exorbitant "information tax" which is based on
superstition and lack of understanding of the telecommunications industry.
:::::::::::::::::::::::Information Provided by Mitsu::::::::::::::::::::::::
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METAL SHOP PRIVATE NEWS:
For those of you wondering what the hell happened to Metal Shop Private
Recently (Either getting a steady ringing, or Taran King)...the system is temp.
down due to legal problems TK is having. None of the details are clear at this
point, but TK thinks the system will be back up shortly. He also added that the
system may have a new number/location.
He informed TSR that the legal problem has nothing to do with Phreaking
or Hacking or anything online related. The system was taken down because it
would have only brought TK more trouble.
Stay Tuned for more information...
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BREAKING THE BOOTLEG BANDS:
Targeting bootleg software in raids reminiscent of Elliot Ness, Canadian
authorities have effectively shut down three software rental firms and crippled
a fourth. The software rental business is no stranger to controversy. Rental
firms say the practice simply enables customers to test programs; the Software
Publishers Association and IBM counter that such firms violate copyright laws
by selling programs under the guise of providing preview copies. But the recent
Canadian experience departed from traditional rental procedure: In those cases,
the companies apparently fialed to ask for the rented software back. Instead,
they advised customers to erase the disks after a 21-day preview costing 10$ per
program.
When a five member legal team tried to serve a court order of the
Softsave Preview Club of Vancouver, the team was barred from entering the
premises. Employees then taped paper over the windows to prevent the group from
peering inside. "One employee threw a box of files and credit card charge slops
out of the upper-floor windows," recalls Tate technical support supervisor
Goepel, who participated in the raid. "He obviously had called someone on the
phone because a guy was there ready to pick the stuff up."
Softsave management kept the raiders out in the cold for two hours before
deciding the search could not be legally prevented. Goepel's party then seized
cartons of charge slips and hundreds of copies of top-selling programs. "No
country is worse than Canada for not protecting software and for the quantity of
illegal software sold.", maintains Chan, international counsel for Ashton-Tate.
"The people of Hong Kong can't compare with the professionalism in Canada.
Softsave had a 24-hour phone number with about 20 phones lines, and we estimated
they sent out over 1000 disks a day."
:::::::::::::::::Information Provided by Stall Eckhouse::::::::::::::::::::
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DEBUT BIG SMASH:
A new National Bell "order-by-phone" service got off to a rousing start
is most regional Bell areas. Rogers U.S. Cable Systems of National Bell recently
became the first user in the nation of the new order-enter technology. And in
May, the first full month the service was in use, the cable TV firm reported
that sales of its pay-per-view programs more than doubled Bell action.
Dialing the first five digits connects the subscriber's line with an
order-entry processor that works in conjunction with the Automatic Number
Identification feature of Bell's central offices. The last two digits are code
number for the program and the time of day viewer wants to watch it.
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This message is for members of Metal Shop Private.
Many of you may have noticed that MSP has been down the past couple of days. Do
not expect its return in the near future. Suffice to say that Taran King is in
"trouble." Please do NOT call him as he will not answer any questions anyway
and will not appreciate your call. If you have to get in touch with him for any
other reason besides inquisitiveness leave email to me here, I'll pass it along
in person when I see him. The events concerning MSP should have NO effect on
SummerCon so don't worry about that. Thanks for your time.
:Knight Lightning
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Title: SummerCon
Left by KNIGHT LIGHTNING
Well first of all, Taran is now accepting calls on his bbs line. Don't expect
him to tell you what happened and don't call unless you really need too (such
as SummerCOn stuff).
PS: As of PWN 16, Lucifer 666 will be writing PWN and starting with Phrack 15,
Control C will be distributing Phrack. TeleComputist Information Line
314-921-7938.
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Title: Probabilities on Phrack
Left by MR. PEZ
Oh, and supposedly, I'm supposed to have a Phrack Editor account on my board,
and people will be able to upload articles there. This is after I've been
talking with Control-C and Live Wire. Have any others heard about this? Live
Wire has this whole plan of a "Phrack Team" in mind for tons of boards across
the nation to support and distribute Phrack. Control C wants Phrack to have a
bigger audience (like it's not big enough already), and wants better
distributors. Hmm.
Anyway, I guess you can call my board, the PUB, at 313-433-3164, and talk to
these people about this. (After SummerCon's over, grr..)
-pez
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Title: OSUNY BBS BACK!
Left by THE SYNDICATE REPORT
The original critically aclaimed OSUNY BBS is Back Up! Osuny BBS is now ran
on Citadel BBS software. There is a little of everything for everybody on this
system. Some of the original users are already on...call now and give your
support.
Osuny* 914-725-4060
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This concludes this transmittal No. 12 provided by:
The Sensei of The Syndicate Report
Released June 21, 1987
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