On Wed, 11 Sep 1996, Stephan Schmidt wrote:
The German Company MobilCom wants to proove that the German GSM networks D1,D2 and E+ are secure.
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If a hacker is able to phone using the number 0171 / 3 28 99 66 in Germany with a hacked code, the company will pay 100.000 DM (~65.000$) to a non profit organisation of the hackers choice.
Is someone able to do this ? :)
While there's dubious wisdom in trying to tell Der Polizei, "I was just responding to an authorization that I found on the Internet that says it's OK to phreak your phones - honest," I'd also expect to get paid a hell of a lot more than $65 for doing a penetration test on their network. Sixty five bucks won't even pay the per diem, none the less a reasonable wage. And Der Polizei is *NOT* known for having a sense of humor about anything, at any time, with anyone. Remember, kids, they may look like shit in uniform, but those automatic weapons they carry are real, so's the ammo, and they know how to use both of 'em.
The simple solution is to call the number from a regular phone, and find out if the offer is correct. I think you'll find that '100.000 DM (~65.000$)' is European nomenclature for '100,000 DM (~65,000$). The differences between US and European nomenclature can be subtle, yet important. Quick - which is likely to have had warmer weather: 1/8/96, or 8/1/96? Peter Trei Senior Software Engineer Purveyor Development Team Process Software Corporation http://www.process.com trei@process.com