keithl@tekcad.UUCP (06/25/83)
Regarding a kid getting into NORAD, as in War Games:
I'm probably crazy to talk about this on a net connected to ARPA, but it's
late and my judgment is gone - the FBI can call me at (503)-627-4052.
The military phone system runs on separate "wires", but shares much of the
same equipment (ATT long lines, etc.) as the normal phone system. I've been
told that in the late sixties there were places where a skilled blue-boxer
could "dial" into the military network; I was also told of a dedicated hacker
who actually did make it into one of the computers at Cheyenne mountain.
I assume that the paths are closed by now - the equipment is smarter, and the
leaks are plugged. I hope so. At least, you can't reach it by autodialing
Sunnyvale.
Perhaps this is just another apocryphal story, but it's only second hand...
--
Keith Lofstrom
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ARPAnet:keithl.tek@rand-relayjhh@ihldt.UUCP (06/28/83)
It was my impression that the way he got into the military's phone system was through a phone co. screw-up.