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Mysteries of the Las Vegas Telecom System

Posted by michael on from the your-call-cannot-be-completed-as-dialed dept.

Reverend Raven writes "This is from Security Focus and deals with how some people believe a group of uber-hackers controls the Vegas telecom system. Interesting read, indeed." A follow-up to this old story. The case seems to be still winding its way through the bureaucracy.

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  1. what a movie by antistuff · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is exactly the kind of stuff they have been making movies about, uber hackers taking over stuff and causing trouble. This would make a kinda boring movie though, because its probobly not some glamish kids who talk funny and rollarblade around some big city, its probobly some old fat guys who drink too much diet pepsi.

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    1. Re:what a movie by Lars+T. · · Score: 2, Funny

      Just show lots of footage of the poor hot babes who don't get their phone calls. Let's call that movie Showgirls 2.

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  2. Its not hackers... its Vegas... by MosesJones · · Score: 3, Funny


    So lets get this straight, in a hotel in Vegas you may or may not get through when you dial out...

    Next week "$5 on getting through on the 4th occasion at 3-2"

    And "The Gamblers Suite, where even the phone has the element of chance, get through when the blue light is on and win a free meal for two at the Belagio"

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  3. Never... by HiQ · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nah, I don't believe those hackers are good enough too control the phonesys[beep]..[beep]..[beep]...[beep]...[beep].. .

  4. Lemme guess... by boomer_rehfield · · Score: 3, Funny

    " A man in the porno biz get's the shaft..."

    Lemme guess...no pun intended?

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  5. Really? by kpetruse · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean, there's someone carrying out illegal activity in Las Vegas?

    And the Police aren't doing anything to stop it?

    And a large company appears to be in the hands of mobsters?

    Whatever next?

    Before you know it, there will be stories about corporations buying influence in the US Government...but that could never happen...

  6. Re:Kevin Free by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Kevin may be free. But he's not Free.

    Kevin is free as in beer, but not free as in speech?

    Woohoo!! Free Kevin!!! (Limited time offer, limit one per customer)

  7. All your phone... by Guido69 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...are belong to us.

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  8. I was in Vegas last month by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 4, Funny

    On the wall in my hotel lobby I saw this really cool "AT&T" slot machine with a phone attached. I kept putting in quarters and never won anything or got any money back. Phreakers have obviously hacked the slots too!

  9. Contrast by Snafoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Las Vegas, you might wait for an indefinite amount of time, but you will eventually be able to tell if the person you are calling is home or not.

    In Monte Carlo, you can make the connection immediately, but you might get a spurrious busy signal a certain percent of the time.

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