the different tools used are: war dialers, [all-color] boxes, and many different password crackers. A war dialer is a program that will call a given list of numbers, and will record which of those numbers have modem, faxes, or any other computerized communication device hooked up to the line. Each of the different boxes does something different. The basic idea behind the boxes, is to issue an audible tone that switches the phone lines to re-route calls. There is a password cracker for every kind of password available. The name is self-explanatory, but a password cracker is a program that runs through every possible combination of letters until it finds the right password; assuming of course the password cracker is a sophisticated one. Every major hacker develops his or her pseudonym, or nickname. It is thought up of by themselves or another hacker, but reflects something major that they have done. For instance, the hacker Captain Crunch, got his name because he was able to re-route long-distance phone calls with a whistle the he got free from a box of Captain Crunch cereal. Without nicknames, a hacker wouldn't be complete (Sullivan 2) Hackers also need to hide some of the tools that they use. Tools such as the different color boxes. If a federal agent broke into a hacker's house or apartment and found a blue box and knew what the box did, then a hacker could be sent to jail or put on probation. Hackers hide all of their tools in safe places, and hopefully un-findable places. They do this to save themselves when the police or federal agents attempt to gain evidence against them. (Sterling 175) Even with all of the laws that the government has passed, hackers have yet to be stopped. The more time that the government takes to find a way to stop hackers, the more time it gives the hackers to increase their knowledge and skill in the area of hacking. I don’t know about you, but when I think of the things that hackers can do, it gives...
