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Introduction to Hacking, Part I
by euDaemon@email.ro
The Liberation of Information Specialist Team
L_I_S_T@email.ro
Disclaimer (I have to do this so that I don't
get into trouble): "We, whoever we are at the current time, are not responsible for your actions as the result of anything,
especially such things that pertain to this site. If your ignorance of local, state, and/or federal laws pertaining to anything
mentioned to or hinted at by us lands you in a position you don't like (i.e prison, jail, or the liable end of a lawsuit),
remember that it is not L.I.S.T., it's members, God's, Jesus's, Allah's, Jehovah's, or anybody else's responsibility but your
own. We didn't make you do anything, nor would we. It is also the intention of this disclaimer that we hold to, not it's exact
wording: if you think there's a legal loophole that you've found that holds us liable for you're actions, you're most likely
right. However it is the spirit of this disclaimer that should be followed.
So you want to learn how to hack, do
you? Why? Is it for the glory of telling people of your deeds, or for the power of breaking into a computer system and doing
whatever you wish? If so, then you should stop where you are and throw your computer in the trash. If you want to learn how
to gain information, and satisfy that overwhelming curiosity of yours, then you've come to the right place.
First,
you need to be introduced to the hacking community. You need to learn how hackers think, feel, and act. If what I describe
in the following text is a perfect description of you, then welcome aboard. If you completely disagree with the ideals and
motives that are outlined here, don't quit your day job.
Now, I'm sure you've heard what the press and the government
have to say about hackers. About how they're dangerous criminals. About how their goal is to gain access to unauthorized systems
for destructive purposes.
And I'm sure you've heard what hackers have to say about hackers. All of the glory, about
how the world must fear them, and how no computer is safe from them.
I'll tell you right now that if you believe either
of the two above views, you're completely wrong. The true motive of a hacker is to find information. That is all. Hacking
is simply a method of accessing information and satisfy the curiosity that makes hackers so determined. Sadly, the number
of true hackers out there seems to be on the decrease. Instead, most seem to be what I call "pseudo-hackers." These people
are in the hacking community to show off their testosterone level...go figure. They do not adhere to the ideals set forth
by true hackers. When a computer system is destroyed by a hacker, it is not by a true hacker.
Pseudo-hackers are the
ones that will break into a computer system simply for the sake of breaking in. They will usually brag about everything they
have done, and think they're "kewl" because they have broken into a computer system and completely disabled it. Personally,
I despise these people. They are the reason that hackers have such a bad image in the eyes of the public. They reduce the
view of a hacker to a common criminal with a computer. Fortunately, these people usually don't become prominent in the hacking
community.
Okay, I got a little pissed back there. Don't mind me, pseudo-hackers get me all fired up. Anyway, back
to the hacking community. You'll probably see a lot of words spelled weird, like fone, and stuph, and kewl. Most serious hackers
have better stuff to think about than what spelling is cool at the time, but you'll see a lot of it anyway. You'll also see
numb3r5 1n5t3ad 0f l3tt3r5. Personally, I don't worry about this crap.
You'll probably also find, after talking to
hackers for a while, that the vast majority just use programs and well-known exploits. The percent of hackers that go out
of their way to learn new stuff is almost certainly below 1%. I personally am not content with just using methods and tools
that everyone else knows about. But maybe I'm just different.
Now, let's take a look at the LoU's declaration of war
against Iraq and China. This declaration, now retracted, stated that the LoU will make every attempt to destroy the information
infrastructure of these two countries in response to human rights violations. The condemnation of this statement was, to my
relief, overwhelming. This was a very dangerous time for the hacking community. Hackers could have been considered instruments
of war, soldiers, instead of gatherers of information. Fortunately, the majority of influential hacking groups are, or seem
to be anyways, the same kind of idealists that I am.
Hopefully people will realize that the main goal of a hacker is
not the destruction of a computer system, but simply the pursuit of information. A hacker is simply a curious person, and
wishes to glean any and all information that he can.
For more reference, take a look at the Hacker's Manifesto. There
are (or were) many web sites with this in their archives. It is also in the Anarchist's Cookbook (although I think it's called
something else; you may have to look a while to find it).
The curse of a hacker is his curiosity.
-eD
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