How To Hack Computers And Gadgets?

February 6, 2010 · Filed Under Gadgets

i want to be able to do cool stuff with computers and gadgets,where do i start?and how do you cheat payphones and vending machines?
i would never do it but i want to know how.

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8 Responses to “How To Hack Computers And Gadgets?”

L on February 6th, 2010 7:30 pm

Sorry to ruin your fantasy about hacking but…
These days it seems like anyone that knows how to use DOS or Unix is considered a hacker by the media and the ignorant. It’s almost an insult and a cliche to be called a hacker anymore. Real hackers sit in their basements all night long on their computer, deciphering pages and pages of hex with little or no consideration for hygiene, eat stale/cold pizza and crackers, don’t use windows 95/XP/Vista, don’t have lives of any sort, don’t care to have lives of any sort, know Unix inside out, and are resourceful.
Being able to find bugs in a system and to exploit those bugs to your benefit, and being able to decipher encrypted files/passwords is what hacking is about. I’m not a hacker. Anyone that labels themselves as a hacker probably isn’t one.
Back in 1980’s Blue Boxing was an easy way to cheat payphones. It got to the point where Steve Wozniak was able to dial to Vatican City and speak to the Pope by claiming to be Henry Kissinger. All this for free and without being caught.
Sadly, phreaking (cheating payphones as you call it), died back in 1990 when Telcos, becoming aware of the problem of blue boxing, eventually moved to signalling systems with separate data and signalling channels (such as CCIS and SS7), making manipulation of these signals impossible.
In conclusion if you want to be a hacker, you’re gonna have to study programming for years and years. And even then it’s gonna be hard considering today’s firewalls make it virtually impossible to connect to someone else’s computer and destroy it out of nowhere.
Al on February 7th, 2010 1:32 am

I never knew you could cheat a vending machine LOL.
Hacking computers and gadgets can be done but it is risky and you may loose files and important information as well as possibly ruining your hardware altogether. Also, theres a high chance hacking will void your warranty even if youve paid for seperate warranty. Unless there is something really specific you want to do, dont bother
Linds on February 7th, 2010 3:19 am

Here’s what happens when you do that
Key findings
•25 percent of the Web sites we accessed offering counterfeit product keys, pirated software, key generators or crack tools attempted to install either malicious software or potentially unwanted software. A significant number of these Web sites attempted to install malicious or unwanted code.
•11 percent of the key generators and crack tools downloaded from Web sites contained either malicious or potentially unwanted software.
•59 percent of the key generators and crack tools downloaded from peer-to-peer networks contained either malicious software or potentially unwanted software. A significant amount of malicious or unwanted code was present in the key generators and crack tools.
•The cost of recovering from an incident of malicious software on a single workstation could exceed one thousand dollars (USD). The cost of lost or compromised data could exceed tens of thousands of dollars (USD) per incident. Thus, the cost savings of using pirated software could be eradicated with a single security breach.
•The malicious and unwanted code found is indicative of the shift noted by security professionals in attackers’ motivations. Attacks have evolved from hacking for fun to seeking confidential information assets and other malisiouc intent. By offering pirated software, crack tools, and key generators, attackers could lure potential victims.
•There are several methods for obtaining and using counterfeit software, including acquiring counterfeit product keys, obtaining “key generator” programs, and using crack tools to bypass licensing and activation mechanisms. IDC investigated the security risks of visiting the Web sites and peer-to-peer networks that use these methods to distribute counterfeit software.
•Simple Web searches often led to Web sites that offered pirated software, key generators, crack tools, and so on. Furthermore, it was easy to locate key generators and crack tools for Microsoft Windows and the Microsoft Office System.
paulbils on February 7th, 2010 8:22 am

It’s not something that can be learned overnight. Try learning to program, possibly using C or C++ before migrating to Assembly (which is like communicating directly with the hardware of the machine itself).
Hardware hacking is nowhere near as much fun as the media make it out and it takes a lot of skill and dedication to get to a decent level.
Coconut Guy on February 7th, 2010 12:34 pm

Illegal. You’re breaking the law.
Hope this question gets deleted.
Lorne on February 7th, 2010 4:07 pm

Try your local college
W۰۫I۰۫N۰ on February 7th, 2010 9:32 pm

I can’t tell you. It would be illegal
Screavic on February 7th, 2010 9:35 pm

http://www.2600.com/