http://www.secuobs.com Observatoire de la securite Internet fr webmaster@secuobs.com 2016-04-04 20:51:53 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly : As has become our tradition, we will be donating ten percent of all HOPE ticket sales for the entire month of April to the Electronic Frontier Foundation You can be part of a truly amazing conference and support one of the world's most important organizations, all at the same time With every passing year, the EFF becomes more vital in the fight for electronic freedom and as a defense against the evils of powerful entities who see freedom of speech as an inconvenience Whether it's the NSA or the MPAA, patent trolls or oppressive regimes, the EFF has been there to stand up for what's right This is our way of saying thanks It can be yours too The Eleventh HOPE will take place July 22-24, 2016 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City Click here for tickets to HOPE Click here to get really cheap rooms at the hotel Click here to visit the EFF site As always, HOPE will feature a variety of talks by EFF staff attorneys and activists within our 100 or so presentations that weekend We'll also have an EFF membership table and all sorts of other fun activities involving them, other organizations, and thousands of attendees And, of course, we'll have a keynote address by Cory Doctorow Watch the hopenet website for updates http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/602827.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/602827.shtml Secuobs.com : 2016-04-01 08:34:58 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - On the eve of the New York GOP primary, Donald Trump has taken an unprecedented step by agreeing to keynote The Eleventh HOPE conference hosted by 2600 Magazine Embracing the hacking community with the slogan Make America Hack Again, Trump plans to use his platform to share his detailed plans on solving major issues like cryptography backdoors, massive dragnet surveillance, and user interface disasters Anticipating a record turn-out and a few potential bad actors, HOPE has outsourced security to Trump's good friends Mike Bloomberg and Bill Bratton They will be rolling out a new program, known as Stop EnCrypt, that teaches people why enabling government backdoors will actually make your phones safer and help destroy ISIS To help fund this effort, we've agreed to aid the Trump Campaign by selling hats on the 2600 store, while supplies last Finally, as a token of generosity towards a community that has helped make him great again, Trump will also be hosting a BBQ featuring the newest batch of Trump steaks It's an event not to be missed http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/602623.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/602623.shtml Secuobs.com : 2016-02-17 20:23:57 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We're thrilled to announce Cory Doctorow as our first keynote for The Eleventh HOPE this summer Cory Doctorow craphoundcom is a science fiction novelist, blogger, and technology activist He is the co-editor of the popular weblog Boing Boing boingboingnet , and a contributor to The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Wired, and many other newspapers, magazines, and websites He even wrote an article for 2600 under a different name many years ago He is a special consultant to the Electronic Frontier Foundation efforg , you know, those superheroes who defend freedom in cyberspace on a daily basis His two latest books are In Real Life, a young adult graphic novel created with Jen Wang 2014 and Information Doesn't Want to Be Free, a business book about creativity in the Internet age 2014 His latest young adult novel is HOMELAND, the bestselling sequel to 2008's LITTLE BROTHER His latest novel for adults is Rapture of the Nerds, written with Charles Stross and published in 2012 His New York Times best seller Little Brother was published in 2008 His latest short story collection is With a Little Help, available in paperback, ebook, audiobook, and limited edition hardcover Cory co-founded the open source peer-to-peer software company OpenCola, and serves on the boards and advisory boards of the Participatory Culture Foundation, the Clarion Foundation, the Metabrainz Foundation, and The Glenn Gould Foundation On top of all of that, Cory Doctorow is a gifted and passionate speaker and we believe his keynote address will be an inspiration to all who experience it We're looking forward to having him be a part of The Eleventh HOPE The Eleventh HOPE will be taking place at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City July 22-24, 2016 Tickets are selling fast - we are well past the halfway point of our maximum attendance and we may actually sell out for the first time in our history If you intend to go, we suggest buying your tickets in advance, as we can't guarantee we'll have any left at the door and if we do they'll be more expensive The link for tickets is https store2600com collections the-eleventh-hope products tickets-to-the-eleventh-hope-preregistration-rate We still have many openings for talks and presentations Visit our speaker page for more info on that And if you want to help put The Eleventh HOPE together, there are plenty of ways to get involved Simply check out this link http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/598578.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/598578.shtml Secuobs.com : 2016-01-14 11:16:00 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - The brand new Winter issue of 2600 is now out and available to all In fact, it's probably within arm's reach right now if you're a subscriber If you're not, don't despair There are plenty of options You can become a subscriber and never have to face this problem again We can also be found in all kinds of bookstores around the world, from the shady to the mainstream Or you can go digital We have Kindle subscriptions available in the United States and the United Kingdom and Google Play subscriptions available in the US, UK, Canada, Netherlands, Russia, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and Australia Our newest option that just started with this issue is the Nook subscription, available worldwide There's still more, so many that we have a whole section of our website devoted to outlining them all With each issue, there are more ways of finding us and less reasons not to We hope you become a part of the fun if you haven't already http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/595624.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/595624.shtml Secuobs.com : 2016-01-13 20:41:32 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - With all of the commotion that took place with the release of tickets to The Eleventh HOPE on Monday we've already sold close to half of our capacity , you may not have been aware that we also released a Call For Participation, which you can read here Good speakers are an essential part of the HOPE conferences, and each time we do this, the variety and creative ideas of our many presenters are what make HOPE truly shine Unlike most other conferences, we open the door to all kinds of different ideas and approaches to the hacker world A typical speaker lineup may consist of a college professor, a 13-year-old kid, an activist, and a spy - all in a row Of course, it's much more diverse than that What matters to us is that you have something to say, regardless of who you are, where you're from, and what your experience is This is the place for new ideas and approaches With over a hundred slots to fill, your words have a great chance at being included Full instructions on how to submit your ideas on both talks and workshops can be found on The Eleventh HOPE website, in addition to many other ways of getting involved Whether as a speaker, workshop coordinator, volunteer, or attendee, we look forward to seeing you at The Eleventh HOPE in July The Eleventh HOPE will be held on July 22-24, 2016 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/595582.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/595582.shtml Secuobs.com : 2016-01-10 19:58:39 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - The moment is at hand Tickets for The Eleventh HOPE will officially go on sale Monday, January 11th, at 11 11 am Eastern Time Simply click here at that time Do not panic - these tickets will not sell out in three seconds like the last couple of batches But the possibility exists that they will sell out since more people attend every time and our space, though huge, is limited If you're relatively sure that you'll be attending the conference, we strongly suggest buying your tickets as soon as possible The eleventh Hackers On Planet Earth conference will be held July 22-24, 2016 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City Keep watching xihopenet for more info on the conference http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/595284.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/595284.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-12-06 22:51:16 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - It only took a few seconds once more but our second batch of tickets to The Eleventh HOPE have come and gone We're sorry But all is not lost The main batch of tickets will go on sale in early January Check this space for updates The eleventh Hackers On Planet Earth conference will be held July 22-24, 2016 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City It's way too early for speaker information but we've had people like Edward Snowden, Daniel Ellsberg, Steve Wozniak, and Jello Biafra keynoting in the past and we always have over 100 speakers and presentations from the community that are remembered for many years afterward We have no doubt this next conference will be even better Keep watching xihopenet for more info on the conference http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/592247.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/592247.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-12-06 19:05:37 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - The next batch of tickets to The Eleventh HOPE will go on sale this afternoon at 4 30 pm Eastern Standard Time Again, we expect them to sell out quickly, so be prepared to type fast This is the eleventh Hackers On Planet Earth conference to be held in New York City The dates are July 22-24, 2016 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City It's way too early for speaker information but we've had people like Edward Snowden, Daniel Ellsberg, Steve Wozniak, and Jello Biafra keynoting in the past and we always have over 100 speakers and presentations from the community that are remembered for many years afterward We have no doubt this next conference will be even better While our first batch sold out in less than five seconds, you still have as good a chance as anyone else If there are shortcuts, we honestly don't know what they are But here is the link to the page that will sell tickets this afternoon at precisely 4 30 pm ET You can use the remaining time to practice your data entry skills Don't let this ruin your day if you don't get a ticket maximum 4 Regular priced tickets will go on sale early in 2016 And keep watching xihopenet for more info on the conference http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/592236.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/592236.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-12-01 10:09:34 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We've put together an assortment of holiday deals so you can get into the spirit of the season and buy people presents We've got everything from multiple calendar sets to clothing deals to discounted subscriptions to a full set of back issues that's cheaper than we've ever offered it before Some of these may sell out or overwhelm us so check them out while you have the chance at http store2600com collections holiday-specials Another cool way to share the stuff on our store with friends and family is to take advantage of our new 2600 Gift Cards, available in a variety of values It's the same as giving a present, only they get to choose exactly what they want Our gift cards are transferable and never expire You can find them at http store2600com collections gift-cards http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591644.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591644.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-11-11 18:11:20 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - It's official - we're taking it to Eleven For the eleventh time since 1994, we will be hosting a Hackers On Planet Earth conference in New York City The dates are July 22-24, 2016 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City Our last conference featured Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg as keynotes along with over 100 other awesome speakers It'll be hard to top that, but we'll surely think of something We offered 100 tickets for sale on 11 11 at 11 11 ET and they sold out within three seconds according to reports Don't feel bad if you didn't get one - we will be offering more next month Stay tuned for more details on the conference and how you can participate http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/589801.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/589801.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-11-06 20:12:28 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - It's official - we're taking it to Eleven For the eleventh time since 1994, we will be hosting a Hackers On Planet Earth conference in New York City The dates are July 22-24, 2016 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City Our last conference featured Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg as keynotes along with over 100 other awesome speakers It'll be hard to top that, but we'll surely think of something For those who don't require any further information and are already willing to plan for this, we have a little present Next Wednesday, on the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month, at precisely Eleven Minutes past the Eleventh Hour Eastern Standard Time , we will be offering 100 tickets to the three-day event at the greatly discounted price of 100 Based on previous experiences, we figure this will probably last for around Eleven Seconds We wish everyone fast typing skills and will post more details as that date draws closer http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/589330.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/589330.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-09-18 16:26:40 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We have received the following apology from Melissa Kelly, the Chief Operating Offier at Trunk Archive, for their mistaken accusations against us It reads as follows Dear 2600, As COO of Trunk Archive, I would like to offer my sincere apologies for Ink Splotch-gate Artist attribution and copyright protection are very important to us, so we truly regret this case of mistaken identity Using a digital copyright infringement service is a relatively new thing for us and we have learnt a lot about what can go wrong through the comments made by 2600 and the community at large Thanks for all the feedback and please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or thoughts on this matter Once again very sorry for our error Best regards Melissa Receiving this from an actual person at Trunk Archive is an important step and we appreciate the sentiment It's especially promising if they truly are listening to the community We know there is a huge difference in opinion and an awful lot of changes that will be necessary such as most of the business model of Trunk Archive and similar organizations , but if there's even a chance that our voices will be heard, we would be wise to take it If you have thoughts on this issue, please put them together in a concise and coherent manner and send them hereIf we get some decent ones, we'll put them online in the near future Please sign your submission with whatever name handle you want the world to see We thank everybody for their tremendous support throughout this whole incident and hope we can play a part in making some much needed changes http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/583960.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/583960.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-09-15 18:32:22 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We were hoping for more But on Monday afternoon, we received an email from lcs lcsglobal, which read as follows Subject Case 373018082 , Ref 4440-1159-6664 Hello, I just wanted to take a moment to inform you that after further review this matter has been closed Regards, Madison Streete License Compliance Services P 18553878725 E lcs lcsglobal 605 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 400 Seattle, WA 98104 Apart from the cool email address, there is little here to impress The letter ends with a graphic of their slogan Creations Are Valuable Oddly, there is no mention at all of Trunk Archive, the organization that LCS was acting on behalf of This impersonal resolution shouldn't really be a surprise From the beginning, these people have acted with all of the human touch of a perl script If there are any humans involved at all, they know how to stay well hidden And by having so many possible entities involved Trunk Archive, Picscout, Getty Images, LCS who all use the exact same address, it becomes difficult to even know where specifically to direct one's ire And that makes it particularly hard to fight back Our case was absurd and everyone knew it Trunk Archive et al matched an image on one of our covers with one of their images and concluded that we were using their material In actuality, they were the ones using the material of an artist in Finland and claiming it as their own So we can all see why it would be very much in the interests of Trunk Archive to just pretend this whole incident never happened But it did And equally absurd and more harmful cases are launched by them every day People without resources are coerced into paying them and the entire culture of art and creativity suffers This is not about blatant copyright infringement, which most can agree causes problems and should be dealt with We're talking about the attempts to license everything under the sun, using high technology to match the tiniest of images, and crushing the very concept of fair use Art has always been derivative and transformative - our cover at the center of all this is a great example of such a work just not with any of Trunk Archive's material But by making people look over their shoulders whenever they try to create something unique using elements of existing works, a chilling effect is created that will result in less works being created This is also bad for the original artist, who is robbed of the opportunity to see how their creation can be adapted and transformed into something completely different But in the end, we are all hurt by this kind of thing Creations such as remixes of music, mashups, new arrangements and interpretations, parody, patchworks of images, logos and pictures captured on film, snippets of code - they can all be identified and monetized That neat little app on your phone that can identify music Imagine that going out and automatically charging a fee for anyone who has captured a bit of that music on something they created Every corporate logo you capture in a picture would also have to be paid for Imagine where this technology can take us in the next few years if this unbridled greed isn't reigned in This has nothing to do with art as most any artist will tell you It's about control and intimidation, using the prospect of payoffs to lure in unsuspecting contributors With that in mind, the LCS Trunk Archive slogan of Creations Are Valuable makes sense in a much more opportunistic light That's why we need to make sure this derivation of art never catches on Our case may be over, but this is a fight that is only just beginning http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/583597.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/583597.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-09-14 18:35:08 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We decided to have a bit of fun with the ink splotch controversy and also test out one of the functions of our brand new online store Thanks to everyone for their kind words of support with both of these recent milestones For this week only, you can get the cover that started the whole controversy, along with the issue attached to it, for only 26 cents But there's a catch Upon checkout, you need to type the following words case insensitive and no quotes Say No To Trunk Archive As long as there's a Spring 2012 issue in your cart, you will magically have the price reduced to 26 cents from the normal 499 We must limit this to one per order so we don't lose our entire supply We hope having many copies of this issue in the mainstream will help to demonstrate the dangers of copyright abuse One day, we will all be able to look back on this series of events and laugh For us, that day has already arrived http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/583457.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/583457.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-09-10 08:35:03 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - The just-printed 2016 Hacker Calendar is now out This calendar follows in the tradition of our previous editions with 14 full color 12x12 glossy photographs of payphones all around the world In addition, nearly every single day of the year is marked with some bit of history that is of interest to hackers everywhere If you can find a blank date, odds are it won't stay that way for long There are fewer of them in this edition than ever This full size wall calendar can be hung up immediately, as the last few months of 2015 are also included And if you get it through our new online store we take all major cards, Bitcoin, PayPal, and Google Wallet , we'll cut a third off the normal retail price Pictures, dates, history - it's all here All you need to supply is a wall See our new 2016 Hacker Calendar at our new online store http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/582925.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/582925.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-09-08 10:28:37 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - Honestly, we were going to let this one go After all, 2600 gets so many threats and warnings that we simply don't have the time to give personal attention to each We wish we could However, this little gem we started receiving a month or so back has earned the right to be shared And in so doing, perhaps some real action will be inspired The threatening letter comes from License Compliance Services, on behalf of Trunk Archive, which is also owned by Getty Images In it, they claim that we somehow engaged in copyright infringement with the cover of our Spring 2012 issue As evidence, they showed us this image We thought it was a joke for almost an entire day until one of us figured out that they were actually claiming our use of a small bit of ink splatter that was on one of their images was actionable Here, take a look That's right, they're coming after us literally for a few splotches of ink What companies like this do is broker works of art on behalf of actual photographers, but then engage in copyright trolling by threatening anyone who uses even a small piece of them Increased computing power and more sophisticated algorithms allow them to do this with improved speed and efficiency The original artists see next to nothing for their efforts and companies like Trunk Archive make out like bandits with their intimidation tactics Needless to say, we're not big fans of this But it gets even better You see, not only are they trying to get us to pay them for using a few ink splotches, but as it turns out, the ink splotches don't belong to them in the first place Our cover artist happened to keep meticulous records probably not something they anticipated and traced the source of the ink splotches to a Finnish artist at this page And as you can see below, the Loadus image which is at least five years old is a background to both our Spring 2012 cover and Harry Potter in a Vest or whatever Trunk Archive is calling their image which also may not even be theirs So not only is Trunk Archive trying to scare people into paying them for images, but they're apparently doing this for images they have absolutely no connection to This insanity needs to end In the first place, our use of such an image easily qualifies as a transformative work under the fair use doctrine The absurdly minimal amount of the image used also would qualify it for protection And then there's the little fact that they have no right to be telling anyone what to do with this image in the first place since they don't even own it By their own rules, they ought to be cutting a sizable check to Loadus for what are undoubtedly countless uses of his art It's indeed impressive that Trunk Archive managed to match these little ink splotches That's where the coolness factor ends We cannot tolerate artists being threatened for creating derivative or transformative works If this were to stand consistently, all forms of art would soon grind to a halt as none could be created without constantly paying off these people Most others aren't like us - they aren't lucky enough to have lots of people defending them and spreading the word What happens in their cases is that they are forced to either pay up, be hounded, or hire an attorney that will wind up costing more than the settlement being demanded If we allow that to happen, creative expression will suffer across the board For now, calling attention to these abuses is what's needed Joining with existing legal action or beginning new challenges to stop this sort of thing in the future is essential We intend to continue with all of this We thank Trunk Archive for opening our eyes to this abuse and helping to get us actively involved http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/582657.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/582657.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-09-04 16:27:13 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - If you're truly interested in hacker history and want to have it all at your fingertips, then you'll be interested to know that we just released Volume 8 of The Hacker Digest from 1991 This is a complete collection of our issues from that historic year in the world of hacking - all in non-DRM PDF format for you to read and share on as many devices as you wish Those of you who are serious should consider the lifetime plan, the one sure way to guarantee that you get EVERYTHING we've ever published and ever will publish - all in electronic format From our first year in 1984 to the present and beyond, you'll find the hacker culture to always be interesting and never without controversy and worldwide attention You can have ALL existing volumes of The Hacker Digest downloaded in seconds and future editions delivered to you as they come out by clicking here You can get the latest volume by clicking here http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/582460.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/582460.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-09-03 20:24:48 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - After 16 long years with Yahoo, we have moved the 2600 online store over to Shopify What does this mean A completely new and different look, for one thing We have an expanded catalog as well, with more cool stuff to come For instance, you can now download DVD quality MP4s no DRM of your favorite HOPE talks, something we've never been able to offer before due to space limitations We expect to be able to have more digital content of all sorts online here The new site moves a lot faster and smoother, and the navigation is also a lot of fun In addition to all of the usual payment options all major credit cards and PayPal , we are now able to also accept Bitcoin and Google Wallet Many people have been asking for these options and we're happy we can finally do this Lastly, we've been able to lower prices on a number of items to make things even more pleasant So please stop on by at store2600com and have a look We plan on offering all kinds of new features and we welcome your suggestions at webmaster 2600com http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/582374.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/582374.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-06-17 12:02:13 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - The latest volume of The Hacker Digest is now out Volume 31 contains all issues from 2014, rearranged in book form and totaling nearly 300 pages The Kindle and Nook versions are great for anyone who wants the text of all of the articles sent directly to their devices for easy and legible reading The PDF version works on a variety of platforms and resembles the printed version of the magazine, with a number of layout changes and expanded features All versions contain all of the graphics, along with enhanced cover pages unobscured by print or barcodes , a full payphone photo spread in the middle, and a collection of all of the back cover photos In addition, we also offer an EPUB version Download the PDF, EPUB, or Kindle versions Or join the lifetime club and get ALL digital issues from the beginning well into the future Details here http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/574365.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/574365.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-06-03 20:40:42 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - The tumultuous start of the 1990s has been preserved and digitized in the latest volume of The Hacker Digest The year of 1990 saw massive raids in the hacker community, the shutting down of an online hacker newsletter, and the launching of the Electronic Freedom Foundation By reading through these pages of history, you can see for yourself how all of these events were related and how the net could have been a very different place had things gone differently You can have ALL volumes of The Hacker Digest delivered to you as they come out by clicking here You can get the latest volume by clicking here http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/572940.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/572940.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-02-24 20:00:21 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We've received word that Off The Hook will be back on for an extended two-hour program this Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm ET We don't know if this is because of pressure put on WBAI management after being preempted for four weeks or simply because of an unrelated programming decision Regardless, the support we've received has been very uplifting Now for the fun part This program is being scheduled in the midst of the Winter fundraiser, which we haven't been able to participate in because of all of the preemptions There is also the issue of undelivered premiums to our listeners from previous fundraisers, which prompted us to decline to offer new premiums until these issues are resolved This puts us and our listeners in a rather unenviable position We clearly need to do well on Wednesday if we intend to continue at WBAI But we need to do this without offering any of the cool things we usually donate to the station So yes, we need our listeners to call in and pledge support for the station this Wednesday without getting anything in return other than the opportunity to show that our program has an audience that is there when we need it And we've never needed it more It sounds a bit unfair, but it's really what it should come down to in the end regardless You should only be calling in if you like the program and want it to continue Whenever we're able to offer extra stuff as thank-you's, we will do so But this week, what we really need to see are numbers The more people who call in, regardless of the pledge size, the better Please don't assume someone else will do it If 100 or more people a small fraction of the listening audience call in within that two-hour period, even with small pledges, we doubt we'd ever find ourselves preempted more than rarely We've heard from a number of you suggesting that we move to a podcast-only format and avoid this hassle But we feel the hassle is worth it Besides having the accessibility of a radio studio, we also have the airwaves People who listen to us via podcast have already done some of the work in tracking us down and are at least somewhat familiar with what the hacker world is all about With radio, you can literally reach anyone by chance, which is part of its magic Just as we prefer to have our monthly meetings in public spaces rather than inside clubhouses, we feel broadcasting to free airwaves is a great opportunity to open a door to the public - perhaps to understand our perspective and to get involved themselves And a 50,000 watt FM station in the middle of New York City is a pretty nice door to have opened As long as there's a chance of keeping that alive, we intend to fight for it This week, we need to send a message that there are lots of us out there - and that we're listening We feel a statement like this is essential at this point if Off The Hook is to continue Please spread the word - call 1 212 209 2950 between the hours of 7 and 9 pm this Wednesday, pledge whatever you can to WBAI, and make sure you let them know that you want to continue to hear Off The Hook every week We intend to bring you a special two-hour program, as devoid of on-air pitching as possible A strong response will help ensure this as well as our future at the station If you have feedback for the show, write to us at oth 2600com You can also find all of our previous shows in our archive at www2600com offthehook http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/560957.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/560957.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-02-20 19:58:25 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - Having just survived a harrowing and bitterly cold voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, we're happy to confirm that a shipment of Club-Mate's annual Winter Edition is now in our possession We will be happy to transfer some of it to you after a brief exchange of some financial mundanities at http store2600com clubmatehtml And just to add more urgency, we did only get a limited amount, so we don't expect to have this for long The bottles, however, are fresh through December http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/560462.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/560462.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-02-18 19:45:30 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We've been trying to work things out with WBAI for quite a while now, but the time has come to be a little more public about what's been going on For months we've been attempting to resolve the many premium issues that remain at the radio station involving our weekly hacker program that has been airing since 1988 at 995 FM in New York City, as well as over the net at http www2600com offthehook For those who don't know, premiums are items sent to listeners as a thank-you for pledges to the radio station Traditionally, they are donated to WBAI by 2600 We've had many listener complaints about premiums dating back for years that have not been delivered as promised Some progress was made on this front last year, but our attempts to follow up have been met with either silence or a circular passing of responsibility to someone else And we have yet to receive ANY update on the Autumn 2014 fundraiser, where we donated 64gb thumb drives containing all talks from the HOPE X conference Not one person who pledged to the station during that fund drive has received what was promised to them Since November of 2014, we have been attempting to get this information so we can provide or replace the premiums We've also made it clear to the station that we cannot offer new premiums until this situation is addressed, out of fairness to our listeners The only response to this has been an order from the general manager to not talk with anyone else about this and what appears to be an indefinite suspension from the schedule This is not a situation we can continue to tolerate Our listeners have been extremely generous in their support of our program and of the radio station Through this problematic period, we have never told people not to support the station in order to keep it on the air We simply want to make sure those people who are there for us get what we have promised them The failure of the station to return any of our email or telephone messages is simply inexcusable It's also self defeating, as Off The Hook listeners have brought in many thousands of dollars in recent fundraisers The replacement programming hasn't done nearly as well More importantly, treating a highly relevant and popular program like Off The Hook in this way is bound to have an alienating effect on our listeners We hope to see this situation resolved quickly, as it should have been months ago We will not be silenced or intimidated into not addressing the issue, on air or off We are all losing a valuable forum to discuss issues such as net neutrality, online censorship, leaks, and hacker issues at a time when such topics have never been more relevant A look at our archive at http www2600com offthehook should be enough to demonstrate the importance of this program remaining on the radio where the mainstream can continue to have access to it If you have pledged to WBAI through Off The Hook and have not gotten a premium you were promised, please email us at oth 2600com We know that nobody has gotten anything they pledged for in the October 2014 fundraiser, as we have not been given any information on fulfillment, so there is no need to email us if you're still waiting for something from that period For other periods, it's possible that WBAI has lost track of them, in which case we will do our best to replace them ourselves Rest assured, we will keep attempting to get all of this resolved, no matter what anyone else tells us We hope that cooler heads will prevail and put our show back on the air so we can resume the valuable service it provides for our many listeners We apologize for the void this has created http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/560105.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/560105.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-01-29 18:49:55 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We've received an offer of a settlement from our distributors who took off with nearly 100 grand of our earnings last year Needless to say, it's shockingly underwhelming If we agree to say that they no longer owe us anything, they might pay us between 0 and 25 percent of what they owe us Yes, they're not even saying they will do that much, since the numbers could change But they somehow know that the numbers can't possibly change in our favor So we could agree to this and get absolutely nothing By not agreeing, we would almost certainly get nothing, but we would forever be able to say that they still owe us We've always preferred leaning towards the truth We understand the difficulty that bankruptcy presents When crap like this happens, it's a miracle we can avoid it ourselves But we seem to have a fundamental difference of opinion when it comes to integrity We believe in paying what we owe, even when it's painful Companies like this well, they don't What they do instead is something quite scandalous and shameful - but completely legal While the distribution arm of Source Interlink indeed closed its doors last year when they decided it wasn't going to be profitable, their publishing arm changed their name that very day from Source Interlink to TEN The Enthusiast Network They continued to publish highly profitable magazines like Motor Trend, Hot Rod, and Automobile We'd be curious to see how much of a hit those publications took when their distributor didn't pay them We suspect some creative math likely came to the rescue The corporate claim is that there is no connection between the two arms and, on paper, this is true However, it doesn't take much to realize that there was a significant degree of coordination that continued between them Their websites shared space, their mailing addresses were listed as the same, even their telephone switchboards allowed easy transferring from one company to the other Concerned callers to Source Interlink were assured that the publishing arm was flourishing and operating under their new name It was only the rest of us who were thrown under the bus While this name change occurred at the time of the closure such rebranding is what any company would do if their name became polluted , the legal separation had taken place a bit earlier This allowed both halves to plan for this eventuality and minimize the damage to themselves The ones left out in the cold would be those who they owed money to publishers and, of course, their 5,000 employees This excerpt from their recent statement shows how familiar they are with this process In October, 2013, on account of, among other things, decreased demand for print media and upcoming debt maturities, the company undertook a corporate reorganization the October 2013 Restructuring pursuant to which the Debtors were separated from Source Media while equitizing approximately 436 million of debt pursuant to an out-of-court transaction with their secured lenders that, together with the 2009 Restructuring, resulted in many Holders of Holdings Interests acquiring their respective positions To us, it looks like they had plenty of time to prepare for a graceful exit, or to at least change their operating practices so that they wouldn't wind up hurting a lot of people In fact, it's common knowledge that the event that led to their decision to shut down was the writing off of a debt of 7 million to Time Magazine Time also claimed that they would be unable to collect around 19 million in sales One might think that having a debt of this magnitude written off would be great news if you were the company that owed it To Source Interlink, however, it only meant the loss of a big client and, with it, the loss of potential future profits With this in mind, the following statement of theirs elicits little sympathy Two of the largest legacy print platforms - newspapers and magazines - have experienced year-over-year revenue declines since 2009 due to the continuing and fundamental technological shift away from traditional consumption of print media and toward online magazines and e-book readers Readers are migrating quickly to digital and mobile platforms, a move that has accelerated with the proliferation of tablets and smart phones This migration has been compounded by the sluggish growth of the US economy and consumers' reluctance to spend on print media The decline in overall demand for print media also led to increased competition for retailer customers among wholesale distributors All of this is true, but it's not the reason Source Interlink decided to shut down At the very least, being relieved of this massive debt should have been sufficient for them to make significant steps in paying their other debts before deciding to throw in the towel And don't be deceived by that last sentence about competition They were the second largest wholesaler in the United States, representing nearly a third of all newsstand business in the country They were the primary distributor of magazines to Barnes and Noble Source Interlink may have had problems, but competing was certainly not one of them The Debtors also experienced a number of operational setbacks In 2011, for instance, Borders Group, Inc, a key customer, filed for bankruptcy and liquidated their stores, representing a 48 million reduction in revenue for Source Distribution and a corresponding 6 million decline in EBITDA Kroger and Albertsons, other key customers, moved their magazine supply and in-store merchandising to competitor wholesalers These customer-specific issues were exacerbated by, among other things, increases in the costs of fuel and other raw materials, continued same store sales declines for Source Distribution, lower worldwide sales by Source International, and lower-than-expected profitability from Source Manufacturing We sympathize We're in the same business, after all Every issue related to the decline of publishing or the closing of retail outlets also affected us The difference was that we made adjustments so that we could continue to survive What these guys did was collect all of the money magazines like ours had earned through sales and then shut their doors without paying any of the publishers Had they truly cared about the publishing world they were so heavily involved in, wouldn't paying the publishers have been highest on their priority list, rather than relegated to a category called unsecured claims with the weird label of impaired attached to it We can only imagine how many publishers were driven out of business by these ill-advised and dishonorable actions Again, this is how the system works They did their homework and they will likely get away with all of these legal shenanigans Small publishers like us have been hurt the most, both financially and with reduced distribution But one thing they can't take away is our voice - and yours What they did here was morally reprehensible and we intend to make sure that is never forgotten They can change their name and claim innocence, but none of that alters the way the facts played out Despite the negative connotations that hackers are given by the mass media, we like to think that people look to us to set an example Ways that we do that include respecting our readers by providing them with what they want, admitting when we've fallen short on that or anything else, and always paying the debts we owe and fulfilling the obligations we make The message we get from Source Interlink The Enthusiast Network is very different keep making a profit until it gets hard, then pull out and let others deal with the mess, all the while preserving your own self-interests We hope that's an example few will ever choose to follow If you want to express your opinions to TEN The Enthusiast Network, good luck Their Twitter account will quickly block you if you criticize them in any way We suspect the same is true for their Facebook page You can see how well they're doing at their website, but we doubt they really want your feedback over there either We can tell you that their phone number is 310 531-9900 the same number as the distribution company and their address is 831 S Douglas Street, El Segundo, California 90245, but we believe they have become quite adept at avoiding any contact with the public For those of you who have some legal knowledge or who simply like to suffer, we have attached a couple of the documents related to the plan that has been put forward nobody said we couldn't share the details If you find anything of interest, please let us know Thanks, as always for your support 2 Disclosure Statementpdf 2b Plan of Liquidationpdf http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/557170.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/557170.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-12-19 13:21:23 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - You've probably been hearing quite a bit about hackers recently According to the mass media, hackers have been holding Hollywood hostage, are working for the North Korean government, and are basically equivalent to terrorists Some of this we've heard before and some is just completely out of left field As one small part of the vast and diverse hacker community, we felt compelled to not only say something, but to do something First, let's clear one thing up We have little remaining ill will towards Sony for their part in the MPAA lawsuit against us in 2000, when we were hauled into federal court for publishing a computer program that would allow Linux users to view DVDs We learned a valuable lesson about corporate America, the government, and the power of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act We saw how the media could be so easily manipulated by the powers that be And, while we lost the case, we became the first actual victims of the DMCA, and had the privilege of being the ones to warn the rest of the country what was ahead That fight has been going on ever since And Sony played a valuable role in motivating us We thank them for that As hackers, we have a strong commitment to freedom of speech, which we regularly express through our magazine, our radio shows, our conferences, and any other medium we can get our hands on Most in the hacker world share in these very basic values We've protested films in the past when they've been unfair to the hacker community It tends to freak out those in power when they realize hackers are angry at them, but most of those fears are based on paranoia and ignorance as to what the hacker community is really all about And cutting off speech, silencing unpopular views, and avoiding controversy are not what we're about As you have undoubtedly heard, Sony has decided to cancel the release of their controversial film The Interview They've done this because of a single, vague threat that is tantamount to something we've all seen at one time or another on an IRC channel and not thought twice about By focusing on this threat, however, Sony can attempt to extricate itself from the controversy and the immensely stupid movie plot it agreed to produce - and blame the whole thing on hackers, albeit North Korean ones They might also escape liability for their inadequate computer security by claiming the massive compromise of their systems was equivalent to a terrorist act But that's another story, or possibly a whole new movie In their gross generalization, and with the help of the mass media, the entire hacker community is being painted with a very broad and dark brush We have decided to call their bluff To demonstrate that hackers have no interest in suppressing speech, quashing controversy, or being intimidated by vague threats, we ask that Sony allow the hacker community to distribute The Interview for them on the 25th of December Now, we're aware that Sony may refer to this distribution method as piracy, but in this particular case, it may well prove to be the salvation of the motion picture industry By freely offering the film online, millions of people will get to see it and decide for themselves if it has any redeeming qualities whatsoever - as opposed to nobody seeing it and the studios writing it off as a total loss Theaters would be free from panic as our servers would become the target of any future vague threats and we believe Hollywood will be most impressed with how resilient peer-to-peer distribution can be in the face of attacks Most importantly, we would be defying intimidation, something the motion picture industry doesn't quite have a handle on, which is surprising considering how much they've relied upon it in the past We sincerely hope Sony doesn't refuse this offer because of the potentially bitter irony of having hackers show them how to run their own industry Perhaps if they had spent less time in court and more time learning to stand up for the values they allegedly hold not to mention installing a little security on their systems and protecting the privacy of their employees and associates , this little bit of drama might never have had to happen But then, where would Hollywood be without drama Even more vital than ensuring that the public gets to experience and judge art for themselves is the need for hackers to show their true colors These are not the colors of terrorists, bullies, or government agents, but rather those of creative individuals who can cause all kinds of mischief and, in the process, come up with unique solutions and ingenious ways of preserving freedom We believe it's the latter category that really scares those in power and is likely at the heart of all of the wild fear-mongering we're hearing today Failure to correct these misconceptions now could easily assure future crackdowns that will affect all of us We will be preparing a section of our website for screening of The Interview on December 25th If Sony agrees, we will work our asses off to make this happen If they don't give us permission to do this, then we will point to any sites that have managed to obtain the film The address to write to for anyone from Sony, North Korean officials, hackers around the world, or the general public is interview 2600com Censorship and fear must be fought at every opportunity We made that point while opposing Sony in the past Now we must make that point again, this time for their benefit http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/551049.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/551049.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-10-28 10:45:01 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - It's now possible to get a 2600 subscription through Google Play in The Netherlands, Russia, Italy, France, Spain, and Germany This is in addition to the countries that were already on that service United 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has to mention your name or subscriber code If you get ten people to subscribe, you'll get ten more years, we'll get ten more subscribers, and ten people will get turned on to 2600 Everyone wins If you're a lifetime subscriber, we will work with you to substitute something instead of additional years Existing subscribers who renew will get a free year added on to their subscriptions If you're a new subscriber, all you have to do is renew your subscription before the cutoff date and you'll also get an additional year added on These special subscriber deals will last until the end of the year Subscribe Get the current issue Subscribe with Kindle Explore the DIGITAL editions http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/539945.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/539945.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-09-23 21:31:44 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - The fourth year of 2600 has been archived in high resolution PDF format and is available at our online store This release includes a number of issues that have been out of print and unavailable for years We've done our best to make this digital version as high quality as possible, allowing readers to zoom in and see some of our really tiny print that we became famous for We've taken a bit of time to go into the details of what was being covered by us back then, as well as the various milestones and changes we experienced while putting these issues together In addition, we're finally explaining what was behind the covers - in this case, our first true covers that used illustrations and photos, with limited use of color We're sharing all of that info below To get your very own copy and support our archiving efforts, go here CHANGES 1987 was the year that we finally began to print in digest format, a style that would remain throughout our history But this year was unique in that it was the only one where we were both digest size and monthly We soon learned that this was way too much work and financially draining as well We made it through that year, barely To conclude our transition to a more regular looking magazine, a number of major changes were implemented For one thing, we were now a full 24 pages instead of just eight The pages weren't the same size, but that didn't stop us from trying to cram as much information as possible into each one, often to the annoyance of those whose eyesight wasn't perfect We were now able to print color on our front and back cover, and that one sheet was also glossy Technically, we could have also printed color on the inside front and back cover but we didn't opt to do that at this stage The back cover of each issue was devoted to a table of contents for each issue and they all had the same title CONTENTS This was not the year for creative table of contents titles, clearly We didn't start printing color on the back cover until February Notices on the back covers of January and February reminded readers to save their address labels because the numbers on them would allow for logins to our official bulletin board The Private Sector Starting in March, the words WARNING MISSING LABEL would appear since that was the space where an address label was supposed to go This led to a bit of controversy as 2600 was now being mailed like other magazines out in the open and no longer hidden in an envelope Many readers had a problem with this, which is why we offered an option from the start for continuing to mail issues inside an envelope The March edition was also the first one to show our second class postage permit prominently displayed on the back cover, allowing our publication to be mailed as a periodical for the very first time It showed up again in June and December, but wasn't displayed on any other issue The April issue contained a little note on the back cover asking people who received their issue after the 25th to contact us, as we were still trying to fine tune the whole mailing process The December issue was the first to add a line to our return address saying Forwarding and Address Correction Requested, which was necessary for publications to ask for in order to get correct addresses and not have magazines completely disappear It took nearly the entire year to get all of the mailing requirements sorted out But, of course, the biggest change in all of this was our newfound ability to have a whole new cover for each issue We had never done anything of this sort before and it was a real challenge Tish Valter Koch was our first cover artist and she provided us with a number of commissioned drawings throughout the year COVERS January represented a bit of a reflection of new beginnings as well as the allure of New York City A payphone is seen with its receiver dangling in a subway station, with signs for the A, D, R, J, and 2600 train On the wall next to the payphone is a replica of one of our publicity stickers we used to leave everywhere that helped to spread word of the magazine to the masses Under the 2600 on each cover of the year was the volume and issue number, along with the month, year, and a price of 2 Much of the style of this information was inconsistent throughout the year, sometimes in all caps, abbreviated, or with punctuation Next to the 2600 which was done in a completely different typeface than in previous years was our familiar upper right hand corner box, sort of a mini-cover tradition that we carried over from our previous years This one had our usual beginning-of-year exclamation point along with an asterisk on one corner of the box That asterisk carried special significance, as it was the official logo of Stony Brook University's public relations office when memos were posted campus-wide Some years earlier, a few mischief makers had caused quite a stir when fake announcements on those same letterheads were widely distributed But that's another story February was a picture of the inside of an innocuous room somewhere The clock on the wall reads 2 30, there is a half eaten apple on the shelf possibly a reference to Apple Computer , and there is a collection of 2600 issues, including some from the future On the next shelf are books called The FIB, an apparent reference to the FBI , and Tee Vee Kay, which happened to be the cover artist's initials There are also two phones, one black and one red, some fuses, and a computer that has on its screen the words Within the Circle Invisible A book that had come out at the time detailing some hacker antics was titled Out of the Inner Circle and this was a play on that A steaming beverage of some sort is on the desk and outside the window a long line of telephone poles can be seen, connecting this room to the outside world This was also the first cover that coined our then slogan The Monthly Journal of the American Hacker, which was a mockery of the old Wall Street Journal slogan The Daily Diary of the American Dream The mini-cover consisted of clip-art of a pigeon next to what appears to be an animate tree branch March had our newly coined slogan moved directly underneath the 2600 masthead This month's cover shows a satellite apparently crashing through an orange wall We know of no specific significance here, other than it looked pretty cool Neither was there any special meaning to the Greek alphabet being displayed in this month's mini-cover April had a completely different look, being a collection of clip art with all sorts of political references to overspending in the Reagan administration otherwise known as pork , a crisis with the Russians, red hotline phones, and Nancy Reagan's china a controversy of the time since she had spent over 200,000 on china place settings for guests George Bush, vice president at the time, makes an appearance in the mini-cover and is referred to as string art May went back to our telephone roots, with another New York City based drawing, in honor of the upcoming 2600 meeting, the one that would be the start of many more in the years ahead We see an airplane hurtling past the World Trade Center as a suspicious looking man on a street corner tries to sell what appear to be payphones in a suitcase Another man stands all too innocently reading a newspaper The mini-cover is an extension of this drawing, with suspicious eyes peering through the top of a payphone June featured more clip art We see a pirate with a skull and crossbones hat, an eyepatch, a large mustache, and a hook on one arm that resembles a question mark He stares at us over an image of a touch tone desk phone with only nine buttons, and the startled eyes of a total stranger On the right are what appear to be graphical dialing instructions, resulting in a handshake and a cash payment The hand in the mini-cover indicates that everything is A-OK July was yet another homage to New York City, this time by looking over a bridge showing some famous buildings The Citicorp Center, which had recently become the home of the brand new 2600 meetings, is prominently featured as a gigantic payphone In the East River can be seen a barge filled with garbage, a reference to the Long Island garbage barge incident of 1987 This barge was unable to find a place to unload and spent a great deal of time going up and down the coastline, much to the amusement of just about everybody Various bits of clip art appeared in the mini-cover August showed a striking image of a kid looking a lot like Dennis the Menace being confronted with a gun waving delivery man This was based on a true story involving someone who had been raided by Secret Service agents posing as UPS men The absurdity of the situation is underlined by the many innocent items in this typical kid's room roller skates, a dog, a softball, a clown lamp, and a Star Wars poster But some commentary seeps in, with the letters on the truck outside rearranged to say PUS, some blocks on the floor that spell ASS, and a poster of Oliver North with his fingers crossed, a clear reference to the ongoing Iran-Contra hearings at which he was testifying In the mini-cover, we see a UPS package wrapped up with the caption Hurry up, we're falling asleep This was likely an expression of our impatience at cases like this dragging on without any real evidence ever being presented September shows a combination nine button payphone slot machine with Ma Bell logos as slot machine symbols and a 2600 sticker on the face The Sumps at Stony Haven referred to both overdevelopment on Long Island and a fictitious community featured on several WUSB radio shows, including The Voice of Long Island The Seafood Oyster Bay Expressway is a play on a Long Island highway called the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway, NYNEX and Exxon have their logos merged on a distant building, and a phrase written under the payphone reads Bye bye, hanging up now In the mini-cover, a sleepy star with a nightcap waves at us We have no idea what that was all about October was a cover done by a new artist, Ken Copel, showing an astronaut on the moon talking on a phone with Earth in the background The American flag is planted firmly on the moon's surface, while a copy of 2600 lies on the ground The issue is apparently the present one as the colors seem to line up Some people thought the ground was actually a collection of our signatures, but we can assure you that wasn't the case The mini-cover was actually a shrunken image of an advertisement from a British newspaper showing an elderly man whose main worry in life seemed to be the cost of funeral expenses We fell in love with the fear mongering instantly November was the first of two 1987 covers that were photographs sent to us amazingly enough by the phone company We sometimes were able to pass ourselves off as a publication that could help them publicize their neat activities In this case, we see technicians at work on a brand new 5ESS Western Electric switch, the top of the line back then The mini-cover consisted of three faces the late CIA Chief William Casey, along with the archvillain Q and Captain Jean-Luc Picard from the brand new Star Trek series Make of that what you will December was the second phone company supplied publicity photograph which we put to good use This one shows a couple of cable splicers in the field The mini-cover features a shot of Nancy Reagan standing next to her husband, whose face has been replaced with that of Mikhail Gorbachev Photoshop hadn't been invented yet INSIDE The new format allowed for a total of 24 pages including the cover pages The previous page numbering scheme of volume number followed by that year's cumulative page count was abandoned in favor of a more conventional per issue numbering system Page numbers appeared on pages 2 through 23 The staffbox remained largely the same as in 1986, appearing consistently on page 3 except for December when it was moved to page 2 with the Editor and Publisher still listed as Twenty Six Hundred This changed with Eric Corley 110 assuming that position in March the 110 representing the first three digits of his Social Security Number and TSH being recognized as Editor Emeritus from that point with making new waves appended for the first month New positions were Office Manager, PSOS Operations previously BBS Operator , and Artists Associate Editors and Writers were listed as they were before In March, the Associate Editors credit disappeared as did PSOS Operations Artists was replaced with a Cover Art and Cartoonists credit In April, the addition of a graphic designer resulted in the creation of a Production credit For one month August , we had two office managers, so the credit was adjusted to reflect that transitional period A new title of Reader was added in October, with a name of John Kew, which represented John Q Public The Editor Emeritus credit became noticeably smaller that same month and would continue to shrink in the year's remaining issues In December, the Cover Art credit was removed, as photos were being used at this stage Mailing info also on page 3 for every month but December now included a line about second class postage as the new format allowed the magazine to be mailed as a periodical for a reduced rate We jumped the gun by saying we had a permit in January and that was changed in February to reflect the fact that the permit was still pending We also were required to add a street address instead of our traditional PO box starting with the February issue The price changed effective with the March issue with individual subscriptions going from 12 to 15 and from 30 to 40 for corporate subscriptions Overseas rates changed from 20 to 25 for individuals and 55 was introduced as the overseas corporate rate More info on submissions was added to this section in April A line about back issue availability was added in June A copyright notice was added in July A line giving out our telephone number was added in August The back issue description was modified slightly in November and the information on letters and article submissions was made more noticeable The line that said Telephone was changed to 2600 Office Line and four new lines were added - two for our new BBS numbers, one for our Usenet address, and one for our ARPANET address At this stage in our development, we believed that we could make a go of it with advertising and we had a fairly decent amount of ads that were printed throughout the year The new format allowed for full page ads to be sold While columns and features from the previous three years were all gone except, of course, for the letters , a new column called The Telecom Informer emerged and appeared in all 12 issues on page 8 Writers of the column were listed as Dan Foley, John Freeman, Goldstein, Al Fresco, and Staff December's column had no writer credit at all A column titled Phone News began in January and was subsequently listed in the February contents, but didn't appear in that issue or ever again Occasional articles with titles like New Developments or Goings On covered much of the same content Our first payphone photo appeared on page 17 of the January issue in black and white We didn't yet realize how popular that concept would become The first edition of the 2600 Marketplace launched in January and appeared in every issue of 1987 on page 19 Throughout the year, we made reference to experiments taking place involving the selling of 2600 at various newsstands around the world, along with the ongoing search for a distributor We expressed a desire for more modernized office equipment including a 2400 baud modem It was the year that Telenet introduced electronic mailboxes to the public for 20 a month ironically the same exact system that had gotten hackers into trouble for making use of it years earlier Chicago became the first American city to become 100 percent electronic switching while much of the rest of the telephone network remained electromechanical Articles included tales of the early days of cellular phone fraud and exposes on phone fraud perpetrated by the phone companies themselves, such as the touch tone fee, deluxe call waiting, gold numbers, and payphones that credited quarters as mere nickels There was growing concern over the prospect of increased automation and electronic sweatshops We also told the final chapters of a couple of other hacker zines TAP and Computel And the concept of beeper tapping was introduced for those who managed to escape phone taps and pen registers Occasionally we would print some sarcastic remark in large type like Remember the Greediest which was a play on The New York Times' holiday mantra of Remember the Neediest Also interspersed would be various phone and computer related drawings or clip art to break up the immense amounts of type we were cramming into our pages The new format generated quite a bit of criticism, with more than a few people wishing we would go back to the old style and stay away from newsstands and bookstores, the fear being that we would go too mainstream if we wound up in those places At some point in the year, the 2600 answering machine was hacked and we dealt with it in a rather unusual way, striking out at the manufacturer of the insecure machine by hacking their machine to demonstrate the weaknesses that apparently couldn't be fixed This was the year that the very first 2600 public get-together actually took off The initial one was held June 5th at the Citicorp Center in New York City and was a weekly meeting throughout the year A second such event was planned for July 31st in Philadelphia We began to realize how important 2600 had become to people and how the back issues remained relevant to our readers, leading us to say at one point our magazine is not a one time deal that you read and discard, but reference material that is stored away and looked at whenever the need arises Our official bulletin board system, The Private Sector, was taken down by its owner early in the year By the end of the year, we were planning a network of new systems, with two online and more on the way We had certain standards we insisted upon for any official 2600 BBS no secret sections where only a privileged few could go and electronic mail had to remain private, off limits even for the system administrator In a counterpunch to the atmosphere that was leading to more government raids on hackers, we wanted it to be clear that being anonymous is your right As the BBS scene was how so many of us communicated, we believed that computer bulletin boards were one of the most vital links to freedom of speech that we have in the 1980's This was before the Internet, naturally, but word was beginning to circulate about a series of networks called just that, although the prediction in the article we printed was that the whole thing would eventually be named Worldnet It was one of the first articles to explain what dotted domain names were In fact, 2600 wound up with two different addresses in that realm 2600 dasys1UUCP and phri dasys1 2600 nyu It was clear things were changing and exciting developments were around the corner But it still seemed like a fantasy The thought of an entire population using computer terminals, not just the technologically literate minority, is truly revolutionary, we said at one point By the end of the year, it became clear that our changes had been significant - but they needed further tweaking Effective in 1988, 2600 would become a quarterly publication, a move that would enable us to breathe a little and add to an already impressive list of accomplishments http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/536446.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/536446.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-08-22 19:32:00 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - Those of you who made it to HOPE X may have already seen some of this new stuff Now it's time to release it to the world Our 2015 Hacker Calendar has even more historic hacker dates on it, along with 14 more spectacular foreign payphone photos in full 12 x12 glossy mode You can start displaying it on your wall in September of this year, as the last four months of 2013 are also represented In response to those of you who found the blue color of our standard blue box shirts cute but annoying, we've gone back to our roots and put together a more traditional blue box shirt, one that we know will last a long time since we're still seeing the ones like this we used to make many years ago One difference - the hacker-related headlines on the back are all new Finally, while supplies last, we're offering HOPE X shirts in a wide variety of sizes These will NOT be reprinted so we suggest getting them as soon as you can if you like the design and or want to convince people that you were at the conference The 2015 Hacker Calendar The New Traditional Blue Box Shirt The HOPE X Shirt http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/531118.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/531118.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-08-13 11:47:35 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - In response to some of the post HOPE X feedback we've been receiving at feedback hopenet, we're addressing the needs of those of you who want high quality versions of the HOPE X talks but don't have DVD players in any of your devices What we've done is encode all of the content into a high quality MP4 format which takes up nearly 64 gigabytes of space We've divided these into two 32 gigabyte flash drives and added a guide for easy playback, as well as all of the audio files that come with the full DVD sets While some of the talks are up on YouTube and we plan on posting all of them when we get a chance, these files are of much higher quality and are extremely easy to copy to any device you have Neither the audio nor video files contain any DRM whatsoever, so you can keep these in your library indefinitely and share them with friends You can order the HOPE X flash drives at our online store If you've already ordered the full DVD sets and wish to get these instead, please email us http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/529679.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/529679.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-08-05 22:12:12 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We've completed our massive compilation of DVDs from the recently concluded HOPE X conference We'll be busy printing them for weeks to come You can find the full list of talks at our online store along with full descriptions We want to thank everyone who helped make this the best HOPE yet http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/528511.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/528511.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-07-24 21:53:31 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - As we continue to recover from HOPE X, we are busy getting DVD sets of all of the talks ready for those who missed them or for those who want to relive them In addition, we are adding some of the videos to our YouTube channel so you can see them right away For now, these include Edward Snowden, Daniel Ellsberg, and Steven Rambam Simply visit http wwwyoutubecom channel2600 and select the talk you want to see To get your own copy of all 100 or so talks from HOPE X, visit our store http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/526811.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/526811.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-07-22 01:22:49 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We're busy recovering from our most awesome conference yet We'll be putting some videos online very soon and working to archive this incredible event as accurately as possible For now, those of you who want a full set of DVDs at half price the catch is you have to wait a week or two for us to author them , simply click here Stay tuned for more updates as they come in And thanks to everyone who participated, whether in person or online We look forward to the next one but don't know how we'll manage to top this one http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/526284.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/526284.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-07-16 18:19:59 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We will have tickets available at the door 401 Seventh Avenue, New York City from 4 pm to 8 pm on Thursday They will cost 150 and we will be taking cash or credit card payments The entrance is immediately to the left as you enter the Hotel Pennsylvania Those of you who have already bought tickets will be able to pick up your badges at this time Registration will also be open at 8 am on Friday http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/525467.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/525467.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-07-13 20:28:59 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - The time is almost upon us to close preregistration for HOPE X We will be shutting it down Sunday night If you are interested in attending, we strongly suggest getting your discounted tickets while they're still available We can't promise we won't be sold out by the time the conference begins We CAN promise that it will cost more at the door than online See the full speaker schedule at HOPE X Pre-register for HOPE X with your credit card or PayPal at the discounted rate Pay for HOPE X with Bitcoins http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/524940.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/524940.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-07-12 20:48:26 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - The time is almost upon us to close preregistration for HOPE X If you are interested in attending, we strongly suggest getting your discounted tickets while they're still available We can't promise we won't be sold out by the time the conference begins We CAN promise that it will cost more at the door than online See the full speaker schedule at HOPE X Pre-register for HOPE X with your credit card or PayPal at the discounted rate Pay for HOPE X with Bitcoins http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/524906.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/524906.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-07-12 12:15:18 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - In the midst of preparations for HOPE X next weekend, we've finalized the last set of videos in the HOPE archives on Channel 2600 on YouTube We have added 100 videos from HOPE Number Nine in 2012, featuring keynotes by NSA whistleblower William Binney and The Yes Men There are a whole bunch of other interesting and enlightening talks from the hacker community, as always We hope those of you looking forward to HOPE X will binge on these for a while They are set to play in order by track so you can experience the conference as it unfolded in three separate areas Links to all of the videos can be found at our online store or at Channel 2600 on YouTube Please help support our archiving efforts by buying DVDs for yourself or your friends at our online store We now have all of our conferences archived on Channel 2600 via YouTube and available on DVD We encourage you to post your comments on Channel2600 as well Visit HOPE Number Nine video archive click on each title to get to the video Visit the archive of the HOPE conferences all nine conferences now online, DVDs available for each of them Visit Channel 2600 on YouTube http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/524893.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/524893.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-07-03 21:26:04 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - We are happy and honored to announce that Edward Snowden will be participating in the HOPE conference via a two-way video link Between Snowden, Daniel Ellsberg, and Thomas Drake, we will have three of the world's most renowned whistleblowers speaking at this year's conference, in addition to well over 100 other speakers It was because of the mutual admiration between Ellsberg and Snowden that this special event was put together Having these two people who have profoundly changed the history and direction of this country participating in a discussion is an occasion we will all be privileged to witness Snowden is, of course, still unable to leave Russia because of the threat he faces from the authorities in the United States So he will be joining us and speaking on a video link right after Daniel Ellsberg's keynote Visit the HOPE X website Pre-register for HOPE X with your credit card or PayPal at the discounted rate Pay for HOPE X with Bitcoins http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/523632.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/523632.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-06-25 12:52:10 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - It's happening again Back in 1997, we were nearly driven out of business by a distributor who embezzled money and didn't pay for the magazines they were selling We almost went out of business Many other titles did as a result This time, the distributor Source Interlink decided to close its doors to magazine distribution after losing Time Inc's business This caused us to scramble to find alternative methods of getting our magazine into stores around the world, a feat we accomplished without too much difficulty But getting what was left of Source Interlink, now rebranded as TEN The Enthusiast Network, to pay us for the two issues retailers paid them for, is proving much more difficult The difference between now and 1997 is that this company is not really out of business In fact, they're making a point of launching new endeavors They publish their own magazines and presumably pay for those All fine and good We just ask that we also get paid for what we're owed This is only fair Instead, we're hearing reports that only the part of the company that owes us money will be filing for bankruptcy, leaving the other part free to keep operating This is corporate logic we refuse to accept - the two entities shared the same name until things went sour - they are most definitely related and we hold them fully accountable Attempts to reach the company for the past few weeks to discuss this have met with no success Meanwhile, Scott Dickey, the chief executive officer, says of the rebranded company, We are the world's premier network of enthusiast brands - we create and deliver content every day that informs, entertains, inspires and connects with enthusiasts Sounds wonderful But what we'd really like them to deliver is a check for what they owe us Spread that enthusiasm a bit TEN The Enthusiast Network yes, we're going to keep using their new awkward name at every opportunity so they can't claim they're somehow not responsible for their debts under the old name is described as having one of the largest male enthusiast databases on the market today Their publications cover almost all major male interests groups such as Automotive, High-Tech, and Action Sports They have over sixty individual titles including well known magazines such as Motor Trend, Automobile Magazine, Hot Rod, Stereophile and Surfing If you do a little searching, you'll see that they're hiring all kinds of people and looking to expand their operations We're happy for them Really But we also have a message for TEN The Enthusiast Network You don't get to just make mistakes in one area, change your name, and set up shop in another without fulfilling your outstanding obligations Sure, your half of Source Interlink may not have been the one that fell apart But it was still part of the same company You had the same name until you realized that you no longer wanted to be seen as connected to your failed endeavors How this is not seen as an obvious fact is precisely why such travesties of justice continue to occur If anyone needs more proof of the close relations between these two separate companies, consider that the very day the distribution half closed its doors, their publishing half announced it was closing 12 titles Separate is clearly not an accurate description And while we realize that through their corporate lawyers and doublespeak, they can probably get away with this sort of subterfuge fairly easily, we believe they have a moral obligation to do the right thing - and that is a position we can never yield on We are far from the only publication facing extinction because of the actions of TEN The Enthusiast Network But we intend to be the loudest We hope our readers and supporters join us and help to put the pressure on There is nearly 100,000 in outstanding invoices that we're not getting any answers on and we have lots of bills that have to be paid with the money we've earned but not received Ironically, checks are still going to this company for magazines that our readers have bought This is the environment that magazine publishers are forced to accept, as if the publishing industry wasn't difficult enough to survive in What does this mean for 2600 It means we have some serious battles to wage We're going to keep fighting to get some justice and we may also have to fight simply to survive In the worst case scenario, being ripped off at this level would make it almost impossible for us to continue publishing We would have to make a lot of painful choices and cut back on things for no reason other than some outside company's mismanagement Our readers have supported both our print and digital publications and we've been doing quite well overall That's what makes this so frustrating The hacker community has been tremendously supportive and constructive in keeping 2600 strong None of us deserve this To make matters worse, this comes at a time when we're organizing our biggest conference yet, HOPE X This is when funds are most needed, as there are so many things that need to be paid for when a conference is in the works To have this level of uncertainty over our heads is more than a little torturous How can you help We are not a charity so we are not asking for donations What we're asking for is involvement Help us to spread the word and get this resolved If there's something we do that you like, support it or tell friends Buy our new issue when it hits the stands in July - we'll actually get paid for this one Make us Number One on Kindle Let people know about HOPE X and get as many of them as possible to come to the conference Our growing list of talks is pretty damn impressive If 500 people buy tickets who wouldn't have otherwise bought tickets to the event, that would be enough for us to get through this without getting paid Not that we wouldn't still be angry as hell, but at least we wouldn't be facing oblivion We do intend to survive, even if the actions of TEN The Enthusiast Network put us massively into debt We're hackers - we always find a way As we vowed back in 1997, we will never do this kind of thing to those we're indebted to If we owe bills, we will pay them If people order things from us, they will always get them If we make bad business decisions, we'll correct them and pay for our mistakes These are basic values we've always subscribed to We are more than willing to help teach these values to those companies that don't understand them TEN The Enthusiast Network Facebook Page TEN The Enthusiast Network Twitter Feed TEN The Enthusiast Network Instagram TEN The Enthusiast Network LinkedIn Account http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/520613.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/520613.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-06-11 19:02:44 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - This is only the beginning and we're adding more every day, so please keep checking here for the latest We expect to have around 100 talks total Visit the HOPE X website Pre-register for HOPE X with your credit card or PayPal at the discounted rate Pay for HOPE X with Bitcoins http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/518350.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/518350.shtml Secuobs.com : 2014-06-06 08:51:27 - 2600 2600 The Hacker Quarterly - In our continuing efforts to bring noted whistleblowers to the HOPE X audience, we're happy to announce that former senior National Security Agency executive Thomas Drake will be a speaker at our conference this summer Drake is a decorated US Air Force and US Navy veteran, and was a senior executive and technical director for NSA's software engineering and implementation - where he discovered and blew the whistle on massive multi-billion dollar fraud, waste, and abuse the failures that led to 9 11 and the widespread violations of citizens' rights through secret mass surveillance programs after 9 11 After years of addressing these issues in vain thorough official channels, Drake finally went to the press - and soon became the first whistleblower since Daniel Ellsberg in 1971 to be charged with espionage Ellsberg is also one of our keynote speakers at HOPE X Drake faced spending the rest of his life in federal prison for defending the Constitution After refusing to testify against his colleagues and demanding a jury trial, the government's case of all ten felony counts collapsed in 2011 and he went free Drake is the recipient of the 2011 Ridenhour Truth Telling Prize, a joint recipient with Jesselyn Radack of the 2011 Sam Adams Associates Integrity in Intelligence Award, and the 2012 Hugh M Hefner First Amendment Award He has been keenly interested in the many developments within the hacker world over the years HOPE X is humbled and honored to host Thomas Drake as a speaker and participant in what is turning into our most significant conference yet In the coming days, we will begin posting our full lineup on our website and you'll see some of the other surprises we have in store Visit the HOPE X website Pre-register for HOPE X with your credit card or PayPal at the discounted rate Pay for HOPE X with Bitcoins http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/517446.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/517446.shtml