**************************************************************************** >C O M P U T E R U N D E R G R O U N D< >D I G E S T< *** Volume 3, Issue #3.00 (January 6, 1991) ** **************************************************************************** MODERATORS: Jim Thomas / Gordon Meyer (TK0JUT2@NIU.bitnet) ARCHIVISTS: Bob Krause / Alex Smith / Bob Kusumoto BYTEMASTER: Brendan Kehoe USENET readers can currently receive CuD as alt.society.cu-digest. Anonymous ftp sites: (1) ftp.cs.widener.edu (2) cudarch@chsun1.uchicago.edu E-mail server: archive-server@chsun1.uchicago.edu. COMPUTER UNDERGROUND DIGEST is an open forum dedicated to sharing information among computerists and to the presentation and debate of diverse views. CuD material may be reprinted as long as the source is cited. Some authors, however, do copyright their material, and those authors should be contacted for reprint permission. It is assumed that non-personal mail to the moderators may be reprinted unless otherwise specified. Readers are encouraged to submit reasoned articles relating to the Computer Underground. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DISCLAIMER: The views represented herein do not necessarily represent the views of the moderators. Contributors assume all responsibility for assuring that articles submitted do not violate copyright protections. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------ From: Various Subject: The CU in the News Date: January 6, 1991 ******************************************************************** *** CuD #3.00: File 6 of 6: The CU in the News *** ******************************************************************** From: portal!cup.portal.com!ZEL@SUN.COM Subject: Kevin Mitnick ejected from DEC Meeting Date: Wed, 2 Jan 91 19:30:48 PST The December 24 edition of COMMUNICATIONS WEEK has an interesting article on page 18 by Anne Knowles. Quickly . . . DEC caught a fellow by the name of Kevin Mitnick trying to register to attend their DECUS user group meeting in Las Vegas. According to the article he (Mitnick) is a well known hacker who is currently on probation after having been found guilty of breaking into Easynet. Apparently someone recognized him while he was registering. They apparently barred him from the meeting and DEC is now figuring out how to address any future attempts by "hackers" to get into their meetings. The article said they threw someone out of a meeting a couple of years ago for hacking during the meeting. One wonders exactly what was being hacked during a training meeting! The article says DEC supplies networked terminals for for use by attendee's. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: Rambo Pacifist Subject: Another Naperville Story Date: Sat, 5 Jan 91 05:09:22 CST "Naperville man pleads innocent" From: CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Jan. 4, 1991, sect II p. 3 By Joseph Sjostrom A former employee of Spiegel Inc. pleaded innocent Thursday to computer fraud and other charges in connection with the alleged theft of thousands of dollars worth of cash and credits from the company. Michael H. Ferrell, 34, of Naperville, entered the plea before Du Page County Associate Judge Brian F. Telander, who set the next hearing for Jan. 31. Ferrell was indicted on Dec. 10 by the Du Page County grand jury on four counts of computer fraud, three counts of theft and three counts of forgery. The computer fraud indictments charge him with using computerized cash registers in Spiegel stores on four occasions between November 1989, and September 1990, to issue $5,451.41 in credits to his Mastercard, American Express and Spiegel's charge cards. The theft and forgery indictments charge that he took $22,673 in cash from the company. He allegedly generated vouchers and other forms, some of them at the Downers Grove and Villa Park stores, that described services performed for Spiegel by equipment renters and printers. However, those services had never actually been performed, and Ferell pocketed the money that Spiegel payed for the services, according to the indictments. Ferrell worked for Spiegel from 1981 until he was fired last Oct. 24, said a company spokesman. Ferrell was a support services manager for the company's catalog and outlet store operations, the spokesman said. Ferrell was the second person charged in December by the Du Page County state's attorney's office with the illegal use of a computer. The other defendant was charged with computer tampering for allegedly gaining access to computer programs in a Naperville software firm where he worked, although he was not charged with profiting financially from the alleged intrusion. (end article) ******************************************************************** ------------------------------ **END OF CuD #3.00** ********************************************************************