| The Brotherhood of Warez |
| SPR3AD1NG THE Z3RO-D4Y YOUR WAY SINCE 1992 |
Introduction
BoW Magazine, an electronic ezine started in 1992 as a reaction to the degradation of the so-called "H/P scene" that was around at the time, has after a five year hiatus released its ninth issue in 1999. Eight issues of BoW were released from 1992-1994, and now BoW Magazine is back with a much overdue ninth issue.
______________________________________________________________________________ 444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 ______________________________________________________________________________ BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW Bo* *BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW Bo W BoW BoW BoW BoW Bo* + ------------------------------ + *BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW Bo| YOU JUST DON'T GET IT, DO YOU? |BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW Bo W BoW BoW BoW BoW Bo* + ------------------------------ + *BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW Bo* by: U4EA *BoW BoW BoW BoW BoW Bo ============================================================================== <----] What is BoW? [----> BoW is a fraternal organization for like minded inviduals. BoW is a virtual sanctuary for the exploration of the so called "darkside" of the "hacker" ethic. BoW serves a twofold purpose, one being of course the artistic interpretation of what is now a stagnated "scene" using the ascii medium (the zine). Secondly BoW serves as an engine of stratification; employed mercilessly by it's high ranking members. <----] How does one become a member? [----> BoW members are born not made, if you truly are BoW material: you will be recognized as such by the governing council and invited to take refuge amongst our membership. Once invited you will be subjected to a series of ordeals, no two members are put through the same test as each individual is recognized as the subjectively encapsulated being that he / she is. The Aeon of BoW began in 1992 when the existing scene paradigm was redefined by my utterance of the word "Phear" and I was recognized to the station of "Phearless Leader" by the existing governing council. This council was born out of the ashes of what once served as the largest H/P organization in the world: VirtualCon. Never heard of it? You either weren't around, or if you were, you were likely a worthless social scene parasite and not actively involved in anything. <----] Why "darkside"? [----> At the time of BoW's inception, the existing hacker "ethic" was riddled with such drug-addled hippy slogans as "information wants to be free", "if ___ is outlawed, only outlaws will have ___", etc. There was an alarming trend towards what the socio-political faction of the "scene" termed "ethical hacking" which if you reduced it to it's base elements you would find it roughly translated to the following: - kiss as much ass as possible as it may one day lead to employment. - turn over every exploit you are either given or discover on your own to security professionals and organizations such as CERT for kudos. - post all exploits, etc to newsgroups such as bugtraq, etc so that you can gain recognition from your peers. (sounds a bit like the warez scene doesn't it?) - when it is politically correct to do so, reprimand other hackers publically for actually hacking / phreaking. - kick / ban anyone from hack / phreak irc channels when they ask a question you cannot either answer or are too ignorant to understand. - support the presence of law enforcement and / or "narqs" at both public conventions or forums on the internet such as irc, etc. - Play word games in order to avoid ever having to make any sort of commitment through individual action. ie: hacking / phreaking. When it is convenient to do so (ie: to impress ur friends) then the ethical hacker is of course a "darkside" hacker openly breaking computer crime laws but of course when one is amongst other "ethical hackers" one has to put on airs to the contrary. - Hide behind your copy of the K&R white book and insist that C programming is an arcane and esoteric skill known only to the few. (*laff*) BoW recognized this for the dangerous paradigm that it was and immediately issued a stern commitment to the anathema of all that the "ethical hacker" stood for. At the same time, a media whore pseudo-journalist by the name of "John Markhoff" , realizing that his poor writing skills and attention defecit disorder would never get him anywhere, sought to further his career by focusing his pen on the antics of Kevin Mitnick. He termed Kevin, a "darkside" hacker in the pages of his book "Cyberpunk" and defined the term with negative connotations. BoW recognized John Markhoff for the trash that he is and decided to reclaim the word that Kevin Mitnick had chosen to martyr himself for. BoW became resonant with the DARKSIDE and continues to evolve the archetype of the darkside hacker to this day... Enter the corporations and the commercialization of our playground... With that came the ISP... And more than likely, with those two events: YOU CAME TO OUR WORLD. Were you on the internet before the ISP was born? If your access were removed tomorrow could you find your way back to our world without purchasing it? Without begging for it? Without having to read a pop up book or text file, could you do it? If the internet completely ceased to exist tomorrow, where would you go? Could you find us again? Do you know the way? Did you answer the question, or are you too busy insisting that you have earned your right to be here? * What is your raeson d'etre? * Are you a genuine seeker or do you merely want to be like us? To get the attention we get without trying? * Are you prepared to go all the way? * When your doors are being kicked down, when your beloved computers and assorted electronic equipment are being indexed and carried out your door by THE MAN are you going to cry? Are you going to turn all your friends in? Friends that trusted you with information about them? Those that you spent your free time posturing in front of, bragging to, telling them that you were the real thing... Will you sell them out because you are a FAKE? Is the freedom of others worth all that? Is *your* freedom worth all that? To trade them both for a few moments of empty posturing? * DID YOU THINK YOU WERE FOR REAL? * _ - - / B \ Y00 + FoUr |+-+-+-+0+-+-+-+| EeE + AhH \ W / - _ -(Adapted from United Phone Losers, Issue #24)
This is remembered as the ultimate dark side hacker magazine of all time. These guys are strict black hat hackers. They encourage pirating software all the time, and speak in l33t speak throughout their issues. They have some of the best ASCII artwork I have ever seen, as software pirates are known for their ascii skills. Their issues are funny too. They are not just a bunch of lamers either. They have UNIX information. They have logs of them rooting other people. There is PGP information. There are ridiculous articles in there. There are phreaking articles. They are much more interested in getting free calls than exploring the phone network. There was 8 issues published monthly in 1994, when BBSes still were around, and then there was a ninth issue in 1999. U4EA is the founding father, and from some reliable sources, I've heard that he invented the "tough guy" voice that so many EFnet confers know so well. And remember "Old warez is No warez!"
- The Origin of 0-day (zero-day) in Hacking Etymology of the term "zero-day."
- A Brief Look Back at One of Canada's Most Notorious Hacker Pranks Sommy terrorized the Tammai family for years.
- A Private Little Cyberwar
- Archive of the H4G1S NASA Hack
- U4EA Prank Calls CERT - Part 1 (576k OGG)
- U4EA Prank Calls CERT - Part 2 (1.9M OGG)
- Pluvius' Website users.dhp.com/~pluvius Internet Archive
- Phrack Prophile: Shockwave Rider Phrack, Issue #56
- BoW #9 Press Release
- BoW - dAh oFFiSHaL gAymE Doom .WAD file
- Announcement of the Brotherhood of Warez 10th Issue Spectacular January 19, 2000
- Steps in Overcoming Masturbation by Mark E. Petersen
- Glossary - The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices
Gr33tZz t0 Th3 L333tZz:
L1ST3R: K-R4D BOW 3D1T0R!@#!
U4EA: TH3 M4ST3R TH3R10N 0F AYCH/P33. THE K-R4DD3ST!@#
KIAD: SERAPHIC ARTIF3X GODDESS AND K33P3R 0F THE K3Y T0 TH3 F0RG0TT3N CITY 0F K0D3Z @#$@#$
RATSCABIES: THE BADD3ZT M0THER FUQR 0N THE N3T B0UNCING HiS ATTAQ THRU UR PBX'Z AND UR X.25 NETWORKZ !!!
PLUVIUS: K-R4D 0LD SK00L BOW 3D1T0R!@#!
SW_R: M1RR0R M1RR0R 0N TH3 W4LL, WH0'Z TH3 0WN3R 0F TH3M 4LL?
DEE K4Y: S0 K3WL Y0U K0ULD K33P 4 S1D3 0F B33F 1N H1M PH0R 4 W33K!
TR0UT: MURPH13'Z K1CKZ GU1N3ZZ AZZ, TR0UT > N4S4.
DiATRiB3: BUST4 W4R3Z. NUFF S4iD...
TH3 0WN3D R4NGER: K1NG 0F TH3 Z3R0D4Y, B1W'Z 1N FuLL 3FF3KT!@$%
W3P: NUMB3R 0N3 B0W GR00P13, BOW F4N KLUB PR3S1D3NT!@#
MYSTiC R00L3R AND C4RS3N10: WH3RE 4R3 J00?!@#!
Downloads
BoW - Issue #1 January 1994
BoW - Issue #2 February 1994 Note that Issue #2 was never officially released, someone just made a couple changes to BoW #1 and sent it out.
BoW - Issue #3 March 1994
WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR| 1) Intro to BoW newsletter #3 |Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD WA REZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD| 2) .rhosts security hole exposed |KRAD WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD W| 3) 0-Day news |AD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAR| 4) How to Narq Effectively | WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR AD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ| 5) Keeping a low profile on UNIX |AREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR| 6) WaReZ Acronyms In 5 Easy Weeks |Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD WA REZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD| 7) How to become a famous H/P d00d |KRAD WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD W| 8) A Song |AD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAR| 9) The Official BoW SiTE List | WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR
BoW - Issue #4 April 1994
WAREZ KRAD WAREZ| 1) Introduction to BoW #4 |RAD WAREZ KRAD WA REZ KRAD WAREZ K| 2) BoW Member List |D WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRA| 3) Dale Drew Speaks to BoW |WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD | 4) PGP Version 3.0 Press Release |REZ KRAD WAREZ KR AD WAREZ KRAD WA| 5) The Conscience of a Courier |Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ| 6) Hacking BBS's |RAD WAREZ KRAD WA REZ KRAD WAREZ K| 7) VKW Strikes out! |D WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRA| 8) Stupid Phreakin Tricks |WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD | 9) BoW Fan Club Appeciation Day |REZ KRAD WAREZ KR AD WAREZ KRAD WA| 10) The Ten Commandments of Warez (T-COW) |Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ| 11) The BoW KRaD-SPeAK(tm) Filter |RAD WAREZ KRAD WA REZ KRAD WAREZ K| 12) Phresh Warez: Sesame Street Fighter ][ |D WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRA| 13) Red-Boxing from your Home Line |WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD | 14) Red-Boxing from Video Phones |REZ KRAD WAREZ KR AD WAREZ KRAD WA| 15) Cable Piracy |Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ| 16) DNR Box Plans |RAD WAREZ KRAD WA REZ KRAD WAREZ K| 17) Only on a rainy day |D WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRA| 18) An Ode To Visionary |WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD | 19) A Song, 'k0d3-track' |REZ KRAD WAREZ KR AD WAREZ KRAD WA| 20) BoW Distribution Site Listing |Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD
BoW - Issue #5 May 1994
REZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD| 1) Introduction to BoW #5 |KRAD WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD W| 2) The BoW Member list |AD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAR| 3) How to join the Brotherhood | WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR AD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ| 4) Eubercrackers get BoW |AREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR| 5) The Prophecy of [GLuE] |Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD WA REZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD| 6) WaReZz d00dz get a CLuE! |KRAD WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD W| 7) The Felis-Mortisikon part I |AD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAR| 8) The Felis-Mortisikon part ][ | WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR D WAREZ KRAD WAREZ | 9) Bong Filter |REZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR| 10) Hacking ATM's |Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD WA REZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD| 11) A Song |KRAD WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD W| 12) The Official BoW SiTE List |AD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ
BoW - Issue #6 June 1994
DAY ZERO DAY ZE| 1) Introduction to BoW SiX |O DAY ZERO DAY ZER O DAY ZERO DAY Z| 2) The BoW membership list |RO DAY ZERO DAY ZE RO DAY ZERO DAY | 3) Letters to the Editor |ERO DAY ZERO DAY Z ERO DAY ZERO DAY| 4) THe SeaRCH FoR KuRT |ZERO DAY ZERO DAY ZERO DAY ZERO DA| 5) NiN3T33N-NiNET33-PH0UR | ZERO DAY ZERO DAY ZERO DAY ZERO D| 6) tHe gUidE tO k-RaD sPea]< |Y ZERO DAY ZERO DA Y ZERO DAY ZERO | 7) THe BoW [L]USe-NeT ReViEW!(@*%#)#$( |AY ZERO DAY ZERO D AY ZERO DAY ZERO| 8) THe BoW CoDE-LiNE FoR iNET |DAY ZERO DAY ZERO DAY ZERO DAY ZER| 9) FooLZ 4 iRC | DAY ZERO DAY ZERO DAY ZERO DAY ZE| 10) HoW To B a FaMOuS HPACV/W d00D |O DAY ZERO DAY ZER O DAY ZERO DAY Z| 11) "Fight for your right" |RO DAY ZERO DAY ZE RO DAY ZERO DAY | 12) THe OFFiCi4L BoW SiTE LizT |ERO DAY ZERO DAY Z
BoW - Issue #7 July 1994
7EVEN SEVEN SEVEN SE7 -+ iNDeX +- 7EN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN7 7EVEN SEVEN SEVEN SE7 1) Introduction to BoW #7 7EN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN7 7EVEN SEVEN SEVEN SE7 2) The BoW Member List 7EN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN7 7EVEN SEVEN SEVEN SE7 3) Letters to the Editor 7EN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN7 7EVEN SEVEN SEVEN SE7 4) The Fall of an Idol 7EN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN7 7EVEN SEVEN SEVEN SE7 5) Ueber-Crackers get BoW [again] 7EN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN7 7EVEN SEVEN SEVEN SE7 6) A Bed Time Story 7EN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN7 7EVEN SEVEN SEVEN SE7 7) DEWM 4 YeW 7EN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN7 7EVEN SEVEN SEVEN SE7 8) A Song 7EN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN7 7EVEN SEVEN SEVEN SE7 9) The official BoW Site List 7EN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN7
BoW - Issue #8 August 1994
WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR| 1) FUQN INTRO TO 8 'N STUFF |Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD WA REZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD| 2) DOP3 MEMBER LIZT |KRAD WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD W| 3) UEBERADMIN'S TIP OF THE WEEK |AD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAR| 4) SPAFFY TURNED ME INTO A NEWT! | WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR AD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ| 5) OD3 TO A K0D3 |AREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR| 6) BoW WORLD NEWS |Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD WA REZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD| 7) THIS WEEKS WAREZ - A REVIEW |KRAD WAREZ KRAD WARE Z KRAD WAREZ KRAD W| 8) BoW WERD PUZZLE |AD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD WAR| 9) ERIKB IZ A FRAIDY KAT | WAREZ KRAD WAREZ KR D WAREZ KRAD WAREZ | 10) THE OFFICIAL BoW SITE LIST |REZ KRAD WAREZ KRAD
BoW - Issue #9 May/June 1999
NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE| 1) K-L33T INTRO TO NUMBER NINE |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE| 2) WHO TO PHEAR (AKA MEMBER LIST) |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE| 3) BOW EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM [B3RT] |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE| 4) YOU JUST DON'T GET IT, DO YOU? |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE| 5) GETTIN' SNEAKY WITH BOW |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE| 6) HACKING 10-10-321 |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE| 7) HOW TO BE AN ELiTE HAQR |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE| 8) THE ENTERTAINMENT K0LUMN |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE| 9) AN INTRO TO TH3 B1W FIGHTING FORCE |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE|10) K-RAD CRYPTOGRAPHY |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE|11) PHRESH WAREZ: BOWZ4P.C |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE|12) RHYMIN' AND K0UR13RIN' |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE|13) BOW 0FFICIAL D1STR0 S1TE LISTING |NiNE NiNE NiNE NiNE
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