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And be sure to let us know if there is anything else we can do to make your job easier. 325_STI_FM.qxd 7/5/05 8:39 PM Page ii 325_STI_FM.qxd 7/5/05 8:39 PM Page iii STEALING THE NETWORK How to Own an Identity Raven Alder, Jay Beale, Riley “Caezar” Eller, Brian Hatch, Chris Hurley (Roamer), Jeff Moss, Ryan Russell, Tom Parker Timothy Mullen (Thor) Contributing Author and Technical Editor Johnny Long Contributing Author and Technical Editor 325_STI_FM.qxd 7/5/05 8:39 PM Page iv Syngress Publishing, Inc., the author(s), and any person or firm involved in the writing, editing, or produc- tion (collectively “Makers”) of this book (“the Work”) do not guarantee or warrant the results to be obtained from the Work. There is no guarantee of any kind, expressed or implied, regarding the Work or its contents.The Work is sold AS IS and WITHOUT WARRANTY.You may have other legal rights, which vary from state to state. 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Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ISBN: 1-59749-006-7 Publisher:Andrew Williams Page Layout and Art: Patricia Lupien Acquisitions Editor: Jaime Quigley Copy Editor: Jon Lasser Technical Editosr:Timothy Mullen and Johnny Long Cover Designer: Michael Kavish Distributed by O’Reilly Media, Inc. in the United States and Canada. For information on rights, translations, and bulk purchases contact Matt Pedersen, Director of Sales and Rights, at Syngress Publishing; email [email protected] or fax to 781-681-3585. 325_STI_FM.qxd 7/5/05 8:39 PM Page v Acknowledgments Syngress would like to acknowledge the following people for their kindness and support in making this book possible. A special thank you to Ryan Russell.You were an early pioneer of IT security books and your contributions to our publishing program over the years have been invaluable. Kevin Mitnick of Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC.You have always been generous with your time and your expertise. We appreciate your insight and we value your friendship. Jeff Moss and Ping Look from Black Hat, Inc.You have been good friends to Syngress and great colleagues to work with.Thank you! Thanks to the contributors of Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box, and Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent. You paved the way for this computer book genre: 131ah, Mark Burnett, Paul Craig, Dan Kaminsky, Ido Dubrawsky, Fyodor, Joe Grand, Haroon Meer, Kevin Mitnick, Ken Pfeil, Roelof Temmingh,and Charl van der Walt. 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Dave Hemsath of BreakPoint Books. v 325_STI_FM.qxd 7/5/05 8:39 PM Page vi 325_STI_FM.qxd 7/5/05 8:39 PM Page vii Contributing Authors and Technical Editors Stealing Character: Ryan, Chapter 4, and author of Chapter 12, “Social Insecurity.” Created concept for this book. Timothy Mullen (Thor) has been educating and training users in the technology sector since 1983 when he began teaching BASIC and COBOL through a special program at the Medical University of South Carolina— while still a senior in high school. Launching his profes- sional career in application development and network integration in 1984, Mullen is now CIO and Chief Software Architect for AnchorIS.Com, a developer of secure enterprise-based accounting solutions. Mullen has developed and implemented Microsoft net- working and security solutions for institutions like the US Air Force, Microsoft, the US Federal Court systems, regional power generation facilities and interna- tional banking/financial institutions. He has developed a myriad of applications from military aircraft statistics interfaces and biological aqua-culture management to nuclear power-plant effects monitoring for private, government, and military entities.Timothy is currently being granted a patent for the unique architecture of his payroll processing engine used in the AnchorIS accounting solutions suite. Mullen has been a columnist for Security Focus’s Microsoft section, and is a reg- ular contributor of InFocus technical articles.AKA “Thor,” he is the founder of the “Hammer of God” security co-op group. Mullen’s writings appear in multiple publications such as Hacker’s Challenge and the Stealing the Network (Syngress ISBN 1-931836-87-6 and 1-931836-05-1) series, technical edits in Windows XP Security, with security tools and techniques features in publications such as the Hacking Exposed series and New Scientist magazine. Mullen is a member of American Mensa, and has recently been awarded the Microsoft “Most Valuable Professional” award in Windows Security. vii 325_STI_FM.qxd 7/5/05 8:39 PM Page viii Chapters 7, 10, and Epilogue. Johnny Long is a “clean-living” family guy who just so happens to like hacking stuff. Over the past two years, Johnny’s most visible focus has been on this Google hacking “thing” which has served as yet another diversion to a serious (and bill-paying) job as a professional hacker and security researcher for Computer Sciences Corporation.