==Phrack Inc.== Volume 0x0b, Issue 0x3f, Phile #0x07 of 0x0f |=---------------------=[ The 6 Degrees of Jobe ]=----------------------=| |=----------------------------------------------------------------------=| |=-----------------------------=[ m1lt0n ]=-----------------------------=| 1 - Background 2 - Linking Hackers 2.1 - Linking by Asociation 2.2 - Linking by Rm'Ing 3 - Reader Exercises --[ 1. Background For all you trivia fans out there who may have enjoyed playing the '6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon,' I now introduce a new and fascinating game with a hacking/IRC twist! The name of the game is, as you may have guessed, 'The 6 Degrees of Jobe' and there are several ways to play... some more challenging than others. Intuitively, the game is to show that Jobe is at the center of the hacking universe. The goal is two link two arbitrary people through Jobe, in no more than 6 links. There are a few ways to play: linking people through those who KNOW jobe linking people through those who have OWNED jobe Sometimes, a few more than 6 links are needed, especially to establish a very strong link. What we could have done sometimes flimsily in 6 links, we chose to do in more just to be convincing. --[ 2. Linking Hackers ----[ 2.1 Linking by Asociation Let's start off with the first example: ROUND I: Title : Linking the Perverts to the Religious Right Route : Hugh Heffner -> Brigham Young Answer: Hugh Heffner -> napster -> jobe -> Shok -> Brigham Young Explanation: a). napster recently attended a party at the Playboy Mansion b). napster, jobe, and Shok are all members of the notorious hacking group known as w00w00 c). Shok is a Mormon and has direct blood ties to Brigham Young 2. Title : Hollywood Squarez Route : Bruce Willis -> Dave Chapelle Answer: Bruce Willis -> kimble -> horizon -> jobe -> Dave Aitel -> Dave Chapelle Explanation: a). Bruce Willis attended a private party thrown by Kimble b). horizon used to work for kimble's company, DataProtect c). horizon and jobe know each other through the ADM/w00w00 link d). jobe and Dave Aitel have presented at the same sec conferences e). Dave Aitel and Dave Chapelle both have shows on Comedy Central f). OK, I cheated. Dave Aitel and Late Night with Dave Attel aren't the same person. But it was pretty clever. Remember, you can use Kimble to link to a few other people including Demi Moore. --[ 2.2 Linking by Rm'Ing Round II: Linking through the Magic RM 3. Title : The Middle Eastern Conspiracy Route : Ariel Sharon -> Osama bin Laden Answer: Ariel Sharon -> analyzer -> mixter -> gayh1tler -> jobe -> chameleon -> Khalid -> Osama bin Laden Explanation: a). Ariel Sharon met with analyzer on Israeli TV to congratulate him for his "master hacking abilities." b). analyzer and mixter worked together for the security company "2xss." c). mixter and jobe were both rm'd by the gayh1tler in the same wave of destruction that led to the creation of the infamous 'seiki.log' d). jobe and chameleon (Marc Maiffret) are IRC/sec-con acquaintances e). Remember the MTV special where chameleon was contacted by the Al-Qaeda terrorist? f). Yup, that guy worked for Osama! 4. Title : Even Dorks Have a Chance at Hitting Pussy Route : Denise Richards -> Bill Gates Answer: Denise Richards -> Agent Steal -> Kevin Poulsen -> #phrack - jobe -> dugsong -> Steve Wozniak -> Bill Gates Explanation: a). Agent Steal (Justin Tanner) dated Denise Richards after getting out of a federal pound-me-in-the-ass penitentiary b). Agent Steal narqd on Kevin Poulsen c). We've met Kevin Poulsen! d). Several of us have independently rm'd jobe! e). jobe and dugsong are w00w00 members f). dugsong and the woz are friends (pictures on the net to prove it) g). woz and Bill Gates know each other through Apple/Microsoft competition 5. Title : Musician Mix-Match Route: The Grateful Dead -> The Dead Kennedys Answer: Jerry Garcia -> well.com -> Kevin Mitnick -> Kevin Poulsen -> jobe -> skyper -> HAL 2001 -> Jello Biafra Explanation: a). Jerry Garcia used to be a well.com user b). Kevin Mitnick "owned" the Well and used it in his gay hacking escapdes c). Mitnick -> jobe link is apparent if you read above. d). jobe and skyper are hert.org/ircsnet/w00w00 friends e). skyper was a key organizer for the HAL 2001 conference f). Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys was a key speaker at HAL2001. 6. Title : "Special Friends" Route : Michael Jackson -> Emmanuel Goldstein Answer : Michael Jackson -> jobe -> Emmanuel Goldstein Explanation #1: a). Jobe was the un-identified child who would not testify against Michael Jackson in 1993. b). jobe "met" Emmanuel at nyc2600 and they instantly 'hit' it off. OR Explanation #2: a). Jobe was in the middle, like in the diagram. TIPS FOR SUCCESS: You can also link to Steve Wozniak through Captain Crunch. well.com is a great resource Mark Abene (Phiber Optik) featured in NY who's who --[3. Reader Exercises There are a few ideas we had which we still weren't able to solve. For example, try linking "The Blue Boar" to skillz and see how impossible this task becomes. I'm sure The Blue Boar, however, will prove us wrong and dispute this claim, since he loves to post to esoteric messages to public security lists, and drop casual references to topics in computing such as "genetic algorithms." Perhaps the Blue Boar can submit a program database of irc links and use a genetic algorithm to find the shortest path between two persons by optimizing the traveling salesperson problem? Hope you enjoy! Love, m1lt0n |=[ EOF ]=---------------------------------------------------------------=|