phreaking

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English - English
The cracking or exploring of a telephone system, e.g. trying to get free calls, discover special service numbers or other internal technical information
Present participle of phreak
Crimes committed against telephone company computers with the goal of making free long distance calls, impersonating directory assistance or other operator services, diverting calls to numbers of the perpetrator's choice, or otherwise disrupting telephone service for subscribers
"Hacking" the public phone network
Similar to hacking, only the phreaker's goal is to access a phone system for the purpose of making free calls
The art of circumnavigating the charging system employed by telecommunication authorities as well as controlling the telecommunications system in general
Employing technology to attack the public telephone system and get free long-distance service
Making phone calls while bypassing the charging system Phone Phreaking was the forerunner to hacking
The art and science of cracking the phone network