Chaos Computer Club BTX-Hack revisited in 2024: 40 Jahre

Dies ist ein Post der alle 10 Jahre wiederkehrt aus unerfindlichen Gruenden erhoeht sich dabei der Zaehler im Titel. machen auch andere immer .

Es gab anlaesslich des 30-Jaehrigen auch eine Veranstaltung im BCC (Video):

Aus der Videobeschreibung:

In der Nacht vom 16. auf den 17. November 1984 hat sich die Welt der Hacker in Deutschland für immer verändert: Mit dem sogenannten „Bankraub“ von rund 135.000 DM über das Btx-System der Deutschen Bundespost zeigten Steffen Wernéry und Wau Holland die Risiken des Systems für die Teilnehmer auf und schrieben durch die unkonventionelle Vorführung Geschichte.

Über Nacht wurde der Chaos Computer Club (CCC) in Hamburg damit einer breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt. Der ganze Coup wurde überwiegend positiv aufgenommen („Das sind die Robin Datas von heute…“) anstatt die Hacker des CCC als gestörte Computer-Kriminelle abzustempeln. Dieses positive Image der Hacker als „die Guten“, die sich um Datenschutz und informationelle Selbstbestimmung verdient machen, ist bis heute geblieben.

Eigentlich reicht ja eine Referenz auf das Archiv bei der Wau Holland Stiftung „Veranstaltung zum 30. Jahrestag des Btx-Hacks“ (De-Publizierungsschutz PDF), aber wir kennen ja das Internet mittlerweile ganz gut… was gestern noch da war, ist morgen ploetzlich verschwunden (depubliziert, geloescht, abgeklemmt, verlustig gegangen, etc.).

Daher hier mal wieder ein paar …

Sicherheitskopien

TL;DR: Quellcode

  10 REM Bankraub.ba
  20 REM Version 1.00
  30 REM (c) 1984 by Wau
  40 MOTOR OFF:´Relais f. Geldtaste
 100 CLS:PRINT"Bankraub.ba -Wiederanlaufprozedur"
 110 INPUT "Geldeingang bisher: ";GELD
 120 EIN=52:´Timewert Taste an
 130 AUS=169:´Timewert Taste aus
 150 CLS:PRINT@0,"DM ";GELD,"ein: ";EIN;" aus: ";AUS;
 160 PRINT@90,"a<<<< aus >>>>A"
 170 PRINT@130,"e<<<< ein >>>>E"
 180 PRINT@170,"Halt mit x     "
 190 PRINT@210,TIME$:GOTO 1100
 200 REM Rautenschleife
 210 MOTOR ON:PRINT@40,"EIN":PRINT@60,TIME$:FOR I=1 TO EIN:GOSUB 1000:NEXT I
 220 MOTOR OFF:PRINT@40,"AUS":FOR I=1 TO EIN:GOSUB 1000:NEXT I
 230 MOTOR ON:PRINT@40,"EIN":FOR I=1 TO EIN:GOSUB 1000:NEXT I
 240 MOTOR OFF:PRINT@40,"AUS":FOR I=1 TO AUS:GOSUB 1000:NEXT I
 250 GELD=GELD+9.97:PRINT@0,"DM";GELD,"Ein: ";EIN;" Aus: ";AUS;
 260 GOTO 200
1000 REM Geschwindigkeit
1010 X$=INKEY$:IF X$="" THEN RETURN
1020 IF X$="a" THEN AUS=AUS-1:RETURN
1030 IF X$="A" THEN AUS=AUS+1:RETURN
1040 IF X$="e" THEN EIN=EIN-1:RETURN
1050 IF X$="E" THEN EIN=EIN+1:RETURN
1060 IF X$<>"x" THEN RETURN
1100 PRINT@170,"Weiter mit x   "
1110 MOTOR OFF:PRINT@40,"AUS"
1120 X$=INKEY$:IF X$="x" THEN 1150 ELSE 1120
1150 PRINT@170,"Halt mit x    ":GOTO 200

Heute Journal Sendung: Der legendäre BTX-Hack

Auf Youtube gibt es folgenden Mitschnitt zu sehen:

Wie sah das genau aus? So.


De-Publizierungsschutz

The Hacker Archive

Und hier gehts zu den ganzen Dokumenten auf offizieller Seite.

Die Wau Holland Stiftung, benannt nach dem Mitbegründer des Chaos Computer Clubs (CCC) Wau Holland, hat in Zusammenarbeit mit dem CCC ein Hackerarchiv ins Leben gerufen. Dieses Projekt zielt darauf ab, die Geschichte der Hackerszene und der neueren deutschen Technikgeschichte zu dokumentieren und der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich zu machen.

Ziele und Hintergründe: Das Hackerarchiv, offiziell als „Archiv für Neue Technikgeschichte“ bezeichnet, verfolgt mehrere Ziele:
Dokumentation der Szene: Es soll die Entwicklung und Geschichte der Hackerbewegung in Deutschland festhalten.
Öffentliche Zugänglichkeit: Im Gegensatz zu möglichen geheimdienstlichen Archiven soll dieses Archiv für die Allgemeinheit verfügbar sein.
Bewahrung des kulturellen Erbes: Es geht darum, mehr als nur verblassende Erinnerungen, Fernsehfilme und Bücher zu erhalten.

Quelle: Perplexity.ai Abruf am 18.11.2024 (Hervorhebungen durch den Autor)

Video mit Wau Holland

Folgendes Video habe ich bearbeitet, damit es optisch angenehmer zu schauen ist.

BTX Werbefilm

Selber machen

Wer selber mal BTX feeling haben will, der sollte das BTX-Museum mal besuchen.

Oder selber seinen eigenen BTX-Server aufmachen und mit Inhalten bestuecken. Mehr info findet man zb auch in einem Wiki und eine private Seite mit Details oder das Patent EP0136409A2 (Patent at EspaceNet PDF) dazu.

Why do I blog this? I still find the documents quite interesting. I also like how this story never gets old.

Search Engine Update: Perplexity AI

See my former entries Entry 1 and here Entry 2.

Perplexity.ai is the first of its kind LLM-powered answer engine that has established itself as the most accurate and useful research assistant for conversations and questions that require answers to be backed by facts and references.

You should all try perplexity.ai

It looks like this:

Maybe watch how they built it:

In this presentation, Aravind Srinivas, the founder and CEO, will go through the engineering challenges involved in getting there within the time and resource constraints and the opportunities that lie ahead in rethinking the most important software category of asking questions about anything and everything.

Chrome Extension/Plugin

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/perplexity-ai-search/bnaffjbjpgiagpondjlnneblepbdchol

Update 13.11.2024

The german meta searchengine metaGER is also struggling to keep up with the innovationspeed in search engine-land. Here is a podcast depicting the current state.

Interesting Links from the Podcast:

Unsere News https://www.golem.de/news/nach-kuendigung-durch-yahoo-suchmaschine-metager-nur-noch-kostenpflichtig-nutzbar-2409-188886.html

Browser und Suchmaschine Brave https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(Browser)

Suma e.V.https://suma-ev.de/

Open Search Foundation Projekt Open Websearch EU https://openwebsearch.eu/

Blogposts

The SUMA-EV taking care of metaGER is a non-profit organization based in Hannover, Germany that advocates for free access to digital knowledge and operates the MetaGer search engine. Here are some key points about SUMA-EV:

Mission and Goals

SUMA-EV aims to ensure that digital knowledge remains freely accessible without control by governments or corporations [1][2]. Their core beliefs include:

  • Protecting privacy and opposing user profiling
  • Promoting transparency and open-source software
  • Maintaining diversity in the search engine market to prevent monopolies

History and Organization

  • Founded on July 5, 2004 in Hannover[2]
  • Originally named „Gemeinnütziger Verein zur Förderung der Suchmaschinen-Technologie und des freien Wissenszugangs, SuMa-eV“
  • Renamed to „SUMA-EV – Verein für freien Wissenszugang“ in 2009
  • Current executive board members include Dominik Hebeler, Phil Höfer, Carsten Riel, and Manuela Branz[2][4]

Key Activities

  • Operates the MetaGer search engine in cooperation with Leibniz University Hannover[3][4]
  • Organizes annual conferences on search technology and internet-related social issues[2]
  • Offers Linux migration consulting services
  • Provides stipends to students working on search technology research[2]
  • Funding

    SUMA-EV is funded through:

    • Membership fees
    • Donations
    • Affiliate shopping programs
    • Advertising links[2]

    The organization continues to operate on a volunteer basis and welcomes donations, new members, and token purchases to support its mission of providing free access to digital knowledge[5].

    Citations:

    1. https://suma-ev.de
    2. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suma_e._V.
    3. https://www.religionen-entdecken.de/inhalt/der-suma-ev-verein-fuer-freien-wissenszugang
    4. https://metager.de/impressum
    5. https://wiki.aki-stuttgart.de/mediawiki/index.php/SUMA-EV
    6. https://openwebsearch.eu/partners/suma-ev/
    7. https://de.linkedin.com/company/suma-ev—verein-fuer-freien-wissenszugang

    Why do I blog this? I am blown away by how much better search results are compared to Google and Qwant.

    37c3: unlocked

    This year I did not visit Chaos Communication Congress. But I was watching the streams an the released recordings of the talks. I really liked some talks, so I now share with you which talks I can highly recommend.

    Highly recommended talks

    The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT): Building the biggest optical telescope on earth

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12020-the_extremely_large_telescope_elt

    Von Zebrastreifen, offenen Daten und verschlossenen Verwaltungen: Luxemburgs kreative Route zur Amtstransparenz

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11983-von_zebrastreifen_offenen_daten_und_verschlossenen_verwaltungen

    Synthetic Sentience: Can Artificial Intelligence become conscious?

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12167-synthetic_sentience

    How to build a submarine and survive: Wie wir mit begrenzten Mitteln ein U-Boot gebaut haben und was ihr draus lernen könnt.

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11828-how_to_build_a_submarine_and_survive

    Reconstructing game footage from a Game Boy’s memory bus: The GB Interceptor

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11928-reconstructing_game_footage_from_a_game_boy_s_memory_bus

    Recommended talks

    Euclid – das neue Weltraumteleskop: Mit Milliarden leuchtenden Galaxien den dunklen Teil des Kosmos verstehen

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12182-euclid_das_neue_weltraumteleskop

    Operation Triangulation: What You Get When Attack iPhones of Researchers

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11859-operation_triangulation_what_you_get_when_attack_iphones_of_researchers

    Toniebox Reverse Engineering: Eine Musikbox für Kinder, Maker und Hacker

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11993-toniebox_reverse_engineering

    Hacking the Climate: Mit Climate Engineering raus aus der Klimakrise?

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11870-hacking_the_climate

    Apple’s iPhone 15 – Under the C: Hardware hacking tooling for the new iPhone generation

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12074-apple_s_iphone_15_under_the_c

    Bifröst: Apple’s Rainbow Bridge for Satellite Communication

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11948-bifrost_apple_s_rainbow_bridge_for_satellite_communication

    Somewhat recommended talks

    „Was sind eigentlich Audio Interventionen?“ – Von Sound Grafitti und Protest-Jingles

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12337-was_sind_eigentlich_audio_interventionen_-_von_sound_grafitti_und_protest-jingles

    Demoscene now and then: The demoscene is an underground computer art culture.

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11846-demoscene_now_and_then

    My comments

    I found the talks this year pretty good. Operation Triangulation is really the total collapse of the illusion you can have a safe mobile device that is still connected to the internet. It is a shame that this was not yet detected for so many years that a Font-functionality in PDF could be an entry vector for hacking your iDevice.

    The Synthetic Sentience talk impressed me and gave me quite some food for thought. What if we can simulate a brain on submolecular level in the future on quantum computers? How can future AI’s and Humans coexist in peace?

    The Zebrastreifen talk reflects my observations that governments i.e. politicians usually don’t care at all about the normal life issues. This is actualy what you would wish for every city in germany to happen in regard to digitalization efforts. pretty cool work guys!

    The submarine talk kind a blew my mind, but then I thought also, what it would take to replicate this experience and I came to the conclusion, that the presentation was as much a lifestyle choice presentation as it was an engineering venture with lots and lots of time spent – nevertheless very impressive. You find also some more bits abouu this guy here: https://chrismon.de/artikel/52739/selbst-gebautes-u-boot-aus-leipzig and this article on golem. I liked especially the thinking out of the box to just build a pool of water (sandbox) around the submarine for testing. Also the underwater communication solution is really a nice hacking venture to learn a lot about water.

    The Game Boy talk by Sebastian Staacks (he has a blog) is a marvel of reverse engineering. You should watch it because it is also a picture perfect template how to present stuff where you need to film your gadget to show to people while you present. Sebastian recommends this talk from 33c3. I would also recommend the video of Sebastian explaining how to create a wooden Game Boy hull.

    Short interruption: I maybe should buy one of these games next year. Would resemble a lot of the real thing as a game. But let’s see…

    I liked the Hacking the Climate talk a lot, because it made one aspect very clear to me: the only entity which was actively compensating atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in the past in significant amounts is the ocean with a potential of 37000 GtC (Gigatons of Carbon) bound already.

    The Toniebox talk demonstrated to me in an astonishing way, how a community and 4 people can not just replicate but also rebuild a product as an open solution. They actually even rebuilt their own cloud, so the hacker community here demonstrated that we can adopt services for gadgets which suffer from retired-cloud-obsolescence.

    I was rather disappointed by the Demoscene talk because there was way to much talking, then the demos themselves were obscured most of the time by weird text messages and I had the impression the guy was just happy to revive his memories of Spreadpoint in public. I will therefore add a list of demos below this post which resemble really excellent demos from the Amiga times and will represent my experience of that time better.

    More Amiga

    If you would like to have more Amiga stuff, search my blog for Amiga. Or check out the post Retro Computing – Spaß mit Klassikern für den Amiga or Amiga 500 mini: The missing (sane) manual. Have fun!

    Best of Amiga demo scene

    Spaceballs – 9 Fingers – Amiga Demo (HD 50fps)
    I loved especially the digitization of real video movements which was astonishing at that time. And I liked the really nice techno track and the stroboscope effect in lime green at the end. I highly recommend the making of.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4M7e79XTYk

    Amiga demo Paranoimia crack intro 1989
    This sound track just burned into my brain and heart. I love this song. It is minimalism in perfection. Thx paranoimia.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSwgZ7wGus0

    Unit A – Interceptor cracktro (amiga) 1988
    This was kind of one of the most seen intro from me, because I was playing the Fighter Jet simulation game Interceptor a lot. No wonder I loved Top Gun as a movie too.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJjQM982S6s

    Amiga Demo – Crack intro by Quartex – 1996
    Quartex was omnipresent in cracktros. I just remember their name.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yJc6pEYcQM

    Red Sector Inc – RSI Megademo – Amiga Demo (50 FPS)
    Red Sector also had many trainers and cracktros. Usually in very fine quality.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTmpqBn4dfA

    Megademo (Budbrain, 1990, Amiga ECS) HQ
    This was one of the famous megademos. Those were pure demo disks (on 3.5″ diskette) which just contained all the assets to run the demo. This one was impressive at that time.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXV5-GkKUsk

    Spaceballs – State of the Art – Amiga Demo (HD 50fps)
    This was also one of those nice demo only contents in that time.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89wq5EoXy-0

    RED SECTOR (1990) Amiga Cracktro [ Letter Writer 2.0 ]

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG5oqfvLZr0

    But I’d also recommend heavily the Amiga Cracktro Marathon:
    Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4

    And this Cracktro Playlist.

    37C3 in the media

    Why do I blog this? I really wasn’t yet in the mood to visit 37c3 after my Camp 2023 experience. Geheimorganisation expressed that perfectly with „Mein Kopf ist leer“. I loved the talks being streamed, even though I know they only represent a tiny, tiny piece of the c3xp. I was pretty much irritated a lot being addressed with „Sie“ the formal way of addressing people by several talking heads (1, 2, …). Neverthelesse… big thx to the team that made the talks and relive and releases work so smoothly.