Try IRC. Pick any of the larger networks, EFnet, DALnet, IRCnet. Join some channels... Type /list to get a listing of *all* channels. Find some channels with the word "hack" somewhere in the name, these could be a good start.
The vast majority of people on these kind of channels are your average script kiddie type. (Note i said vast, not ALL). You may also want to look for some smaller or underground IRC servers or networks. These too can be inhabited by the kinds of people you wish to monitor. Hope This Helps. Dan. -- Dan Irwin - Systems Administrator Jackie's Wholesale Nurseries Pty Ltd Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 07 3888 2481 Fax: 07 3888 2530 Postal: 10 Gleeson Road Burpengary Queensland 4505 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.jackies.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Dan Bingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, 31 March 2002 9:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Other side of the coin I have been reading this list (along with other security, incident, and bugtraq lists) in the shadows for quite awhile now. It's such a great resource and there is just so much to take in. It's good to see things from the 'good-guy' or 'whitehat' point of view, but does anyone know where one could eavesdrop on the underground 'blackhat' or 'cracker' community? I would like to get some insight on how things work in their world. Any comments are welcome. .Bing
