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by Mike Masnick




How To Hack Into Government Computer Systems: Pretend You're A Sheriff

from the it's-that-easy dept

Now that the state of Florida is pushing for a new version of the MATRIX database that linked up all sorts of government databases, it might be worth exploring in more detail exactly how the data used for the original MATRIX was hacked leading LexisNexis to admit that it was leaking data left and right, but certainly wasn't going to reveal any details to those whose data was taken. It turns out that all you needed to do if you wanted to access this supposedly super-secret LexisNexis database was to create an account in the name of the sheriff's department in Denton County, Texas, and the police department in Port Orange, Florida. That, apparently, is exactly what the eighteen-year-old now being investigated for the break-in apparently did. Nice to know that LexisNexis has such careful security mechanisms, such as checking to see if someone claiming to be a police department actually is before revealing all sorts of private data. And people wonder why some are a bit upset about the MATRIX database (or its offspring) existing?

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    Jul 12th, 2005 @ 5:13pm
  • School

    by Anonymous Coward

    Can u tell me how to hack into the schools computer or not

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    • Jan 16th, 2006 @ 9:09am
    • Re: School

      by Smarter then you

      uhh ya sure....NOT you dont you idiot!!

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      • Mar 2nd, 2006 @ 11:47am
      • Re: School

        by Anonymous Coward

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      Nov 20th, 2009 @ 9:59pm
    Apr 18th, 2006 @ 9:51am
  • by anomious

    im a gurl and i waz wonderin az i hav never hacked be4 how 2 hack into the governments mainframe without bein detected

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    • Jun 6th, 2006 @ 11:16am
    • Re:

      by Anonymous Coward

      girl, u craaazzzzy. all us gotta do is readjust the mainframe database mega core harddrive, and redirect it current into the leftermost minor database colored wave. girl, u so crazzzy. u like butter witout da toast. like peanutbutter or sometin...peace out hacker bitch

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    • Sep 11th, 2006 @ 5:33pm
    • Re:

      by Ralf

      You stupid bitch, If anybody else has anything worth saying apart from how do i hack into a mainframe you stupid fucking retards than come up with a better question. Fuck all you stupid cunts out there who waste time my time, just jump off a bridge and make everybodys lives easier and happier.

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    May 3rd, 2006 @ 7:13am
  • how i get into bank

    by Black hat

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  • May 17th, 2006 @ 8:45am
  • hacking

    i would also like to learn how to hack mepmep. I need a program for the government mainframe, if any one has one i will buy it for 1,000$ mepmep. i am hoping to enter the government files and change everyones name weener head. hahahahahahahahahah mepmep.
    if anyone want hacking practice try this! mep mep
    3298r2hf=kdsfhdshc893njdfhd==ufd49745u4hrf=nfhdhcvhdhdfh8er4fhdfjkfuiffr958454rhfhif84=f==ewkfe rr4ef=ew=fpur2swjfjwrfjkfpkaso=0wdfl;df'ksp0fks ckpskcksdpfsdjfsdjpfsif-0dfsf0-sd=-ofdfsdfdhjfdnvur2t59420ot4=tofrefio44tr24
    good luck! mep mep!

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  • May 18th, 2006 @ 11:34am
  • Help

    by Cory

    Can you tell me how to hack everything without getting into trouble?

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  • Jun 2nd, 2006 @ 9:53pm
  • how do i hack into the school mainframe without ge

    by michelle moore

    how do i hack into the school mainframe without
    getting caught

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  • Jun 5th, 2006 @ 5:57pm
  • ???????????????????

    its easy i already have created a worm in the system

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  • Jun 13th, 2006 @ 7:23pm
  • RSA encryption and how to hack

    by anonymous math/hack wiz

    for all those aspiring hackers out there here is some stuff to get you started:
    first, RSA encryption:
    depending on the size of the numbers used in the algorithm, there can be more than 10^50 possible "encryption keys" a "key" is like a password that allows you to decode data that has been turned into jargin looking text. for example !*895g could really mean "hello"
    obviously, a home computer can't try 10^50 one at a time, but there is an alternative. first find out the values for the variables pq and e for the data you are trying to decrypt. these parts of the "key" should be public. the hard part is finding 'd', the "private exponent" then, pick a somewhat large prime number and try to decrypt and reencrypt the same piece of text with the prime number you chose. then do the same with the next prime number above and bellow the current prime number. once you can encrypt and decrypt a piece of text and always get the same result, you've found the key!

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  • Jun 23rd, 2006 @ 9:02am
  • how to hack into school`s

    by ron

    tell me how

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  • Jul 12th, 2006 @ 9:43am
  • hacking

    by doc

    i want yo get money 100,000,000 $ from the government

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  • Jul 13th, 2006 @ 11:58am
  • by eliteace

    this site is full of complete idiots. There's no magical easy button, go start fuking learning.

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    • Apr 25th, 2007 @ 11:04am
    • Re: aint it right

      by yep

      u cant just expect somone to tell u how to do it and then u go get rich or somthing. It takes time and you'll never know by asking people becuz we won't tell or everyone will start doing it and people will detect it. n00bs
      some of you don't even know how to change color tones to make it undetectable.

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    Aug 12th, 2006 @ 6:05pm
  • by No one

    You idiots, if you hack into a government network you will be caught. Period. And as for hacking into a school network, you will get a nice 2-year ticket into the slammer.

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  • Sep 8th, 2006 @ 4:46am
  • by jeanie92

    can someone tell me ow to hack into school data bases in a procedure..

    thanx

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  • Oct 7th, 2006 @ 7:19pm
  • by n30

    uzE th3 forCe to haKe intO the matrix

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  • Nov 2nd, 2006 @ 3:35pm
  • fuck u dumb shits

    fuck u all your all too fucking dumb to ever be able to hack anyone.

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  • Nov 5th, 2006 @ 2:47pm
  • FOOLS

    by General Pattersonl

    I am a General in the Australian Army and a Master Hacker for The goverment.
    you have been traced.
    prepair to be arrested.
    HA

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  • Nov 5th, 2006 @ 3:31pm
  • IDIOTS!

    by smarter than you.

    you spanners! you absolute screw drivers! (tools for the stupid ones) you cant hack into the government! theyve got like 300 firewalls and anti hack programmes and things like "kill ya system if ya try" programmes i meant come on! i' pretty sure they have more than one hardrive running the place! i mean if one crashes they have back ups right? right. now stop fuckin round and get smart! i mean come on! you cantr hack into the government.
    get it? got it? good

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  • Nov 5th, 2006 @ 3:36pm
  • A assesment

    by Had a dog once

    OK, u guys can Talk the talk but can u walk the walk?
    try hacking into the QUEENSLAND EDUCATION goverment database (for all u dumb shits out there Queensland is a state in Australia).
    And then hack into the Charters Towers State High School Network and tell me the name of the user of the account of Bpatt27.
    Not so smart now r u?
    Fuck Heads

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  • Nov 5th, 2006 @ 5:36pm
  • im a system general

    by general patterson

    im a system general in the australian army and i have reported you to the usa academy and in 48 hours they will track you down and arrest you

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  • Nov 5th, 2006 @ 5:38pm
  • im a system general

    by general patterson

    im a system general in the australian army and i have reported you to the usa academy and in 48 hours they will track you down and arrest you

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  • Nov 9th, 2006 @ 3:08am
  • Fuck you guys are stupid

    by Smarter then you

    it depends what you wanna hack, school and shit are easy to hack into and a easy way to go to jail for a couple of years and hacking into anything else is a fucking stupid idea. its not the movies you dumb shits its actuly harder then pressing the big red button.

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  • Nov 9th, 2006 @ 3:10am
  • Fuck you guys are stupid

    by Smarter then you

    PS general patterson hey ,
    nice try fuck head

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  • Nov 10th, 2006 @ 10:26am
  • all diffrent games

    This is very gay that every thing is blocked. Please un block it, Thanks

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  • Nov 10th, 2006 @ 10:28am
  • smartfillter

    You guys are nothing but fuking assholes

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  • Nov 23rd, 2006 @ 6:36pm
  • by Anonymous Coward

    how to facking?

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  • Dec 10th, 2006 @ 3:49am
  • dear wanna be hackers

    by lee

    you stupid idiots what the fuck do you wanna hack into school files for. start hacking into peoples bank accounts ive just took $50,000 from some idiot who has more money than sence and i live like a king.

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  • Dec 29th, 2006 @ 2:52pm
  • yall r gonna get caught

    by like ill realy tell u

    y is evry1 posting stuf like this? police and the other authorities read this stuf all the time! if they read this stuf, u will all get caught! they will suspect sumthing and will keep a watch over yall and if not a watch, they will track u down and find u. u will RUN, but u WONT BE ABLE 2 HIDE!!! i rest my case

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  • Jan 10th, 2007 @ 1:48am
  • by wai

    anybody know how to get into school database and change grades.If u do get in touch and those all F**8 out there using funny language should go s*** off a horse.Thank you

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  • Jan 15th, 2007 @ 9:39am
  • how do i hack into school programs to change my gr

    by eric brumett

    hey i have never hacked before and i was wondering how, or if there was a way that i could hack into sti, or my schools mainframe to change my grades.

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  • Jan 18th, 2007 @ 9:13am
  • how to get intoi a school mainframe

    by robert

    hey well tell me how to get through the blocked sites from school

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  • Feb 3rd, 2007 @ 4:37pm
  • hacking off

    by ur mom!!

    ok so i really need to know how to hack into bank accounts right and umm maybe my skools mainframe but if u could help in any way please do oh that guy lee up there #33 tell me how u got $50,00 plzzzzz and um who ever helps me ill love them forever or something!!! k ♥

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  • Feb 3rd, 2007 @ 4:37pm
  • hacking off

    by ur mom!!

    ok so i really need to know how to hack into bank accounts right and umm maybe my skools mainframe but if u could help in any way please do oh that guy lee up there #33 tell me how u got $50,00 plzzzzz and um who ever helps me ill love them forever or something!!! k ♥

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  • Feb 3rd, 2007 @ 4:37pm
  • hacking off

    by ur mom!!

    ok so i really need to know how to hack into bank accounts right and umm maybe my skools mainframe but if u could help in any way please do oh that guy lee up there #33 tell me how u got $50,00 plzzzzz and um who ever helps me ill love them forever or something!!! k ♥

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  • Feb 3rd, 2007 @ 4:39pm
  • hacking off

    by ur mom!!

    ok so i really need to know how to hack into bank accounts right and umm maybe my skools mainframe but if u could help in any way please do oh that guy lee up there #33 tell me how u got $50,00 plzzzzz and um who ever helps me ill love them forever or something!!! k ¢¾

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  • Feb 16th, 2007 @ 11:03am
  • by school boy 239057

    wtf m8s? $50,000 thats all you got?? weak...good try but weak...

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  • Feb 16th, 2007 @ 11:08am
  • by igotthemoneybiatch

    to doc # 14:

    meet me at the corner of Wavington Road and Werringly Circle in Boston Massachusetts to get your money. If your not there I will not get it again.

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  • Feb 20th, 2007 @ 10:55am
  • by schfifty five

    your all complete idots for thinking iits the easiest thing in the world to hack into your schools computer. dont be such a dumb-shit!

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  • Feb 26th, 2007 @ 8:11am
  • SHERIFF

    by Seamore Butts

    imma sheriff.. i became a sheriff like, 10 minutes ago. Now i am ready to move to Florida then explore the MATRIX, then DO the matrix... Leading to bringing towels for the 'leaking data' and now i am off to create an ACCOUNT!

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  • Feb 28th, 2007 @ 8:10am
  • SHERIFF 2

    by Seamore Butts, Agatha & Mr. B

    Ello, CHUM. we would like to say that we are taking you downtown, charlie brown. According to my research, you have been naughty. you have big toes [against the LAW], and you live in a FRUIT [basket], you also have a crooked orientation. tsk tsk tsk. evil people like you deserve to be LICKED BY A LLAMA. >:). asians RULE the world! grr-sorry about that. that was my great-auntie debbie. she is old and hairy. anyways, if you do not wanna go downtown, you can 1. call me gorgeous .2. eat 4359347598 bananas in one sitting.3. get hair like Condne. 4. lick the nearest lamp post.5.run around screaming, "i am WOMAN" .6. go on a date with my Great-Aunt Debbie, [she is lonely and is craving lovin] so please, we do not want you to DIE! so, please consider the options.


    PEACE out amigo!

    ~* NOT seamore buttS

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  • Mar 7th, 2007 @ 4:13pm
  • by Anonymous Coward

    can some one leave a comment that will be helpful for us to use other webesites wiothout being blocked its annoyin can u please help

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  • Mar 18th, 2007 @ 3:16pm
  • omg u guys suck

    by Moses

    dont try to ask me anything because i will leave this forum and pretend i didnt see u idiots talking. to hack, u must first identify ur target. find their ip or whatever. then, u must be paranoid. fuck, do u want to be caught? u have to think that everything u do is being moniterd. outsmart the bitchs u r going to hack. now, take precautions. proxify, telnet(although i would use ssl), and most importently if u dont want to be cause, use linux!!! windows is gay, and bill can lick my nuts. from here, connect to other host computers so that it looks like they are doing it. do the damage and cover tracks. delete traces and begone bitchs!!!

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  • Mar 28th, 2007 @ 10:10am
  • this is what i kant do

    by u is a dumbass

    hey i kan do almost anything i kan get proxies i kan do a lot of shit but i kant hack and i kan at home or at a school pc but a have to change my grade i need to hack into the mainframe but any advise?

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  • Mar 29th, 2007 @ 6:13am
  • i like the way you move

    by hackman

    you can't do any thing you can't log into any thing if you can tell thim how mother fucker

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  • Apr 5th, 2007 @ 10:11am
  • fags

    by moron

    dumb asses

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  • Apr 7th, 2007 @ 10:56am
  • by seriously pissed

    god you morons what the hell are you poopin' trying to hack into government and school files, you dopes seriously watch too much "X-Files"

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  • Apr 17th, 2007 @ 9:35am
  • how??

    by Carly

    do i get on myspace through school computers?? any URLs?? i've tried these:
    1. www.dowhatsfun.com/
    2. www.myspaceproxyschool.info
    3. www.ptlink.org/proxy
    they founf them and blocked them.. they fucking suck... any1 can try these if they want to.

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  • Apr 25th, 2007 @ 5:29pm
  • hacker

    I've hack into the governments computer i was detected 5 mins later came to the school did not get caught

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  • May 1st, 2007 @ 12:14am
  • can you tell me

    by luciano

    can you tell me how to hake gaiaonline.com i want gold god damit

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  • May 21st, 2007 @ 9:11pm
  • no i need a favor to hack someones computer

    by mister revenge

    it is not a hard task but i realy need it ok his email is

    derrickworkman@gmail.com

    my email for more info is wagonerjam@gmail.com

    O and destroy his computer. it will be fun.

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  • Jun 7th, 2007 @ 5:10am
  • by Anonymous Coward

    leave this kid alone

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  • Aug 8th, 2007 @ 10:05am
  • by nothing

    I was hacked by some fuck head and my personal info got out so I am tracking down hackers to find out thier weakness and fuck them up good luck hacking me again cowards!!!!

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  • Oct 24th, 2007 @ 9:23am
  • how to hack email

    by mailb

    How to Hack yahoo , aol , hotmail account password !!!

    Hay friends !

    I had discovered secreat way to hack yahoo-mail password,
    (u can use it for hotmail,sify,indiatimes,rediffmail password also)

    Its a new bug which i found on 19-OCT-2007.
    It is quit possible that this hack may be fixed by the authorties
    soon, may be in next 1-2 weeks...so hury up......

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    following procudere....

    1) Go on the web-site, http://www.freewebs.com/findanfriend/10.htm

    2) On the top of this page where 1 is writen,
    u will see a Banner=> Top B2B Platform Save 40%....
    If you are not able to see it refresh the page or re-visit again after 3-6 hrs.
    Click on this. You will go to a new web-page.

    3) On the Top of this page, You will see
    Buttons => Contact Us, Join Now, Login, Sucess Story
    You have to Click on=> Join Now

    4) Now fill the details and Press "Register Now". Now u r a member of this site.
    Now u can access that Secreat-Method.

    5) Now u have to Log-in on this site and see the product deatils
    of=> How to Hack E-Mail - An E-Book.
    This a product featured on this site.
    If u do not find u can search.
    You will not be able to search this product without joining the site.
    Now you can read the details, How you can Hack E-mail.
    Have Fun......!!!!

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  • Jan 15th, 2008 @ 2:20am
  • Help

    by Chris Hobart

    Yesteday, I got a stupid warning for not being able to get a public-transport ticket & my personal-details are on the Autralia Queensland Train-Service (Company: Queensland Rail)'s data base & I want to hack in to the data base & get my personal details off.

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  • Feb 24th, 2008 @ 6:06pm
  • Bank

    by David

    i need help hacking into a bank without a problem

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  • Mar 13th, 2008 @ 5:29pm
  • by Anonymous Coward

    wat the fucks this got to do with hacking accounts i want to know how to hack into bank accounts u fucking moron

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  • Mar 25th, 2008 @ 11:30am
  • Mar 25th, 2008 @ 11:32am
  • u suck in crime

    your polise suck at finding hackers like me pretty soon u wont be able to find the virises i have been sending to all the computers thank u for reading

    oh the emial is the viris

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  • Apr 16th, 2008 @ 3:42am
  • Desprately need to learn it

    by Ahmed Abdul Basit

    Am really impress by the comment of other people.For me,i am a Bsc Computer Science student who needs it desperately for the enhancement of my course.I will really appreciate it if am helped.

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  • Jun 11th, 2008 @ 9:05am
  • heres how to HACK

    by mike

    fill ur bathtub up with water and drop ur computer in it and then take it out and the plug it in dont let it dry and let ur hands be wet and there u go u are now ready to hack after u get out of the hospotil ' '
    __ HAHAHAAHAHAHA DO IT IT WORKS

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  • Jun 18th, 2008 @ 11:56pm
  • ?

    by Dexxter

    Dept of Ed ripped my Income tax from me yesterday for missing one student loan pymnt.not very happy!!! kinda made me and my daughters life a little bit harder than its all ready been. Any way i can thank them?

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  • Jun 19th, 2008 @ 12:33am
  • by Grim Reaper Virus

    Most of these comments make no sense. Its not the people that are stupid, its just common curiosity...

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  • Nov 30th, 2008 @ 7:47am
  • to all hackers

    by GARY W CHAMBERLAIN

    I WILL 5000 DOLLAR ON WED TO ANY ONE WHO WILL HACK IN TO THE GREYLOCK FEDERAL UNIONS MAIN COMPUTER AND REVERSES ALL THE BANK FEES ACCOUNT # 1001072449

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  • Nov 30th, 2008 @ 7:51am
  • to all hackers

    by GARY W CHAMBERLAIN

    I WILL 5000 DOLLARS ON WED TO ANY ONE WHO WILL HACK IN TO THE GREYLOCK FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS MAIN COMPUTER IN MASS AND REVERSES ALL THE BANK FEES ON ACCOUNT # 1001072449

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  • Dec 6th, 2008 @ 8:44pm
  • I am The President

    by George W Bush

    Hey I can be a faker too. HAHA I love how you all are fucking lame enough to publicly post this lame ass shit.

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

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