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Hacking Banks in Uplink -----------------------
v1.0 by admiraldennis
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Hacking a bank is one of the biggest financial conquests you can achieve in Uplink. You generally get about 1 million credits by doing so, thus enabling you to buy everything Uplink Internal Services has to offer without even going below 500,000 credits. The bank hacking itself can be a bit tricky. Many people think you need a top of the line system to do so -- this is not true. While hacking a bank is a lot easier with bypasses and big fast cpus, you can do it was just a password cracker, a proxy disabler version 5, a log deleter version 4, and a few numbers.
NOTE: I strongly recommend you make a backup of your agent before you attempt this.
Instructions:
Firstly, you will need to complete a 'Trace a recent balance transfer' mission in order to get a account number with a good amount of money in it (above 1 million credits). This is not the number listed in the mission briefing but the one detailed in the statement of that person; the account the person in the briefing transfered 'a sizable amount of money' to. You will also need to copy down the ip of the bank where this account is at.
Now, log into the bank where the target account is at. Make a new account in that bank, copy down your new account number. Now, log off the bank, and log back on, this time bouncing your connection first through InterNIC, then through every available system to the target bank (It is strongly recommended you save this connection, as you will need to quickly recover it later). Connect, go to 'manage existing account', and for the id type in the target account's id. Begin to run the password cracker on the login screen. When the password's cracked, disconnect from the bank. Now go to InterNIC, goto 'Admin', break the password if you haven't already (they will never trace you for it), and use the log deleter on the 'routed connection' log(s). Now, go back to your map and load the saved connection. Now, goto manage account, log in using the target id and the password you cracked before. No tracing will start at this point. Now go to 'Transfer Money'. For the bank ip, put the ip of the target bank (the one you are currently connected to), for account id, put the id of the account you opened at the target bank, and for amount put 1 million. Now, run the proxy disabler, and give it full cpu. When it's done, an active trace will have already been started. Quickly hit 'Transfer money' and go back to the account management screen. From here, go to 'View statement'. Use the log deleter on the 'transferred 1000000 to' log (should be the most recent). Now go back, click on 'Done', and go again to 'Manage existing account'. Now click on the account you created. Go to 'View statement' and use the log deleter on the '1000000 transfered from' log. Now disconnect from the bank, log into InterNIC, goto 'Admin' and again delete the 'connection routed' log(s). Now goto the map, load your saved connection, connect to the bank, go to 'Manage existing account', log into the account you created, and go to 'Transfer money'. Start the proxy disabler at this time, and give it full cpu. For the bank ip, put the ip you copied down of the Uplink International Bank. For the account number, put your Uplink bank account number. For amount, put 1000000. Transfer the money, go back to the account management screen, click on 'View statement'. Get the log deleter ready, and when the proxy disabler is done, use the log deleter on the 'transfered 1000000 transfered to' log. Now disconnect from the bank, goto InterNIC and delete the 'routed' log(s) like before. Now bounce your connection first through InterNIC, then to all available servers, ending at the Uplink International Bank. Go to 'Manage existing account' and log in using your account. Go to 'View Statement' and start the proxy disabler. When it finishes, delete the '1000000 transfered from' log. Then disconnect from the bank, log in to InterNIC and delete the 'routed' logs like before. Now fast forward time for about a day. If you get arrested, you may have not deleted logs correctly. Restore your backup (You did make a backup, right?), and try again. If nothing happens (or your rating increases), congratulations! You're home free with 1 million credits at your disposal! That wasn't so hard now, was it?
Misc. Notes:
You can do this with a proxy bypass as well, but that's quite expensive.
Don't feel bad about spending all your money on being prepared for this hack! If it works, you get 1 million, remember?
If the active trace time is way too short for you, try getting some more connections to bounce off of (Put some random ones in your address book from InterNIC), and get admin on more of your jumps.
Version 1.0 by admiraldennis
Please send me your comments at admirald@freakinsomniacs.net
Hey thanks! Sweet guide man, helped a lot!
im new here so hi everyone!!!
random question: what is karma exactly and how do you get it??
thanks yall
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Originally posted by geshiston: **Hey thanks! Sweet guide man, helped a lot!
thanks yall**
Hi back.
Karma is a general description of your reputation on the forum. "Clean" is just fine.
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Welcome.
Karma measures your character. If you reach -10, you are banned. Moderators can lower or raise your karma. To gain karma, do something really good for the community. I got mine by 1--Releasing a PoG plug that a lot of people needed a change to. 2--Found the "Oh my god, you killed Kenny!" easter egg for EV: Nova.
Just wait for the time to come, but you really don't need to have it.
EDIT--For the bank hacking, you do not need to transfer it to your uplink account. If you highlight that account from your bank list, that will be the one you spend money from. Likewise, if it is highlighted, when you complete a mission, payment will be sent to that one.
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(This message has been edited by SlaVitiCkus (edited 06-08-2003).)
so you get karma for doing things like writing this guide?
Originally posted by geshiston: so you get karma for doing things like writing this guide?
Depends on if the moderators want to. Also, if you write 10 of these, I guess it might stack up in one moderators eyes...