Get Your Phreak615 On

So what’s the deal? For the last couple of weeks, there have been little snippets of “pirate” video sneaking their way into MuchMusic television broadcasts, which has people all abuzz wondering if someone is actually hacking into a live broadcast.

Credit for the “heist” is being taken by one Phreak615, who is telling the world how brilliant he is in his own blog, literally referring to himself as “the second coming.” He claims to play guitar in a band called The Nunnery, but they appear to be the only local act without a MySpace page

 
So, how does one hack into a televised broadcast? According to Phreak615, you have to have access. That’s right; it’s an inside job. “I have direct access to our digital media server,” he boasts in his blog, allowing him to hack in with a WIFI laptop from his car when he’s not at work.

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