They got Paris Hilton's contacts, and could get yours, too

Posted: 03-01-2005, 05:10 AM
The attack is simple, according to Bob Egan of MobileCompetency.com, who
wrote the report. Most cell phone providers offer a service called "skip
passcode," which allows mobile subscribers to enter their cell phone
voicemail and select other administrative options without entering a numeric
password. Callers are sometimes told the service is safe, because cell phone
providers ensure the call is initiated from the handset owned by the
consumer -- making the password unnecessary.

But Eagan discovered that services use caller ID to authenticate the cell
phone, and months ago, hackers learned how to spoof, or "trick" the caller
ID system. Using such a service, a hacker can dial the mobile account
holder's telephone system and immediately access their voice mail and other
services.

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Re: They got Paris Hilton's contacts, and could get yours, too
Posted: 03-01-2005, 11:35 PM
Oh no! They might get that message form my wife reminding me to pick
up milk!!

BTW Paris Hilton's phone was not broken into - it was a web-site that
mirrors things from her PC after she syncs the phone. Insecure website
- nothing to do with hacking phones.

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 00:10:41 -0500, "NewsGuy" <john-os@excite.com>
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>The attack is simple, according to Bob Egan of MobileCompetency.com, who
>wrote the report. Most cell phone providers offer a service called "skip
>passcode," which allows mobile subscribers to enter their cell phone
>voicemail and select other administrative options without entering a numeric
>password. Callers are sometimes told the service is safe, because cell phone
>providers ensure the call is initiated from the handset owned by the
>consumer -- making the password unnecessary.
>
>But Eagan discovered that services use caller ID to authenticate the cell
>phone, and months ago, hackers learned how to spoof, or "trick" the caller
>ID system. Using such a service, a hacker can dial the mobile account
>holder's telephone system and immediately access their voice mail and other
>services.
>
>www.passpoirt.net
>
>
>


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