VoIP Hacker: Service Provider Nets Easy Pickings
Tim Greene writes on NetworkWorld:
A combination of simple dictionary and brute-force attacks in combination with Google hacking enabled a criminal pair to break into VoIP-provider networks and steal $1 million worth of voice minutes, says one of the duo who has pleaded guilty to his crimes.More here.
Had his victims observed security basics, most of the attacks would have been unsuccessful, says Robert Moore, the 23-year-old hacker from Spokane, Wash., who has been sentenced to two years in federal prison and fined $150,000.
posted by Fergie @ 8/10/2007 06:34:00 PM
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