Here Come Malicious VoIP Hackers
from the time-to-worry? dept
We've already written about VoIP spam, but now some are getting worried about the potential for VoIP hacking. While phreaking certainly isn't a new pastime, by putting voice packets on an IP-based network, the hacking is much easier -- whether it's something as simple as knocking out the phone system with a virus or effectively wiretapping an entire company's phone system. Of course, the article doesn't provide too many examples, and (in part) seems like a paid advertisement for a company that claims to have some solutions to secure corporate VoIP offerings. The potential for a problem is clearly there, and some tools appear to be in place as well, but it certainly doesn't seem like a widespread issue at this point.
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My conversation in Skype is tapped! Help!
I am using Skype talking to my friend. And, I am sure that my conversation is tapped. Why? How can they do that? How do I know a hacker is tapping my conversation and the hacker's IP adress? Does anyway to protect my computer from hacking?
Leo
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