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Small VoIP providers concerned over robocall solution cost

IT Toolbox

A proposed solution to the problem of nuisance robocalls and telephone spoofing must take into account the impact on smaller interconnected VoIP providers, according to a warning from the American Cable Association (ACA).

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Warning: Security issue alert raised over VoIP devices

IT Toolbox

Trustwave has reported a “remotely exploitable issue” in the Telnet administrative interface of numerous VoIP devices from Chinese manufacturer DblTek. The issue permits a remote attacker to gain access via affected devices using a vendor backdoor in the authentication procedure, Trustwave warns.

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Samy Kamkar hacks IoT security camera to show exploitable dangers to enterprise

Network World

ForeScout Technologies released an “IoT Enterprise Risk Report” ( pdf ) which identified seven IoT devices that can be hacked in as little as three minutes: IP-connected security systems, smart HVACs and energy meters, VoIP phones, connected printers, video conferencing systems, smart light bulbs and smart refrigerators.

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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Vishing: Voice over IP (VoIP) and Plain Old Telephone Services (POTS) are also susceptible to phishing attacks – attackers use speech synthesis software and automated calls to solicit victims to share bank details and login credentials. Deploy email authentication standards on enterprise email servers to check and verify inbound emails.

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Deception and Forensics for the Next Generation — Part 5: Phantom Attacker

SecureWorld News

The thing that jumps out at me is the operating system because there is no VoIP running on our test network. First, the attacker could be a rogue machine running a VoIP OS. Another possibility is that it is a legitimate device that just happens to be running VoIP. We have a few possibilities. The result is in Figure 3.

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Why in the year of our lord 2022 am I still getting robocalls???

Vox

Innovations like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, which transmit calls over the internet rather than over wires. There are thousands of VoIP providers in this country alone, and some of them don’t care if their services are used by scammers. So, how are these providers supposed to authenticate those callers?

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How Bad Actors Are Now Using Vishing

SecureWorld News

Vishing attacks are voice phishing, which happens during a phone call to users of VoIP platforms. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for accessing employees' accounts in order to minimize the chances of an initial compromise. This viewpoint is like how attackers observe or infer the interactions between entities.

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