Here is an article in the New York Times that describes how toll fraud is being used to fund terrorist activities:
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Toll Fraud
- AstriCon VoIP Security - $400,000 toll fraud - YIKES!, 10/2011
- North West Evening Mail | News | Furness firm targeted by Somalian fraudsters, 4/2011
- BBC News - The other kind of phone hacking, 2/2011
- BBC News - Hackers target NI Department of Finance phone network, 2/2011
- Businesses Warned About Recent Toll Fraud | Bernews.com, 2/2011
- Phone fraudsters leave businesses on hook - The Globe and Mail, 11/2009
- PBX hacking continues to threaten business owners - News - News | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service, 5/2009
- Businesses hit by phone fraud want political action - CTV News, 2/2009
- FEMA phones hacked; calls made to Mideast, Asia - Technology & science - Security - msnbc.com, 8/2008
- Firms warned over ‘toll’ fraud scam - News - Garstang Courier, 10/2010
- Phone scam could cost Flintshire charity thousands of pounds - Flintshire Chronicle, 11/2010
- Security Manager's Journal: Slammed with a $100,000 phone bill - Computerworld, 11/2010
- Companies hit by 400% increase in phone fraud | The National Business Review, 11/2010
- BT Wholesale The Loop, February 2010, 2/2010
- Profiting From Fraud Is Not Good Business, Protecting Your Customers Is, 11/2009
- Internet phone systems become the fraudster's tool, 10/2009
- Business Stuck With Big Bills After Phone Lines Hacked - News Story - WSOC Charlotte, 8/2009
- Increase in telecoms fraud says Minute Buyer - Leadership - Leadership | Ireland's online business and management news service - Businessandleadership.com, 1/2009
- Telecoms fraudsters threaten cash-strapped firms - News - News | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service, 1/2009
- Bell Canada customer billed $207,000 after hacker breach - Ottawa - CBC News, 1/2009
Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS)
- FBI — Cyber Security: Threats to the Financial Sector, 9/2011
- FBI — Phony Phone Calls Distract Consumers from Genuine Theft, 5/2010
- Rapper The Game May Face Charges Tied To Flash Mob Calls | FoxNews.com, 8/2011
- Hack Attack: How to Protect Your Online Accounts - WSJ.com, 10/2010
- The telephony denial of service attack | Latest Security News | GSO - Network Security Resources, 5/2010
- New telephony denial-of-service attacks used by thieves, 5/2010
- Thieves Flood Victim’s Phone With Calls to Loot Bank Accounts | Threat Level | Wired.com, 5/2010
- Telephony Denial-of–service (TDOS) Being Used To Distract Consumers From Genuine Theft, Warns FBI | VOIP IP Telephony, 5/2010
- VoIP-Aided Security Threat: Telephony Denial of Service, 5/2010
- The telephony denial of service attack, 5/2010
VoIP Security Blogs/Links
- SecVoipSecVoip » VoIP/VVoIP/UC Security Blog
- VOIP Security Resources - The Security Skeptic
- Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA)
- No Jitter VoIP Security Blog
- Seven Deadliest Unified Communications Attacks
- Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast
- VoIP Security - VoIP News
- Ari Takanen's blog | ITworld
- VoIP security - Network World
- VoIP security Special Report at silicon.com
- Skype Security Blog
Tools
Advisory Sites
Voice SPAM/Voice Phishing
- Cybercriminals use "computer security" phone scam to grab credit card details, 6/2011
- VoIP Phishing in the Salt Lake Area, 7/2010
- Internet phone systems become the fraudster's tool, 10/2009
- Its only a matter of time until IP telephony is hit by spam and malware experts say, 6/2008
- [0806.1610] SPAM over Internet Telephony and how to deal with it
- The Anatomy of a Vishing Scam - Security Fix, Security Fix, 3/2008
- Rucus Info Page
- Vishing: The Latest, and Greatest, Security Concern | Security | bMighty.com, 2/2008
- Does UC present new opportunities for spammers? | IT Security | TechRepublic.com, 1/2008
- SPAM and SPIT: what are the dangers? | IT Security | TechRepublic.com, 1/2008
- Why VoIP is the next target for spammers | Technology | The Guardian, 11/2007
Interesting Documents
- State of Communications Security Report, 3/2011 - Bottom of Site
- PBX Hacking and Telephony Fraud Notice by Ireland’s Commission for Communications Regulations, 5/2009
- Cisco White Paper on VoIP Security
- Emerging Cyber Threats for 2009, 10/2008
- Paper on General VoIP Security, x/2007
- SANS Institute - VoIP Security Vulnerabilities, 12/2007
- eBook from ShoreTel With Chapter on VoIP Security
- NIST VoIP Security Guidelines
- VoIP Security Learning Guide
- VoIP Security: A Layered Approach
- VoIP Security Threat Taxonomy
Interesting Presentations
- Toll Fraud Presentation
- Voice of VOIPSA » Blog Archive » Slides: SIP Trunking and Security in an Enterprise Network, 9/2008
- ICE Tutorial
- Another Presentation on Nortel Unistim Vulnerabilities, xx/2007
- Presentation on Nortel Unistim Vulnerabilities, xx/2007
- Peer-to-peer SIP Security Presentation, 2/2008
- Voice of VOIPSA » Blog Archive » “Hacking and Attacking VoIP Systems” - Slides from my Astricon 2007 presentation about Asterisk and VoIP security, 1/2008
- Independent Research | iSEC Partners
- RTP Stenography
- Dustin Trammells Presentation on VoIP Security
Blog is absolutely fantastic! All great information can be helpful in some or the other way. Keep updating the blog, looking forward for more content.
Posted by: Nick Medina | February 13, 2012 at 01:27 AM