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Vonage I understand that "tapping" a vonage conversation may be more difficult technically
I understand that "tapping" a Vonage conversation may be more difficult technically speaking, however the information is traveling across the internet, and is accessible by computers. To me, it seems like this fact opens it up to a whole other world of vulnerability that a POTS line does not have.
If I had a computer set up for packet sniffing, I could probably work out a way to scan for Vonage traffic. Then I could have the computer scan the Vonage traffic for 16 digit numbers being read out loud. The numbers could be translated and automatically checked for validity. The valid numbers would then be written to a little text file called "stolen_card_numbers.txt" for the hacker to pick up later.
In fact, one could probably work up a nice little virus that would spread itself around many computers and relay Vonage traffic found on it's subnet to a machine somewhere that could process the data for card numbers.
The efficiency of this arrangement would be much higher than physically hiking out to a POTS junction box and wiring into a single line with hopes of finding a valuable one. Not to mention much lower risk for the perpetrator.
That said, if there are no (or very few) documented incidences of credit card theft happening over a Voip connection, then that might be good enough evidence for me.
Read The Full Thread: eavesdropping credit card info
• I have another question about using Vonage for my small business. I regularly
• Actually, it is the analog POTS line that is without encryption. This is the same
• But credit card thieves are snakes, aren't they?? :cry:
• A point well taken! :-D
• Couldn't resist. Seriously, though, I agree with the basic message. Security
• I have never heard of credit card information theft occurring over a VOIP line.
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delgrifith posted "I understand that "tapping" a vonage conversation may be more difficult technically" on 05/11/2008 |
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