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Ring ring ring failphone
From: Alex McGeorge <alexm () immunityinc com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:36:26 -0400
Hi List, Mobile phones aren't something I do a whole lot of work on so maybe my ignorance of this issue is telling here. A friend pointed me at this: http://click-fraud-fun.blogspot.com/ (look at the July 16th post first) and I was kind of surprised. Essentially for some US carriers when you visit a website via your 3g/4g connection your phone number can be leaked via a web request, in some cases it is leaked via internal telco proxy credentials that are passed past the last proxy.* The blog notes that this issue has come up before and provides some background links. By watching the development of Silica and STALKER for the past few years Mark and AlexI have basically convinced me that 802.11 wireless is the devil. So I keep it permanently disabled on my phone. Now it seems that if I leave a snarky comment on a site I got to using my phone I might get a phone call from the site owner. If we can't be jerks to each other anonymously on the internet then what's the point? Cheers, -AlexM [*] If you're looking for a test to see if you're awake this Friday try saying "passed past the last proxy" 5 times fast. -- Alex McGeorge Immunity Inc. 1130 Washington Avenue 8th Floor Miami Beach, Florida 33139 P: 786.220.0600
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