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Re: listening to people/offices when on-hold on the phone
From: "Robin Wood" <dninja () gmail com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:12:53 +0100
Well, if anyone every tried it, make sure you post back any interesting results. Robin On 6/23/07, crazy frog crazy frog <i.m.crazy.frog () gmail com> wrote:
This is good point indeed.You can get some details like the kind of people on the other side,you can determin if its the place where many people sits or just a few and its just very nice to hear some stuff going on,on the other side :) --------------------------------------- http://www.secgeeks.com get a blog on SecGeeks :) register here:- http://secgeeks.com/user/register rss feeds :- http://secradar.com/node/feed http://www.newskicks.com Submit and kick for new stories from all around the world. --------------------------------------- houts out loud "is the password on this server still....." :) > > cheers, > > Joel > > > > Quoting Robin Wood <dninja () gmail com>: > > > Hi > > Imagine the situation, you get a message to call someone, your call > > gets answered by an automated system which says there may be a few > > minutes wait and gives you the bad hold music. You hit the hands free > > button on the phone and get on with work while you wait for it to be > > answered. > > > > Unless you mute the call, the person/system on the other end of the > > call could be listening in while pretending to be on hold and > > potentially hear all that is going on around you. > > > > It is a random attack vector but it could allow an attacker to pick up > > all sorts of information. I thought about it while sitting on hold for > > over 30 mins trying to get through to my mobile phone support line > > last night. If they had been listening they would know what I had for > > dinner. > > > > Anyone tried listening in like this? Anyone got any comments? > > > > Robin > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This List Sponsored by: Cenzic > > > > Are you using SPI, Watchfire or WhiteHat? > > Consider getting clear vision with Cenzic > > See HOW Now with our 20/20 program! > > > > http://www.cenzic.com/c/2020 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This List Sponsored by: Cenzic > > Are you using SPI, Watchfire or WhiteHat? > Consider getting clear vision with Cenzic > See HOW Now with our 20/20 program! > > http://www.cenzic.com/c/2020 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Are you using SPI, Watchfire or WhiteHat? Consider getting clear vision with Cenzic See HOW Now with our 20/20 program! http://www.cenzic.com/c/2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- listening to people/offices when on-hold on the phone Robin Wood (Jun 22)
- Re: listening to people/offices when on-hold on the phone Jarrod Frates (Jun 22)
- Re: listening to people/offices when on-hold on the phone Joel Eusebio (Jun 22)
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- Re: listening to people/offices when on-hold on the phone Robin Wood (Jun 24)
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- Re: listening to people/offices when on-hold on the phone rajat swarup (Jun 26)
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- Re: listening to people/offices when on-hold on the phone ebk_lists (Jun 22)
- Re: listening to people/offices when on-hold on the phone David Gutierrez (Jun 25)