hacked phone messages

[Guest]

I've earnestly attempted to be interested in this story, but like the royal wedding, each attempt ends with only a feigning curiosity.

[RobinFinderson]

I've earnestly attempted to be interested in this story, but like the royal wedding, each attempt ends with only a feigning curiosity.

FOX news watchers have little to worry about, since the damage will probably be limited to those Murdoch organizations that invest money into investigating the news.

[Guest]

FOX news watchers have little to worry about, since the damage will probably be limited to those Murdoch organizations that invest money into investigating the news.

I wouldn't know, not being a Fox or any other cable "news" viewer. But it sounds like you're on top of the situation for me. I rest well.

[U-Ute]

Wow. Talk about a twist that John Grisham would think is a bit too cliche'.

Hacked Phone Whistle Blower Found Dead

[U-Ute]

I just saw the pie video on TV.

If you set the volume just right, you can hear Murdoch's trophy wife yell "Don't hurt my money!" as she smacks the would be assailant.

[Borderline Divine]

I've met exactly one person on this board, CB, & Utefans, and it's IPU. He's a verified cool guy, but wish to never meet anyone else. I enjoy anonymity.

Ironically, the only person on this board I have met is also IPU. He was gracious and friendly and it confuses me how such a personally nice fellow can be so horribly wrong headed about virtually everything excepting Ute sports.

Its baffling, really.

[U-Ute]

Ironically, the only person on this board I have met is also IPU. He was gracious and friendly and it confuses me how such a personally nice fellow can be so horribly wrong headed about virtually everything excepting Ute sports.

Its baffling, really.

You guys be nice to IPU. I think he's a really cool guy, and his season tix are next to mine, so don't ruin my image of him by telling me the truth.

[New Mexican Disaster]

Ironically, the only person on this board I have met is also IPU. He was gracious and friendly and it confuses me how such a personally nice fellow can be so horribly wrong headed about virtually everything excepting Ute sports.

Its baffling, really.

I have never met him, but I have always known him to be a kind, nice person and very friendly.

And he is not correct about Ute sports.

[Colly Wolly]

In a lighter note, Mr. Murdoch was attacked by a cream-pie-wielding comedian today during testimony before a parlimentary committee. The British have such a strange and delighful sense of humor.

They have taken the man into custardy.

[venkman]

Ironically, the only person on this board I have met is also IPU. He was gracious and friendly and it confuses me how such a personally nice fellow can be so horribly wrong headed about virtually everything excepting Ute sports.

Its baffling, really.

Yeah, it's truly baffling how a red-blooded American male (even a Ute) can be an unapologetic conservative.

[BoylenOver]

They have taken the man into custardy.

I've always been your biggest flan.

[Clark Addison]

This is a fairly common attack. While 'harmless' in one sense, smuggling the pie (or the materials to make it) into the building exposes a genuine security risk. The pie could have just as easily been a toxin. I wonder what happens to these pie throwers after the fact? That might be an interesting doc.

I've been on the front lines of opposing this type of behavior for a while now:

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...49&postcount=8

[Uncle Ted]

Folks shouldn't just blame Murdoch for their phone getting hacked. They need to blame the dumbass phone companies and their false sense of voicemail security...

Voicemail hacking, according to security experts, is not the worst of the things that could happen to you and your secret-spilling cell. These days, it is the least intrusive because voicemail as a message-delivering tool is fading out behind simple caller id, texting, and emailing. But it's still a massive invasion of privacy—even if the only one that still leaves messages is your dad.

To access these messages, cell providers typically offer an external number you can call to get into your mailbox. The service recognizes the phone number calling, which is convenient for everyone—including people trying to get into your voicemail. Phone numbers—that unique identity that we assume belongs only to the object in our pocket—can be spoofed using Voice Over IP and some open source software. "The caller ID is a burst of data before the signal that tells the phone to ring," explains Chester Wisniewski, a Senior Security Advisor at Sophos. "If you're not using a commercial service provider, you can set your caller ID to anything." This means that that external number that you call to check your voicemail may interpret the falsified number as yours and act accordingly.

Typically the service provider's external number still requires a password, even if you haven't set one. Bonus! But to get yourself equipped with something unique, each company has a well-known default (like the last 4 digits of your phone number, for instance) that gives users first time access. And how many of us actually change that pin? Uh oh. Spoof a number, enter the last 4 digits of that number, and presto: 10 identical voice mail messages from my dad on 10 consecutive Sundays.

Spoofed numbers also allow another access point. Ever called your own phone number? "It automatically dumps you into voicemail and plays your messages," says Wisniewski. By now you see where I'm going with this: Would be evesdroppers can get there, too, using your number. To get forwarded to voicemail, someone might be tasked with intentionally occupying your line, while another with the forged number—your forged number—calls you as well. Bam: Voicemail. If not given direct access right then, pushing * during the outgoing message is a reliable way to gain entry.

Given how easy this hack is I would speculate that News of the World may be the least of their worries.

[RobinFinderson]

I've been on the front lines of opposing this type of behavior for a while now:

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...49&postcount=8

I've been watching different docs about these youth revolution movements from the 60's:

The Baader Meinhoff Complex
Carlos (the Jackel)
One Day in September
The Weather Underground
Che
Fidel

And I think to myself, "If this were a different decade, not that long ago, these would be assassinations." So, I'm glad they are only pies.

[Clark Addison]

Folks shouldn't just blame Murdoch for their phone getting hacked. They need to blame the dumbass phone companies and their false sense of voicemail security...



Given how easy this hack is I would speculate that News of the World may be the least of their worries.

This makes my kids look smarter for never activating their voice mail at all. Voice mail is for old fogeys.