Recently, the FBI issued an advisory warning users that Asterisk (the open source VoIP / PBX software) could be compromised and then used in vishing attacks. First, If you are running an old verison of Asterisk, you should upgrade to the newer one. Any Team Forrest client that is concerned should contact helpme@teamforrest.com for a [...]
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A compromised University of Florida server allowed access to more than 300,000 patient records. The records contained information such as birth dates, names, addresses, and social security numbers. Not a great example for corporate America. Let’s learn from their mistake.
VoIP Tech Chat: University of Florida Fails to Protect Personal Information, Again
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A hacker used an old-school technique to hack into the FEMA voicemail system and make $12,000.00 worth of calls to the Middle East and Asia. FEMA, which is under the Deparment of Homeland Security, should be very thankful to Sprint; it was Sprint that noticed the calls and stopped long distance access.
Lessons learned? If you’re [...]
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The FTC has announced new regulations (effective September 2009) governing telemarketers usage of prerecorded messages in unsolicited sales calls.
Learn more:
VoIP Tech Chat’s article (FTC Stops Prerecorded Calls)
Wall Street Journal’s article (FTC Limits Prerecorded Calls)
FTC announcement
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