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| Thread ID: 59744 | 2005-07-11 13:23:00 | Telecom Mobile Cracker In Court | vinref (6194) | PC World Chat |
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| 371343 | 2005-07-11 13:23:00 | This (www.nzherald.co.nz) is the kid that found a way to break into Telecom Mobile's voice-mail system, and accessed the voice-mail of various people including the Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard. The article mentions that he is "smart" - but he got caught... |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 371344 | 2005-07-11 13:26:00 | :groan: they should be thanking him, not charging him..... |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 371345 | 2005-07-11 13:31:00 | :groan: they should be thanking him, not charging him..... You are probably right. You never know - the smart ones may have been accessing it all this time without getting caught, and this careless kid comes and exposes it and ruins the party. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 371346 | 2005-07-11 13:36:00 | im still wondering how he did it though | Prescott (11) | ||
| 371347 | 2005-07-11 14:32:00 | im still wondering how he did it though Probably through Linux distro . . . . ? :nerd: Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 371348 | 2005-07-11 18:05:00 | Probably through Linux distro . . . . ? :nerd: Cheers :)My bet is that he simply found the overide codes left in the system, and dialed his way in with a common cellphone . His mistake would have been to have the phone in his name . Now Reuben is accused of exposing flaws in Telecom's cellphone and landline message With many things we want to be secure, this sort of thing is invited . It is only through trying to break something that its weaknesses can be found . This is why things are beta tested . . . . . . . . |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 371349 | 2005-07-12 00:14:00 | im still wondering how he did it though There are lots of mobile phone system exploits floating around. Remember Paris Hilton and her phone? It has happened in the US, Canada and and Europe if I can remember vaguely. This kid got it off the net. Telecom maybe using the same/similar system lots of other Telecoms use. |
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