Hacked Skype IP address search launched 

Hacked Skype IP address search launched

In Crypto - By Darren Pauli, 1 May 2012 5:10 PM
Skype user locations, ISPs revealed.
Prank terror calls unravel prolific hacker group 

Prank terror calls unravel prolific hacker group

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 17 April 2012 11:49 PM
Leader of LulzSec-hating hacktivists arrested.
1000 scam calls hit WA business 

1000 scam calls hit WA business

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 24 March 2012 11:31 AM
Toll fraud thriving.
Foreign office threats: Protecting operations overseas 

Foreign office threats: Protecting operations overseas

In Networks - By Greg Masters, 3 August 2011 2:36 PM
Calls for a global data exchange standard grow louder.
AusCERT: Cisco IP phones prone to hackers 

AusCERT: Cisco IP phones prone to hackers

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 12 May 2011 2:25 PM
Read the manual and switch off web services, say white-hat hackers.
Skype buy heralds wiretaps, Linux death 

Skype buy heralds wiretaps, Linux death

In Messaging - By Paul Ducklin, 11 May 2011 2:05 PM
And will the buy be the death of cross-platform video conferencing?
Skype asks Mac users to patch exploit 

Skype asks Mac users to patch exploit

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 10 May 2011 10:20 AM
Aussie exploit scares Skype
Perth firms phreaked by VoIP hackers 

Perth firms phreaked by VoIP hackers

In Networks - By Brett Winterford, 12 April 2011 5:23 PM
WA Police warns businesses to change passwords.
Privacy group raises concerns over Skype  

Privacy group raises concerns over Skype

In Networks - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 March 2011 12:17 PM
Technical deficiencies put users at risk, says watchdog.
Mobotix unveils security door camera that can be accessed anywhere in the world 

Mobotix unveils security door camera that can be accessed anywhere in the world

In Networks - By Chris Jager, 23 February 2011 9:37 AM
Like something out of a James Bond film, the Mobotix IP Video Door Station lets you see over the Internet who's at the front door, even if you're in another country.
VoiP mastermind hacker gets 10 years 

VoiP mastermind hacker gets 10 years

In Networks - By Liam Tung, 27 September 2010 9:10 AM
Sold 10 million stolen minutes.
Koobface-like worm targets Skype users 

Koobface-like worm targets Skype users

In Networks - By Phil Muncaster, 27 November 2009 10:27 AM
New malware could spell trouble for users of IP telephony service.
VoIP hackers run up $120,000 phone bill at Perth business 

VoIP hackers run up $120,000 phone bill at Perth business

In Networks - 22 January 2009 1:35 PM
Hackers have breached the VoIP PBX telephone system of a ‘small Perth business’ and made over 11,000 international calls in 46 hours, resulting in a bill in excess of $120,000, ...
FBI warns of VoIP spoofing threat 

FBI warns of VoIP spoofing threat

In Networks - By Iain Thomson, 12 December 2008 10:35 AM
The FBI has issued a warning to companies about scammers spoofing voice over IP (VoIP) calls by exploiting PBX exchanges.
Steganography developers turn their attention to hiding information in VoIP 

Steganography developers turn their attention to hiding information in VoIP

In Networks - By Richard Thurston, 7 July 2008 3:42 PM
Polish researchers have developed a range of steganographic techniques which would enable a hacker to hide information in VoIP traffic.
Researchers reveal VoIP vulnerabilities 

Researchers reveal VoIP vulnerabilities

In Networks - By Sue Marquette Poremba , 30 June 2008 10:09 AM
VoIPshield Laboratories has alerted companies that market voice over IP systems of new security vulnerabilities.
Voice tools under enemy fire 

Voice tools under enemy fire

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 16 June 2008 3:42 PM
Attacks targeted towards voice communication channels such as VoIP and mobile phones are quietly increasing, security researchers have warned.
Startup finds flaws in popular VoIP products 

Startup finds flaws in popular VoIP products

In Networks - By Jim Carr, 4 April 2008 10:03 AM
The Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products of Avaya, Cisco and Nortel are filled with more than 100 vulnerabilities, according to a report from VoIPshield Laboratories.
Cisco patches potentially crippling VoIP flaws 

Cisco patches potentially crippling VoIP flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 15 February 2008 2:29 PM
Cisco late Wednesday patched seven severe vulnerabilities in its widely used internet telephony software that could permit device compromise or system shutdown.
Skype denies DoS attack on VoIP service 

Skype denies DoS attack on VoIP service

In Networks - By Tom Sanders, 20 August 2007 6:54 AM
VoIP provider stays tight lipped about cause of outage.
VoIP vulnerabilities unveiled at Black Hat 

VoIP vulnerabilities unveiled at Black Hat

In Networks - By Jim Carr, 6 August 2007 9:52 AM
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone systems relying on so-called "soft phone" software are open to thousands of potential vulnerabilities, researchers at Sipera Systems' ...
Cisco patches two VoIP software flaws 

Cisco patches two VoIP software flaws

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 13 July 2007 8:33 AM
Cisco sewed up two serious vulnerabilities in its widely deployed IP telephony software that could allow attackers to initiate a system shutdown or takeover.
Cisco patches VoIP flaws 

Cisco patches VoIP flaws

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 30 March 2007 10:10 AM
Cisco has patched its Unified CallManager and Presence Server software to fix vulnerabilities that could allow DoS attacks.
Cisco VoIP technology open to DoS attacks 

Cisco VoIP technology open to DoS attacks

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 29 March 2007 9:57 AM
Cisco Systems said today that its Unified CallManager and Presence Server software contain a number of vulnerabilities that could permit DoS attacks.
Small firms have big worries over VoIP 

Small firms have big worries over VoIP

In Networks - By Robert Jaques, 19 January 2007 9:48 AM
CompTIA study reveals wariness of IP telephony security.
VoIP hacker secrets revealed  

VoIP hacker secrets revealed

In Networks - 21 December 2006 1:13 PM
The tactics and tools of the trade used by VoIP hackers have been revealed in a newly released book aimed at educating enterprise on the security risks of Internet telephony ...
Hackers unleash worm that targets VoIP 

Hackers unleash worm that targets VoIP

In Networks - By Fiona Raisbeck, 20 December 2006 11:06 AM
Hackers have released a worm that attacks Skype, the voice over IP (VoIP) application, security experts warn.
MessageLabs: Expect increase in VoIP, social networking attacks 

MessageLabs: Expect increase in VoIP, social networking attacks

In Networks - By Fiona Raisbeck, 18 December 2006 9:28 AM
Voice over IP (VoIP) hacking attacks will surge next year as more businesses implement the technology, according to one message security vendor.
China business VoIP exchange spending to triple 

China business VoIP exchange spending to triple

In Networks - By Simon Burns, 10 November 2006 9:50 AM
Businesses in China will triple their spending over the next four years on hardware that saves money by routing phone calls over the internet, a new report forecasts.
Phishers using VoIP for new scheme 

Phishers using VoIP for new scheme

By Dan Kaplan, 27 April 2006 9:42 PM
A messaging security firm identified two new attacks this week that use voice over internet protocol (VoIP) to carry out phishing schemes.
Researchers take VoIP security back to school  

Researchers take VoIP security back to school

By William Eazel, 13 April 2006 2:30 PM
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued four awards totaling $600,000 to the University of North Texas (UNT) to lead a multi-university collaboration to develop a ...
Europe's IT directors doubt VoIP security 

Europe's IT directors doubt VoIP security

By William Eazel, 11 November 2005 1:24 PM
Almost half of European IT directors believe VoIP networks are “inherently insecure”, with the figure rising to 56 percent among computing professionals working in the ...
Working group aims to lock down VoIP Security  

Working group aims to lock down VoIP Security

By William Eazel, 27 October 2005 11:29 AM
The Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA) today released what it claims is the first comprehensive list of Voice over IP (VoIP) security threats.
VoIP adoption helping drive security appliance market 

VoIP adoption helping drive security appliance market

By Marcia Savage, 8 September 2005 8:12 PM
Many businesses implementing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) plan to replace their security appliances to address security issues associated with the emerging technology, ...
Juniper acquires Kagoor to boost VoIP security 

Juniper acquires Kagoor to boost VoIP security

By Marcia Savage, 31 March 2005 12:54 AM
Juniper Networks has agreed to acquire Kagoor Networks, a supplier of session border control (SBC) technology, for $67.5 million in cash.
VoIP security alliance takes off 

VoIP security alliance takes off

By David Quainton, 30 March 2005 10:45 AM
The security group formed to combat threats to Voice over IP (VoIP) services has finalised its blueprint for the future of VoIP security and doubled its membership within two ...
Alliance forms for VoIP security 

Alliance forms for VoIP security

By Marcia Savage, 4 February 2005 5:37 PM
A group of vendors and security researchers has launched an alliance for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) security awareness, research and testing.
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