News Story: "Prison releases felon after getting phony fax"

[TheCotMan]

This link was provided by someone else in another place, even though they are a member of the forums:

SE with a fax machine:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18251472/

[astcell]

Re: News Story: "Prison releases felon after getting phony fax"

Not the first time.

[renderman]

Re: News Story: "Prison releases felon after getting phony fax"

Yeah, this is the second time I've heard of this happening.

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archive...ing_faxes.html

[theprez98]

Re: News Story: "Prison releases felon after getting phony fax"

Not the first time.

And won't be the last!!!

[bascule]

Re: News Story: "Prison releases felon after getting phony fax"

I'm reminded of Idiocracy:

"You see, I'm supposed to be getting OUT of prison today"

"You're in the wrong line! DUMBASS!"

[theprez98]

Re: News Story: "Prison releases felon after getting phony fax"

This link was provided by someone else in another place, even though they are a member of the forums:

SE with a fax machine:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18251472/

It would be interesting to try this, except for the fact that I have no desire to see someone in jail let free accidentally.

I guess a better experiment would be more along the lines of general fax "hacking" in the Schneier article, and finding ways in which people authenticate (or in most cases fail to authenticate) faxes and then go down that attack vector.