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    FBI issues warning over VoIP scammers hijacking Asterisk

    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-asterisk.html

    xor
    Just because you can doesn't mean you should. This applies to making babies, hacking, and youtube videos.
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    Re: FBI issues warning over VoIP scammers hijacking Asterisk

    Mez not got dat prob, mez runz Skype sanzboxed with servzer restrictions.

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      Re: FBI issues warning over VoIP scammers hijacking Asterisk

      Originally posted by Greyhatter View Post
      Mez not got dat prob, mez runz Skype sanzboxed with servzer restrictions.
      ah... so your conversations are all super-duper buddy buddy with the Feds, then.
      "I'll admit I had an OiNK account and frequented it quite often… What made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store… iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustled when I visit there, and I don't think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc... OiNK it existed because it filled a void of what people want."
      - Trent Reznor

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        Re: FBI issues warning over VoIP scammers hijacking Asterisk

        Originally posted by Deviant Ollam View Post
        ah... so your conversations are all super-duper buddy buddy with the Feds, then.
        Thx for that Dev. I've used Skype since its onset when it was only used in Europe. In fact, I did some beta testing for them. I use it for every day non-secure text, file share, video and am well aware of its privacy issues (it's like sharing a public toilet). What xor posted was about "vishing" and something I've not had a problem with yet using Skype. I use other direct connect scrambled voip for the other non-fed friendly coms. Glad you raised the "insecure" voip issues about Skype.

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          Re: FBI issues warning over VoIP scammers hijacking Asterisk

          Originally posted by Greyhatter View Post
          I use other direct connect scrambled voip for the other non-fed friendly coms. Glad you raised the "insecure" voip issues about Skype.
          i'd like to ask what you opt to use there, if i may. other than the Cryptophone project that my buddy Barry's been developing for ages, i hadn't heard of any super-wicked-awesome VoIP clients for secure chat.

          I just tend to use IM for sensitive matters since my client supports OTR messaging and basically all of my contacts tend to have that enabled. 4096-bit crypto for the win.
          "I'll admit I had an OiNK account and frequented it quite often… What made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store… iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustled when I visit there, and I don't think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc... OiNK it existed because it filled a void of what people want."
          - Trent Reznor

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            Re: FBI issues warning over VoIP scammers hijacking Asterisk

            Originally posted by Deviant Ollam View Post
            I just tend to use IM for sensitive matters since my client supports OTR messaging and basically all of my contacts tend to have that enabled. 4096-bit crypto for the win.
            I heard the NSA has just hired Hugh Jackman and a steady stream of blondes to give him blowjobs. So I think your crypto is pretty much fscked.

            :)
            A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.

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              Re: FBI issues warning over VoIP scammers hijacking Asterisk

              Originally posted by streaker69 View Post
              I heard the NSA has just hired Hugh Jackman and a steady stream of blondes to give him blowjobs. So I think your crypto is pretty much fscked.

              :)
              Actually it's the steady stream of blonds that are breaking the crypto, Hugh Jackman is just there for looks.

              xor
              Just because you can doesn't mean you should. This applies to making babies, hacking, and youtube videos.

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                Re: FBI issues warning over VoIP scammers hijacking Asterisk

                Originally posted by Deviant Ollam View Post
                i'd like to ask what you opt to use there, if i may. other than the Cryptophone project that my buddy Barry's been developing for ages, i hadn't heard of any super-wicked-awesome VoIP clients for secure chat.
                I'm guessing you've missed Phil Zimmermann's talks at Defcon for the last few years, no worries, I use Gizmo5 with Zfone. (Yes I am aware of the security vulns in Gizmo and Zfone)

                Zfone runs on Windows XP and Vista, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Zfone also runs on Linux and Mac OS X, Zfone has been tested with these VoIP clients: X-Lite, Gizmo (audio, no video yet), XMeeting, Yahoo Messenger's VoIP client (for audio), Magic Jack, and SJphone. It does not work with Skype.
                Nonnumquam cupido magnas partes Interretis vincendi me corripit

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