caller ID spoofing

[theprez98]

I apologize if this has already been posted. I searched the forums but was unable to find any previous reference to it. I came across this site a while back and I have tried it out. It does work.

For $0.05/min you can spoof caller ID easily by dialing into an access number and then entering the required info...

http://www.covertcall.com/28644

The site explains the features, there is also an associated message board which covers a lot of questions.

[Voltage Spike]

Caller ID was never secure, and projects like this serve to spread that knowledge. Any good digital line should let you set this information.

[theprez98]

Caller ID was never secure, and projects like this serve to spread that knowledge. Any good digital line should let you set this information.

That was my goal in posting the link!

[TheCotMan]

That was my goal in posting the link!

But why include the special tracking number at the end? Doesn't the page load just fine without it? Will that number increase their count for what locations or advertisements are working for them? If this was received in an e-mail message, then that e-mail may be targetted more with spam.

Why not edit that tracking number out of that post? With it, it looks more like spam to me. [Now I need to stop reading until Friday.]

[theprez98]

But why include the special tracking number at the end? Doesn't the page load just fine without it? Will that number increase their count for what locations or advertisements are working for them? If this was received in an e-mail message, then that e-mail may be targetted more with spam.

Why not edit that tracking number out of that post? With it, it looks more like spam to me. [Now I need to stop reading until Friday.]

You foiled my get-rich-quick scheme!

(why didn't I think of this before!?)

[astcell]

Heck for 5 cents a minute it beats most calling cards. The spoofing is an added bonus. Also the most secure way to do this would be to have 2 accounts, call covertcall then spoof the call again to covertcall, then make your call.

[theprez98]

Heck for 5 cents a minute it beats most calling cards. The spoofing is an added bonus. Also the most secure way to do this would be to have 2 accounts, call covertcall then spoof the call again to covertcall, then make your call.

I can tell you this, calling your wife at home from her "work" when she is sleeping is not the best way to go about using this...didn't go over so well...lol

[GodMinusOne]

With caller ID spoofing becoming more and more readily accessible, I can't stress the fact enough to put a password on your voice mailboxes.

The way many cellular telephone companies work their voicemail is to check and see if the number a person is calling from is the number in which they are trying to reach. So, if a person spoofs the caller ID of the number that they are calling from to that of his/her spouse, friend, enemy, etc they will be transferred to said persons voice mailbox. At this point if there is no password set, the "attacker" can then change settings, listen to voicemail, etc.

[theprez98]

With caller ID spoofing becoming more and more readily accessible, I can't stress the fact enough to put a password on your voice mailboxes.

The way many cellular telephone companies work their voicemail is to check and see if the number a person is calling from is the number in which they are trying to reach. So, if a person spoofs the caller ID of the number that they are calling from to that of his/her spouse, friend, enemy, etc they will be transferred to said persons voice mailbox. At this point if there is no password set, the "attacker" can then change settings, listen to voicemail, etc.

covert call does work on some voicemail accounts that are not password-protected.

[[Syntax]]

I think it was 2 nights ago, Tech TV did a segment on covertcall.com. The website specifically thanks Kevin for sending people over to them. They demo'd it on TV.

So Im sure alot of people already know that its not secure, because they saw it there.

[theprez98]

I think it was 2 nights ago, Tech TV did a segment on covertcall.com. The website specifically thanks Kevin for sending people over to them. They demo'd it on TV.

So Im sure alot of people already know that its not secure, because they saw it there.

I think they've run that segment several times...on the screen savers... a lot of people at covert call seem to have found the site via the show...

[Shadowvex]

skype

handles callerid spoofing and is cheaper... :)