[VOIPSEC] NY Times, ABC News reporting on fraud scheme using hacked VoIP service providers

[Mark Baugher]

Mark

On Jun 10, 2006, at 7:38 AM, Henry Sinnreich wrote:

> To all the folks here who have argued that using the phone is safer  
> than
> using Skype,

I have not heard that argument, at least not in earnest.  I have  
heard a claim that Skype is secure.  I think we agree that this is  
not the case, either.

Mark
> this indictment for VoIP fraud should give some food for
> thought
>
> http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nj/publicaffairs/NJ_Press/files/pdffiles/ 
> penacompl
> aint.pdf
>
> Specifically:
>
> - Are VoIP carrier networks less "obscure" that Skype? (If they were
> transparent, how would they compete?)
>
> - Are VoIP providers using outside auditors, such as for accounting  
> for
> example? (Are such audits published, as they have been for Skype?)
>
> - Are there accepted auditing guidelines for VoIP, similar to what the
> financial industry is using?
>
> - How can a VoIP provider distinguish between a pitch for a  
> security product
> from the real thing?
>
> Until these can be answered to everybody's satisfaction, it appears  
> the
> above mentioned fraud could have been avoided using Skype, though  
> admittedly
> at 2c/minute for PSTN termination (or free for IP-IP).
>
> Let the flames come in :-)
>
> Thanks, Henry
>
>
>
>
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