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Compromising Online Accounts by Cracking Voicemail Systems

Martin Vigo

Martin Vigo presents compromising online accounts by cracking voicemail systems: Voicemail systems have been with us since the 80s.

Summary

Architecture and Background

Voicemail systems have been with us since the 80s. They played a big role in the earlier hacking scene and re-reading those e-zines, articles and tutorials paints an interesting picture.

Vulnerability Analysis

Not much has changed. Not in the technology nor in the attack vectors.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

Can we leverage the last 30 years innovations to further compromise voicemail systems? And what is the real impact today of pwning these?

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

In this talk I will cover voicemail systems, it's security and how we can use oldskool techniques and new ones on top of current technology to compromise them. I will discuss the broader impact of gaining unauthorized access to voicemail systems today and introduce a new tool that automates the process.

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