The attack isn't that interesting actually, its just basic social engineering really.
On Apr 15, 2009, at 12:31 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote: > A new phishing attack allows hackers to gain access to a user’s > Skype client and > then proxy outbond calls. The technique is called > “SkypeSkrayping.” Using > either an inline frame or image tag, attackers could add a Specific > Call Forwarding > Number, grant attacker ability to receive the victim’s incoming > call, obtain a > Skype-To-Go Number, and/or grant an attacker the ability to access > victim’s > voicemail, speed dial, and outbound calling via Spoofed Caller-ID. > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/Greenfield/?p=307 > > ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) > [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] > It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely. > - Albert Einstein > http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm > http://blog.isc2.org/isc2_blog/slade/index.html http://twitter.com/rslade > http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. Adriel T. Desautels [email protected] -------------------------------------- Subscribe to our blog http://snosoft.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
