Caller ID Spoofing References
Caller ID spoofing has received a lot of attention in today’s press and on the news as a result of the many privacy issues going on. This is a reference of all the media coverage fake caller id and caller id spoofing has received as well as various legislation and proposed legislation that reference it’s usage.
Legislation
H.R.251 – To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes.
S.704 – A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information.
In the News
2008
3/14/2008 – Yahoo Tech
Five scams you may not know about
2/29/2008 – Slashdot
Teen Phone Phreak Targeted by the FBI
1/24/08 – Network World
Caller ID spoofing burns fire equipment company
1/23/2008 – eMediaWire / PRWEB
SpoofCard.com Helps ‘Untraceable’ Movie Make Untraceable Phone Calls
2007
12/10/2007 – Fox 16 News
Hacking caller id systems on the rise
11/16/2007 – Forbes
LIGATT Security Issues Alert: Telephone Spoofing Service Allows You to Check Your Boyfriend’s, Girlfriend’s, CEO’s, Competitors’ and Almost Anyone’s Cell Phone Voicemail
11/15/2007 – Wired
Guilty Plea: Phone Phreaks Use Caller-ID Spoofing to Get Foes Raided By SWAT
6/27/2007 – Ars Technia
Caller ID spoofing about to be outlawed
6/14/2007 – Washington Post
House Approves Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Bill
4/26/2007 – Washington Post
Lawmakers Aim to Crack Down on Caller ID Spoofing
4/6/2007 – O’Reilly
Twitter and Jott Vulnerable to SMS and Caller ID Spoofing
2006
11/22/2006 – Telecomweb
Congress Ponders Tougher Caller-ID Spoofing Bill
9/17/2006 – The New York Times
The Secret Life of Private Investigators
8/25/2006 – PC World
Paris Hilton Accused of Voice-Mail Hacking
8/23/2006 – TMZ
Company Says Hilton’s a Hacker…Lohan a Victim ?
8/21/2006 – NBC2 News
Caller ID can now be used by scam artists
8/16/2006 – eWeek
Dont Believe That Lying Telephone
7/6/2006 – USA Today
Caller ID scammers plan to do a number on you
4/6/2006 – Wired
Bill Would Clean Up Caller ID
3/22/2006 – Wired
Probes Scrutinize Caller ID Hacks
3/2/2006 – Network World
Caller ID scams proliferating
3/2/2006 – Fox News
‘Spoofing’ Making Caller ID Less Trustworthy
3/1/2006 – USA Today
Caller ID spoofing becomes all too easy
2/17/2006 – Washington Post
Federal Court Officials Warn of Scam
2/1/2006 – O’Reilly
Exploit Cingular Voicemail Vulnerability via Caller ID Spoofing
2005
4/25/2005 – BBC News
Fake call ID services on the rise
2004
10/30/2004 – Washington Post
New Tricks Fool Caller ID
9/4/2004 – The New York Times
Citing Threats, Entrepreneur Wants to Quit Caller ID Venture
9/2/2004 – The New York Times
A Commercial Software Service Aims to Outfox Caller ID
9/1/2004 – USA Today
Who’s calling? It might not be who you think it is
9/1/2004 – Information Week
Caller ID Spoofing Service Debuts
8/31/2004 – Engadget
Questions about the Caller I.D. falsification (Caller ID Spoofing) service answered…
8/27/2004 – Security Focus
Website offers Caller I.D. falsification service
7/6/2004 – Security Focus
VoIP hacks gut Caller I.D.
