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People say "phone hacking," but weren't they just using default from-the-factory four digit PINs on voicemails that the owners never thought to change?
by seiji 13y ago
People say "phone hacking," but weren't they just using default from-the-factory four digit PINs on voicemails that the owners never thought to change?
- darkr 13y agoIn majority of cases yes, but there were also several instances of basic social engineering to obtain pin resets. That was about the only thing remotely approaching 'a hack'. Mulcaire was no Mitnick, that's for sure.
- gaius 13y agoAgreed, but the affair is called that in the media.
- dreamfactory 13y agoThey were also hacking email accounts on people's computers I believe.