Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks

Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-12-07

A Las Vegas adult services operator is making a federal case of his longstanding claim that cyber security weaknesses at the local phone company have permitted hackers to hijack calls intended for his stable of in-room entertainers -- reprising a complaint that state regulators rejected in 2002.

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Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks 2004-12-08
Kevin Finisterre

Sprint if so full of it... I had very similar problems with Ohio Sprint. Many years of calling corp security lead to only head aches! I hope Eddie makes some head way with this lawsuit. ...

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Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks 2004-12-08
Anonymous

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. I say investigate. There must be something going on with this many people complaining- and all are expiriencing similar symptoms. $$$ is a big motivator for lots of hackers....

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Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks 2004-12-09
natas

Mr. Munoz should pay me to wardial Las Vegas and see what I can come up with ;)

Nice article Kevin, I think this case is really interesting and I'm glad SecurityFocus always keeps me updated on it!...

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Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks 2004-12-09
Anonymous (2 replies)

Who's to say it was hackers from the outside. If its true that the phone lines were disrupted by the "Kingpins" of town, its more than likely it was done from the inside....

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Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks 2004-12-09
Anonymous

Good point. Anyone with half a clue knows that insiders pose a greater risk than outsiders... Why? They already know the system, and they are already inside....

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Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks 2004-12-10
A nohny moose

I agree great article, amazing if Kevin Mitnick's support and expertise on the matter does not sway the decision in his favor...

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Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks 2004-12-09
SFN

While on one hand it sounds like Sprint really did blow it and has continued to blow it over the years, there are a couple of keys at the end of the article.

"attorneys for Sprint of Nevada asked the court last month to dismiss Munoz's new lawsuit, on the grounds that...the former vice king lost ...

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Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks 2004-12-16
Anonymous (1 replies)

Someone needs to bring sprint down. I have had nothing but trouble from them since i ordered 2 pcs phones. they finally sent my rebate checks {3 monthe late}. Then no one in my little town would cash them. I was with alltell 4 years and used my pcs as a modem on my free time. sprint charged me $125....

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Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks 2004-12-17
professional target

as a central office tech within the sprint network... i think i have a relative pov.

yes the greatest danger lies from within... whether it is "hacking" <- a grossly misused application of this word... or a misdirection or missed translation of his trunks and DIDs... either way the problem is sol...

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Sprint sued over alleged vice hacks 2004-12-21
Anonymous

Doesn't this case remind anyone of a famous and seminal incident that led to the development of the first automatic (user-controlled) central office switchgear? Perhaps we need a computer-savvy undertaker......

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