Forwarded From: William Knowles <erehwonat_private> http://www.sjmercury.com/breaking/docs/010678.htm SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Pacific Bell is investigating a possible flaw that could allow unauthorized access to the voice mail systems of thousands of its business customers. The breach could jeopardize the privacy of corporate customers who use the Centrex system, according to one expert. A ``glaring hole'' allows intruders to masquerade as the authorized voice mailbox recipient, said telecommunications consultant John Higdon. ``The only people who would return my calls were some `fraud department' folks who had already pulled my account records and treated me like some kind of hacker scum -- especially after I demonstrated that the problem really did exist in the fact of adamant denials,'' -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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