If they are that noisy, then they are probably clueless and likely are running consecutive numbers. Given that and the average time/call, you should be able to inform you local provider of a given number to trace in "about an hour". If they cannot do that, I would look for an alternative provider. Curt Purdy CISSP, MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA Information Security Engineer DP Solutions cpurdyat_private ---------------------------------------- If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What's more, you deserve to be hacked. -- White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke -----Original Message----- From: Fred Kreitzberg [mailto:paranoid_with_causeat_private] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 6:13 PM To: incidentsat_private Subject: Company being War Dialed The war dialing started last night and has continued throught the day. They are being very noisy, staying on the line with a steady beep, beep, beep long enough to leave a voice message. The calling has occcured on two different prefixes so I am concerned my company is being targeted. Our local service provider's security and fraud team has not been able to identify a single source of the calls. We have recently done our own War-dail and feel we know all our modems are secured correctly. Any thoughts on additional steps I should be taking? thanks Phred -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training Europe, May 12-15 in Amsterdam, the world's premier event for IT and network security experts. The two-day Training features 6 hand-on courses on May 12-13 taught by professionals. The two-day Briefings on May 14-15 features 24 top speakers with no vendor sales pitches. Deadline for the best rates is April 25. Register today to ensure your place. http://www.securityfocus.com/BlackHat-incidents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training Europe, May 12-15 in Amsterdam, the world's premier event for IT and network security experts. The two-day Training features 6 hand-on courses on May 12-13 taught by professionals. The two-day Briefings on May 14-15 features 24 top speakers with no vendor sales pitches. Deadline for the best rates is April 25. Register today to ensure your place. http://www.securityfocus.com/BlackHat-incidents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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