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Stealing Money from ISPs Through Premium Rate Calls

July 20, 2016

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I think the best hacks are the ones that are obvious once they’re explained, but no one has thought of them before. Here’s an example:

Instagram ($2000), Google ($0) and Microsoft ($500) were vulnerable to direct money theft via premium phone number calls. They all offer services to supply users with a token via a computer-voiced phone call, but neglected to properly verify whether supplied phone numbers were legitimate, non-premium numbers.

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