Mobile Threat Catalogue

Voicemail Hacking via Default PIN

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Threat Category: Carrier Infrastructure

ID: CEL-26

Threat Description: Default Personal Identification Number (PIN) on voicemail allows for access to the user’s voice messages.

Threat Origin

Safe Use of Mobile Devices and the Internet 1

Exploit Examples

Not Applicable

CVE Examples

Not Applicable

Possible Countermeasures

Mobile Device User

Ensure that a new PIN is set on voicemail accounts.

Enterprise

Ensure that a new PIN is set on voicemail accounts.

References

  1. Safe Use of Mobile Devices and the Internet, CESG, 2016; https://web.archive.org/web/20160623094354/www.cesg.gov.uk/guidance/safe-use-mobile-devices-and-internet [accessed 8/23/2016] ↩