VoIP vulnerability can steal data
Security experts have traced new security threats of VoIP technology. They claim that software used for VoIP can be used by hackers to get into the data network and steal information.
In a demonstration at Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, Sipera VIPER lab proved that laptops running Windows XP SP2 with a Windows firewall and McAfee
antivirus can be compromised enabling hackers to get through your network and delete or steal data off that laptop.
Sachin Joglekar from Sipera said,
As soon as the phone gets the malformed message, the shell code is executed on the laptop and opens a connection that allows an attacker to open a connection and steal files and data.
The VoIP phones and unified communication devices are the most favored way for hackers to take control of your computer devices and steal data, the security firm added.
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