Now We Need To Worry About VoIP Spam

from the uh-oh dept

We're still trying to beat down spam, and people have been getting increasingly worried about IM spam and SMS spam, and all of a sudden one company is warning us that the rush to VoIP systems may lead to VoIP spam. In other words, once VoIP is just an app on the network, it shouldn't be all that difficult for someone to write a script that would basically spam a voice message to millions of VoIP systems. Of course, the company discussing this problem is bringing it up because they've now patented a solution that they claim will stop VoIP spam. All this really means is they've made clear the technique that future VoIP spammers are now figuring out how to work around.

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    I'm already getting it -- from Vonage

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    DV Henkel-Wallace, Jun 25th, 2004 @ 1:12pm

    Vonage spams its users. I called customer support to get off their spam list and customer support swore they weren't doing it. Then I got more.

    I'm migrating people to my mobile number and then I'm canceling Vonage. Why pay to be spammed?

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    I worried about VoIP spam

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    Till Radermacher, Jul 30th, 2004 @ 2:33am

    Hi Mike, I wrote my diploma thesis on this topic (VoIP Spam). Attached you find the abstract. If you are interested I'd be happy to give you further information.
    Till
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    This thesis discusses the spam problem and presents possible solutions for making voice
    over IP networks secure to spamming.
    Spam has been an annoyance for communication via E-Mail since approximately six years. However, there is almost no spam in voice over IP networks since they are not very common yet. With the growth of these networks verbal communication that is virtually for free to a large community becomes possible. The same was true for written communication via E-Mail six years ago. An emergence of spam like it happened to
    E-Mail in voice over IP networks is to be prevented in any case. Providing theories
    and methods for preventing this is the focus of this thesis.

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    Re: I worried about VoIP spam

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    yuehua liang, Oct 31st, 2004 @ 10:32pm

    Hi Till,
    My name is yuehua liang, a researcher from China. I am very interested in this topic and found your thesis is valuable. Could you please share the ideas to deal with voice spam emails with me? we can cooperate on this. Thanks a lot.

    Regards,
    yuehua

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    Re: I worried about VoIP spam

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    yuehua liang, Oct 31st, 2004 @ 11:02pm

    my email is:
    [email protected]
    please contact me. Thanks.

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    Re: I worried about VoIP spam

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    Till Radermacher, Nov 3rd, 2004 @ 1:26am

    Hi again, I sent both of you an E-Mail with a link to my thesis, I hope you received it. I'd be happy to receive some feedback.

    thx Till

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    Re: I worried about VoIP spam

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    Rey, Nov 4th, 2004 @ 12:46pm

    Hi Till, I'd like to know more about your thesis and how you plan on securing our networks against these kinds of spam???

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    Re: I worried about VoIP spam

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    Phil, Nov 4th, 2004 @ 3:57pm

    Hi Till,
    I have read your posting in techdirt, and I am very much interested reading your thesis on VoIP Spam.

    Would it be possible if you can send me a copy of your thesis?
    Phil

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    Re: I worried about VoIP spam

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    Phil, Nov 4th, 2004 @ 3:58pm

    Hi Till,
    I have read your posting in techdirt, and I am very much interested reading your thesis on VoIP Spam.

    Would it be possible if you can send me a copy of your thesis thru my personal email :[email protected]?
    Phil

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    Re: I worried about VoIP spam

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    Till Radermacher, Nov 8th, 2004 @ 4:07am

    Hi again,
    as there seems to be some interest in my thesis and I already sent it to some of you guys I might as well post a link here. You can find my thesis at www.nic.at/voipspam/voip-spam-final.pdf

    If you got any questions or comments please send me an E-Mail to [email protected] (my firstname is till, my surname is radermacher).

    Kindly,

    Till

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    Re: I worried about VoIP spam

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    Dennis, Nov 12th, 2004 @ 8:08am

    Hi Till, can i also have a copy of your thesis? thanks!

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    Re: Re: I worried about VoIP spam

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    John, Mar 14th, 2006 @ 1:44pm

    Hi,

    Is it possible for you to send me your thesis on voip spam ?

    Regards,
    John

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