July 11, 2004
SMS Spoofing: the new age cyber crime
The Hindu Times reports that The Asian School of Cyber Laws conducted an experiment at the national and international levels wherein they were able to successfully spoof SMS messages and make them appear to come from other person's cellular phone. Great! Nothing like putting ideas into the heads of prankster and criminals!
"What would you do if you receive a Short Messaging Service (SMS) in your cellphone in the middle of a night from the mobile of your spouse asking you to bring cash as he has met with an accident?
The chances are that you would check the mobile number and if you are sure that the cell is your husband's you would rush out with cash. If this could be your response then the chances are that you are not aware of "Mobile Spoofing.
Using a web-based software, a cyber criminal could send you a message from your husband's cell without even touching his mobile. And mind you, no cellular service provider can say that it was a spoofed or faked one".
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