Questions tagged [caller-id]

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Someone called someone else with my phone number

Sequence of events: I didn't touch my phone all day (at work, busy day, know it didn't even come out of my pocket, but was on). 5:20pm I get a call by a guy asking me who I am and why I called him at 2pm. Tell him I didn't call him. Immediately…
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Any plans/research for SSL-like method in telephony?

I have recently read about attacks using Caller ID spoofing technology. Criminals used it to impersonate bank or police employees and asked to install malware or transfer money to a given account. A person receiving a call could see a bank phone…
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My iPhone XS called someone today without my interaction

Yesterday, I was sitting at the computer and noticed that the phone is making the "calling" sound (that usual beep). I unlocked the phone and did not see any activity like I would call someone, except the beep. Today, it happened again. The same…
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Are there any known hacks using caller ID protocols?

I have gotten a number of calls where after I answer (I rarely answer but occasionally a number pops up that could be from a customer) the caller hangs up. I'm assuming it was a robo call (the calls are not just ones from my local area code and…
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How can you spoof your caller ID?

How can I spoof my caller ID to make it look like someone else is calling for pen testing purposes. Note: I tagged Python because I am trying to make it with Python.
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How to protect from being the spoofed number on caller ID?

The question How to protect from caller-id spoofing? focuses on how to protect oneself from incoming calls with spoofed caller ID information. This question is about how to protect oneself when someone is using your number in spoofed caller ID to…
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