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Offline Scratch.HTFTopic starter

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VHF marine telephone service fraud
« on: December 12, 2018, 01:11:04 am »
A number of telephone (PSTN) interconnects via VHF marine radio (Telstra operated them in Australia under the Seaphone brand which services were discontinued over 10 years ago) make use of a unique ID programmed in the VHF marine radio transceiver (or its microphone), and there is a possibility that this transmitted ID can be captured for replay attacks resulting in false billing.
Another more likely possibility is that someone might capture someone's callsign and name and use it.
Do you know of any instances where this fraud (especially the electronic ID) has occured?
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Offline philpem

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Re: VHF marine telephone service fraud
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2018, 08:01:39 pm »
If it has happened, I'd be surprised if the telecoms providers would admit it...
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Re: VHF marine telephone service fraud
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2018, 05:21:03 pm »
Trust me here in good old europe are a lot of phone scams still working because the operator get some % from that money.
So why the should put something of when the could make money with.  :--
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