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Spoofing Caller-ID: The New Hacking Inroad

ID: 8fb9fbb7-ec37-5036-a005-a2e78b519831

STIX ID: report--8fb9fbb7-ec37-5036-a005-a2e78b519831

Feed Name: Zscaler Security Research Blog

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2025-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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The report warns that relying on caller-ID or SMS source as authentication is insecure because attacker-controlled spoofing services enable account takeover and configuration changes; it cites cases involving Twitter and Google Voice and an XSS on Skype, and recommends not using telephony-origin information as an authentication factor.

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