"Hackers Can Seize Practically All Your Online Accounts, and It's Your Voicemail's Fault"

Security researcher, Martin Vigo, has demonstrated the use of voicemail to take control of an individual's online accounts including PayPal, WhatsApp, Apple, and more. Through the use of voicemail, Vigo was able to reset passwords for online accounts. This article further discusses the structure and demonstration of this attack, along with suggestions for avoiding such an attack. 

Mashable reports "Hackers Can Seize Practically All Your Online Accounts, and It's Your Voicemail's Fault"

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