Title :
Software and hardware bypass of customer-owned pay telephones
Author :
Tobias, Marc Weber
Abstract :
Over 100000 private pay telephones are in operation throughout the US. Improper or inadequate hardware and software design have contributed to significant losses through bypass of internal circuitry and functions. The author summarizes the problems associated with design defects in the customer-owned coin-operated telephone. He also discusses how to prevent fraudulent loss
Keywords :
computer crime; errors; telecommunications computing; telephone systems; US; customer-owned coin-operated telephone; design defects; fraudulent bypass; fraudulent loss; function bypassing; hardware bypass; inadequate hardware; internal circuitry; private pay telephones; smart phones; software design; Central office; Costs; Credit cards; FCC; Hardware; Integrated circuit interconnections; Manufacturing; Software design; State estimation; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Security Technology, 1988. Crime Countermeasures, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1988 International Carnahan Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lexington, KY
DOI :
10.1109/CCST.1988.75992
