Next time you’re in an elevator, be advised that someone – besides
building security and fellow elevator riders – might be listening.
A recent Wired article
exposed the hidden world of elevator phreaking. By calling an unsecured
elevator phone, a third party can expose a person, and potentially an
enterprise, to a major security and privacy risk.
Since elevator phones
don’t require anyone to pick up the phone to open the circuit, a third
party can make a call and be connected – allowing them to eavesdrop on
conversations happening inside the elevator.
Given the competitive
nature of industries like banking and technology, it isn’t completely
unthinkable for a hacker to eavesdrop this way. more
I know of a hotel in Miami which has bugged elevator—the one nearest the Boardroom; located on the Conference Floor level.
But, if bugged elevators aren't freaky enough, eavesdrop on elevators that talk! ~Kevin
