You may have heard about thevoicemailhacking that allegedly took place inBritain’s News International hacking scandalin 2011.
Before the scandal, you rarely heard the terms voicemail and hacking in the same sentence.
Most voicemail accounts are secured with a simple 4-digitpasscode.
Voicemail is typically accessed from a telephone so the passcode can only be made up of numeric digits.
A numeric passcode coupled with a 4-digit PIN length reduces the total number of possible combinations to just 10,000.
Some people don’t even bother to change their PIN/passcode from its default.
It’s nearly impossible tocreate a strong passwordon your voicemail box given the four-digit limitation most systems impose.
An eight-digit password would yield 100,000,000 possible combos.
Unless the hacker is very determined, they might move on.
Change Your Pin Code Often
You should change your PIN code every few months.
Google voice will let you do thistime-based call routing.
Everything is easily set up via a secure website that you log into.
