Telecoms feel the pretexting heat

Iria · Sep 26, 2006, 05:34 PM

Source: News.com
________
It's not only Hewlett-Packard's employees, directors and consultants who are likely to face a barrage of unpleasant questions from politicians this week.

A U.S. House of Representatives panel said Monday that it has asked the chief executives of six major telecommunications companies to testify in its probe of the legally questionable practice of "pretexting," which involves tricking a business into disclosing information by posing as someone else.

Sep 26, 2006, 05:34 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Telecoms feel the pretexting heat Source: News.com ________ It's not only Hewlett-Packard's employees, directors and consultants who are likely to face a barrage of unpleasant questions from politicians this week. A U.S. House of Representatives panel said Monday that it has asked the chief executives of six major telecommunications companies to testify in its probe of the legally questionable practice of "pretexting," which involves tricking a business into disclosing information by posing as someone else.