Skype for Android 3G hacked

A few days after voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) giant Skype revealed its application for Android 3G, the platform was hacked in the US, reports Tom's Guide.

Already available for Android devices on the Verizon network, the arrival of a Skype app for the rest of the Android community was celebrated.

However, US users were disappointed to find 3G calling had been disabled, and while users elsewhere in the world could make Skype calls over 3G, those in the US were restricted to calling over WiFi.

Cisco has introduced a teleconferencing unit for consumers called Umi, states Digital Trends.

Umi is a piece of hardware developed by Cisco that will allow people to connect and video conference with one another using their high definition (HD) television.

While Cisco tries to capture a piece of the market, Logitech has rolled out its own HD teleconference product, Logitech Review, that will work in conjunction with Google TV.

Australian network companies have told of clients receiving phone bills of $100 000 worth of unauthorised calls placed over compromised VOIP servers, says ZDnet.

A Perth business was hit with a $120 000 bill after hackers exploited its VOIP server to place some 11 000 calls over 46 hours last year. Federal law enforcement can do little to prosecute perpetrators of an offshore VOIP attack.

"It is very convenient to run VOIP and pay hundreds rather than tens of thousands of dollars for an old school private automatic branch exchange, but it comes with responsibility to ensure the system is not open," cautions Sophos head of technology, Paul Ducklin.