What is SPIT or Spam Over Internet Telephony?
VoIP spam is a relatively new threat with very few incidents reported thus far. Even so, every VoIP account has an IP address associated with it, allowing spammers to target thousands of IP addresses with messages. Most of these messages will end up clogging voicemail boxes, creating a need for more voice storage capacity and efficient voicemail management tools. A: Phishing in the VoIP world is similar to VoIP SPIT except that the voice mail left for the account owner is purportedly from a trustworthy person or business and is designed to acquire sensitive information such as passwords or credit card numbers. Recipients may be provided a phone number or web address masquerading as a legitimate bank or online payment service.
