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- On the Netflix password reset screen, enter the victim’s account ID and corresponding phone number.
- Request a voice call to reset the account password – at the same time, call the victim, so that the automated call gets redirected to the voicemail of the victim.
- Spoof the caller ID to get access to the victim’s mailbox and play the voicemail with the security code.
“This means, that if the victim added a phone number to his/her Netflix account to improve the security of the account, it actually weakened it,” said the researcher.The bug was reported to Netflix via its responsible disclosure program. “I noticed that they have a really good and fast responding security team,” the researcher added. “It took a little bit longer to fix the issue because the automated phone calls used by Netflix are handled by a third party.” Netflix fixed the bug on November 4 by requiring a key press before the security code gets transmitted to ensure the automated call does not go to voicemail. “This is nothing new, it is no new discovery and everybody who is in security should be aware of this,” concluded the researcher.
“I think, many people do not know that caller ID spoofing, SMS spoofing or E-Mail spoofing even exists and that it is relatively easy to do for everyone,” the researcher warned.The researcher urges users to set a voicemail password, if their provider offers the feature.