The New York Times reports on the rise of an easy-to-find and legal service known as "spoofing" that allows identity thieves to access others' voicemail accounts by disguising their phone numbers and consumer advocate Edgar Dworsky's recent finding that thieves can also access some automated bank and credit card systems. Many mobile phone providers and financial institutions have phone systems that disclose personal information--like recent purchases--when a call is made from the customer's phone number. "There are additional steps mobile phone companies and the card issuers could take to stop this sort of thing from ever happening," the report states. "The fact that many of them don't, however, makes this your problem to solve." (Registration may be required to access this story.)  
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