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Orange box

An orange box is a piece of hardware or software that generates caller ID frequency-shift keying (FSK) signals to spoof caller ID information on the target's caller ID terminal. Phreakers typically use them and other phreaking boxes to perform their attacks.

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An orange box is a piece of hardware or software that generates caller ID frequency-shift keying (FSK) signals to spoof caller ID information on the target's caller ID terminal.1 Phreakers typically use them and other phreaking boxes to perform their attacks.2

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  1. Tu, Huahong; et al. (14–16 November 2016). Toward Authenticated Caller ID Transmission: The Need for a Standardized Authentication Scheme in Q. 731.3 Calling Line Identification Presentation (PDF). 2016 ITU Kaleidoscope: ICTs for a Sustainable World (ITU WT). IEEE. p. 7. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. Gregg, Michael (2015). The Network Security Test Lab: A Step-by-Step Guide. Wiley. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-1118987131. Retrieved 16 June 2025.