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A group of so-called ethical hackers have revealed a flaw in the BT home hub, the technology provided to all BT broadband customers in the UK, according to reports.

In a blog entry on the site of the group, GNUCitizen, member Adrian Pastor claimed the team could make a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) connection with any number by exploiting a fault.

"We can tell your home hub to start a VoIP connection with any telephone number on the planet," Mr Pastor said on a blog video, according to the IDG news service.

The attack works by getting the broadband customer to go to a website, which starts a Javascript. This then dials the user's VoIP phone and connects it to another number, making the user think they are being called when in actual fact they are making rather than receiving it.

BT has denied any such problems would result in the ability for Mr Pastor or any other hackers to exploit the home hub in this way, the news service reports.

Virgin Media has this week announced that it intends to roll out 50Mbps broadband to as many as nine million homes across the country by the end of the year, twice that of BT's 21CN network.

A growing number of broadband providers are responding to consumer demands for fast, secure communications technology with quicker, more reliable services.

Vonage V-Plan 1 that allows users to make instant free calls throughout the UK using an existing broadband connection for just £5.99 a month