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| Source |  Network World |
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| Identifiant | 356005 |
| Date de publication | 2017-04-11 03:30:00 (vue: 2017-04-11 03:30:00) |
| Titre | IDG Contributor Network: When phone systems attack |
| Texte | A telephony denial of service (TDoS) attack is a specific type of DDoS attack that originates from or is directed towards a telephone system with the intent of bringing down the targeted system. These attacks commonly focus on commercial businesses and may often include ransomware requests. In reality, these attacks can affect anyone, including our nation's 911 infrastructure, because even it is not isolated from or immune from these types of attacks. And based on its mission, in many ways, it is more fragile.Unintentional TDoS attack Just last year, 911 centers across the country, including a site in Phoenix, Arizona, were the targets of allegedly unintentional 911 TDoS attacks when some malicious JavaScript code was published on a web page. The code, once loaded on a smartphone browser, would cause some devices to automatically dial 911 repeatedly without user intervention and without the user's knowledge. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here |
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