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This couldn't have happened before the internet: many of the attacks are automated and many take advantage of the fact that you don't have to pay extortionate l
by kaitai 11y ago
This couldn't have happened before the internet: many of the attacks are automated and many take advantage of the fact that you don't have to pay extortionate long-distance rates for international phone calls, both direct consequences of the ease of communication enabled by the internet of today.
Calling in pizza, gravel delivery, police, and hourly death threats from Finland in 1991 would have been quite expensive.
- mikeash 11y agoAdditionally, it was really hard to piss people off who lived far away from you before the internet took off. Even if a Finn could do all these things in 1991 (phone phreaking to bypass the high cost?) they would have no motivation since they'd probably never get that pissed off at somebody in the US.
- Buge 11y agoAnd what they want is a reaction. Without the internet they would not be able to see any reaction.