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Less insane when you consider the DDOS attacks from GSM connected IOT devices should be less bad than UMTS/LTE connected ones :) .

• ethbro 10y ago
  2020, where the baseline packet wind of billions of compromised GSM IoT devices is an expected and handled feature of the internet.
  • r00fus 10y ago
    And a root nameserver DDOS is just like a coronal mass ejection?
    • ethbro 10y ago
      "I was born before there were network storms, son. You could load Wikipedia whenever you wanted. Truly, it was the best of times."
• droopybuns 10y ago
  I don't think many GSM carriers allow internet originated, mobile terminated traffic, even for IoT. Mass compromise of IoT is going to be way less trivial for GSM capable devices than things on standard wifi. What I'm trying to say is that while your quip is entertaining: a) it's impractical to scan/compromise IoT devices remotely without a stupid design (by IoT standards stupid, btw- not regular internet design- we're talking REALLY REALLY STUPID). b) I would bet my mortgage that the logic you are presenting was never considered by the relevant carriers. They're not that smart.