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This is most likely a TDOS attack, given the busy signals [1]. Plus, the transformer that happened to blow last night in NYC adds to the suspicion, as the Ukrai
by disabled 8y ago
This is most likely a TDOS attack, given the busy signals [1]. Plus, the transformer that happened to blow last night in NYC adds to the suspicion, as the Ukraine Power Grid attack on December 23, 2015 was a TDOS attack [2], too. Additionally, there was a BGP network hijacking incident to the US Department of Energy today [3].
[1] https://www.nojitter.com/when-911-busy https://www.nojitter.com/when-911-busy
[2] https://www.wired.com/2016/03/inside-cunning-unprecedented-hack-ukraines-power-grid/ https://www.wired.com/2016/03/inside-cunning-unprecedented-h...
[3] https://bgpstream.com/event/171779 https://bgpstream.com/event/171779
- saganus 8y agoI've heard about DoS and DDoS but not TDoS. So in case someone else is wondering what TDOS is, it's "Telephony Denial of Service"
- rashkov 8y agoIt is wild speculation to assert that these events are connected, without any supporting evidence. Let's please keep this kind of thing to a minimum. This should not be considered good content for this forum.
- api 8y agoIts speculation, but not terribly wild. This is the world we live in. The most likely explanation is the holiday effect where people go on vacation and stuff goes wrong.
- gcb0 8y agoadd to it that there is a group selling a new standard for 911 call systems (which is today managed by a single politician and a team of contractors!). they demoed the proposed architecture on defcon this year.