According to researchers at Israel\u2019s Ben-Gurion University, they have discovered a way to disable the emergency system across an entire state for an extended period using a telephony denial of service (TDoS) attack targeting 911 call centers. Since 1968, the emergency infrastructure relies on routing and connecting 911 calls to nearby public call centers, known as public safety answering points (PSAP). However, a hacker could cause mobile phones to call 911 automatically without a user\u2019s knowledge, essentially clogging up the PSAP\u2019s queues and preventing legitimate callers from reaching the service. Discussing possible solution to prevent or minimize the impact of possible attack, researchers said a mandatory \u201ccall firewall\u201d could be implemented to identify and block DDoS activities. Another solution would have PSAPs implement \u201cPriority Queues\u201d that would priories callers with more reliable identifiers when connecting someone to a call-taker. However, the biggest issue lies in the current regulations set in place by the FCC.<\/p>\n
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I found this article interesting because these researchers discovered the issue before the loss happens. It might save millions of lives. Even hackers don\u2019t attack every 911 call centers, if he\/she is a criminal who kidnap a person, he\/she can attack the nearest center to prevent victim to contact 911. The author also gives explanation of DDos, hackers attempt to overload a website\u2019s connections by sending in data requests from multiple sources. Making a DDoS attack-known as \u201cdosing\u201d-is relatively simple. Botnets are available to hire on websites not reachable via dark web. Therefore, I hope FCC can pay enough attention on this and fix it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
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Link: http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.uk\/us-911-emergency-phone-system-vulnerable-ddos-attacks-say-researchers-1580674<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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