Researcher Fights Scammers With Robocalls
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 06/26/2017 12:27 PM
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A security researcher, who goes by the moniker YesItWasDataMined, has developed a script to bombard IRS scammers with robocalls. The script makes phone calls 28 times per second.
The researcher hosts a YouTube channel called Project Mayhem where visitors can post recordings of scammers being bombarded with the automated recordings.
The researcher has also developed a script to target scammers who are operating tech support scams that are impersonating companies bent on delivering malware or making a quick buck.
YesItWasDataMined talked with Motherboard about what he is doing: "The [FTC] does all they can do, but sadly it's not enough. No one else is helping these [victims]. I have been in the security field for years and I'm so sick of these scammers."
The researcher is very protective of his creation and is cautious about it falling to the wrong hands.
Source: SCMagazine
The researcher hosts a YouTube channel called Project Mayhem where visitors can post recordings of scammers being bombarded with the automated recordings.The researcher has also developed a script to target scammers who are operating tech support scams that are impersonating companies bent on delivering malware or making a quick buck.
YesItWasDataMined talked with Motherboard about what he is doing: "The [FTC] does all they can do, but sadly it's not enough. No one else is helping these [victims]. I have been in the security field for years and I'm so sick of these scammers."
The researcher is very protective of his creation and is cautious about it falling to the wrong hands.
Source: SCMagazine
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