Teen Arrested for Disrupting 911 Service
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 10/29/2016 01:58 PM
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Researchers have recently had to explain how an attacker could interrupt 911 services in an entire state by launching a DDoS attack with a botnet of 6000 smart phones.
His exploit was able to manipulate devices, including trigger pop-ups, open email, and abuse phone features. Trying to prove the flaw, he created a few exploits and posted them to his Twitter account.
What happened was many of his followers clicked on the link and had their iPhones and iPads starting calling 911 non-stop which flooded the call center.
Investigators immediately launched an investigation and followed the traffic back to Desai's Twitter account. He was immediately arrested.
For his part, Desai stated that he only wanted to show the flaw which was meant to display pop-ups and make the devices reboot. However, he mistakenly published a link to an exploit that caused iOS devices to dial 911 and hang up continually.
With over 12,000 followers, 1,849 clicked on the link.
Desai was booked on three counts of felony computer tampering.
Source: The Hacker News
His exploit was able to manipulate devices, including trigger pop-ups, open email, and abuse phone features. Trying to prove the flaw, he created a few exploits and posted them to his Twitter account.
What happened was many of his followers clicked on the link and had their iPhones and iPads starting calling 911 non-stop which flooded the call center.
Investigators immediately launched an investigation and followed the traffic back to Desai's Twitter account. He was immediately arrested.
For his part, Desai stated that he only wanted to show the flaw which was meant to display pop-ups and make the devices reboot. However, he mistakenly published a link to an exploit that caused iOS devices to dial 911 and hang up continually.
With over 12,000 followers, 1,849 clicked on the link.
Desai was booked on three counts of felony computer tampering.
Source: The Hacker News
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