SS7 provides practically NO (ZERO) security, that's why incumbent telcos guard it like hawks. That would be the only way to verify the origination of a call.
With SIP anybody can generate calls originating from anywhere so it's a free-for-all. Unless the SIP gateway provider filters these out (some do, some don't) then calls can show up from the White House for that matter. (But who in his right mind would answer THOSE?)
Meanwhile, the stakeholders such as the stodgy old telcos and politicians/regulators sit on their fat butts and pick their noses while their "product" gets devalued daily by these scam artists. There is no value to me in having a public phone number if the majority of the calls that it receives are garbage.
I wrote a voice script that would do this very thing: play a "Hello?" announcement, say "Yes" and "Uh huh." every so often. It was fun to eavesdrop on the drone on the other end going along with it for 30-60 seconds before realizing how much time he had wasted. Great fun was had by all.
Of course, pressing 1 is equivalent to replying to junk mail so you are now marked as a valid "mark" and will no doubt receive more such robocalls. May God have mercy on your soul.
There are few things as annoying as a guy who is CONSTANTLY texting using that damn speech to text feature. Imagine being stuck in a shared hospital room for 4 days with him in the other bed.
They will just abscond with their ill-gotten profits and form another company beyond the reach of the long arm of the law to continue raping and pillaging phone lines.
Star Trek: The Next Generation did something like this. The same UI on the bridge displays, the stellar cartography big-as-a-room display, the shuttlecraft, the medical displays. I think later models of the tricorder even approximated the same layout.
Well, yeah. When you're staring at the very, very latest reply to your Snapchat video it's tough to notice the 18-wheeler that's about to splatter you into road pizza as you jog across the road.
The ISP manages their own devices from the WAN side, how else could they do it?
Another poster mentioned SNMP; I did not know that, I thought it was some non TCP/IP protocol unique to cable modems. But either way they bear at least some responsibility for deploying these things in a way that allows these attacks to succeed so widely.
Better that IoT toys should display a message from BrickerBot to the effect that "The manufacturer of this device compromised your security. It has been disabled to protect you. Contact the manufacturer for further details."
This dumps the burden back on the creator of the garbage so they either move security up the priority list or go out of business. OK, so maybe it fibs a little, but only a little.
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all cars will have holes in the sides.
It's what the cool kids use to pay.
[translation: I do not know what I am talking about]
I concur in the strongest terms!
SS7 provides practically NO (ZERO) security, that's why incumbent telcos guard it like hawks. That would be the only way to verify the origination of a call.
With SIP anybody can generate calls originating from anywhere so it's a free-for-all. Unless the SIP gateway provider filters these out (some do, some don't) then calls can show up from the White House for that matter. (But who in his right mind would answer THOSE?)
Meanwhile, the stakeholders such as the stodgy old telcos and politicians/regulators sit on their fat butts and pick their noses while their "product" gets devalued daily by these scam artists. There is no value to me in having a public phone number if the majority of the calls that it receives are garbage.
I wrote a voice script that would do this very thing: play a "Hello?" announcement, say "Yes" and "Uh huh." every so often. It was fun to eavesdrop on the drone on the other end going along with it for 30-60 seconds before realizing how much time he had wasted. Great fun was had by all.
Of course, pressing 1 is equivalent to replying to junk mail so you are now marked as a valid "mark" and will no doubt receive more such robocalls. May God have mercy on your soul.
Only deluded Americans can imagine that they are the centre (sic!) of capitalism.
Kudos on the use of the French spelling of "centre". That's very British of you. The legacy of the Norman Conquest lives on to this day.
There are few things as annoying as a guy who is CONSTANTLY texting using that damn speech to text feature. Imagine being stuck in a shared hospital room for 4 days with him in the other bed.
Waymo's Case Against Uber Sent By Judge To US Prosecutors
Why would a judge send an Uber to U.S. prosecutors?? Don't lawyers make enough money to hire their own chauffeurs?
They will just abscond with their ill-gotten profits and form another company beyond the reach of the long arm of the law to continue raping and pillaging phone lines.
Star Trek: The Next Generation did something like this. The same UI on the bridge displays, the stellar cartography big-as-a-room display, the shuttlecraft, the medical displays. I think later models of the tricorder even approximated the same layout.
Why don't they mimic that??
I don't need to know what ports have been opened by an app, as long as it works. It's what the app does with that connection that is of interest.
I'd be more concerned with the app reporting back to HQ with whatever data they mine from your use of it.
will never allow the Chinese to take over the Moon.
Well, yeah. When you're staring at the very, very latest reply to your Snapchat video it's tough to notice the 18-wheeler that's about to splatter you into road pizza as you jog across the road.
That will tell you the desired results without even looking.
The ISP manages their own devices from the WAN side, how else could they do it?
Another poster mentioned SNMP; I did not know that, I thought it was some non TCP/IP protocol unique to cable modems. But either way they bear at least some responsibility for deploying these things in a way that allows these attacks to succeed so widely.
As sensible a post as most ACs on here these days.
So all IoT toys use the same port number??
I find that impossible to believe.
Better that IoT toys should display a message from BrickerBot to the effect that "The manufacturer of this device compromised your security. It has been disabled to protect you. Contact the manufacturer for further details."
This dumps the burden back on the creator of the garbage so they either move security up the priority list or go out of business. OK, so maybe it fibs a little, but only a little.
I tell you what...you come here and stay in my suburban home in the states
Residents* are quick to remind you that Hawai'i is also part of the 50 United States. Perhaps you meant "on the mainland"?
* excluding Hawai'i First-ers
Those wild bikinis must've really worn you out already, huh?
Wrong thinking is punishable. Right thinking will be as quickly rewarded.
You will find it an effective combination.
We don't really need more than that, what we need is a way to flag up fake news and opinion marketed as news.
Or even more prevalent: thinly veiled advertisements and product announcements masquerading as "news".
As long as maximizing revenue is top priority at a "news" organization, journalism will suffer.
I'd just like to know WHO decides what is "offensive"??
And who elected him or her Czar of the Internet??
Is this the new Hays Code??
seem to be the prevalent choice on the web these days.
A magazine?? Isn't that like a blog, but on shiny paper?