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FBI Warns of 'Telephone Denial-of-Service' Attacks
06/22/2010
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June 22, 2010
It's annoying, no doubt. But it could be more than that - it could be a sign that you're being victimized by the latest scam making the rounds. This "telephone denial-of-service attack" could be the precursor to a crime targeting your bank accounts, the FBI warns.
Denial-of-service attacks, by themselves, are nothing new - computer hackers use them to take down websites by flooding them with large amounts of traffic.
In a recent twist, criminals have transferred this activity to telephones, using automated dialing programs and multiple accounts to overwhelm the phone lines of unsuspecting citizens.
Why are they doing it? Turns out the calls are simply a diversionary tactic: while the lines are tied up, the criminals - masquerading as the victims themselves - are raiding the victims' bank accounts and online trading or other money management accounts.
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