TDoS

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2021
FBI warns of the consequences of telephony denial-of-service (TDoS) attacks

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about the risks of telephony denial-of-service (TDoS) attacks on call centers. The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of the consequences of telephony denial-of-service (TDoS) attacks on call centers, which in some cases could threaten people’s lives. TDoS attacks could render telephone systems unavailable […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2014
Fraudulent infrastructure behind 5M harvested Russian phone numbers service

Danchev profiling a service which proposes more than 5M harvested mobile phone numbers has discovered a fraudulent architecture used for illicit purposes. Cybercrime has targeted mobile industry more than ever, the number of attacks is on the rise and the proposal in the underground of tools and services for mobile market is rapidly growing. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2014
Exploring the Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS) Q&A

Interviewed with Mark Collier, CTO and VP of Engineering at Securelogix to better understand the topic of Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS). I briefly interviewed Mark Collier, CTO and VP of Engineering at SecureLogix (Www.securelogix.com) on the topic of Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS). Mark just completed the Hacking Exposed: UC and VoIP book, which covers […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 15, 2014
TDoS products evolution in the underground market

Danco Danchev profiled a new TDoS product sold in underground based on 3G USB modem/GSM/SIM card, cybercrime is increasing its interest in such attacks. When I desire to explore new DIY (Do It Yourself) tools I always refer Dancho Danchev, one of the most skilled experts of  cybercrime ecosystem and underground market. Today I desire […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2013
Profiling for underground service harvests mobile phone numbers

Dancho Danchev profiled a new service harvests mobile phone numbers advertised in the underground, the vendor also proposing SMS spamming and phone number verification service. A new service harvests mobile phone numbers advertised in the underground is the demonstration that mobile is becoming a privileged target for cybercrime. Botnets, mobile malware, ransomware, DDoS applications and hacking […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2013
How cybercrime uses a compromised Skype account

In various articles I wrote on the large diffusion of botnets and the capabilities of malicious agents to use as spread channel the social media platforms or popular applications. The diffusion and management of a botnet architecture has never been so easy, the underground offer covers every need and provides advanced customization services. Security expert […]