SMS Spam Could Disable Cell Networks

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Patrick G Traynor <traynor () cse psu edu>
Date: October 5, 2005 8:06:01 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Re: [IP] SMS Spam Could Disable Cell Networks


Dave,

    I highly encourage people to check out our website and learn the
full details.

    http://www.smsanalysis.org

    We have also made the paper available.

Regards,
Patrick Traynor

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 Patrick Traynor
 PhD Candidate
 Computer Science and Engineering
 Penn State University
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On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 06:34:27AM -0400, David Farber wrote:

> Text Hackers Could Jam Cellphones, a Paper Says
>
>
> By JOHN SCHWARTZ
> Published: October 5, 2005
> Malicious hackers could take down cellular networks in large cities
> by inundating their popular text-messaging services with the
> equivalent of spam, said computer security researchers, who will
> announce the findings of their research today.
>
>
>
> Such an attack is possible, the researchers say, because cellphone
> companies provide the text-messaging service to their networks in a
> way that could allow an attacker who jams the message system to
> disable the voice network as well.
>
> And because the message services are accessible through the Internet,
> cellular networks are open to the denial-of-service attacks that
> occur regularly online, in which computers send so many messages or
> commands to a target that the rogue data blocks other machines from
> connecting.
>
>
>
> <snip>
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/05/technology/05phone.html
>
>
>
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