The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a notification last week alerting all about the effects of a TDOS attack and how to prevent it. TDoS stands for Telephone Denial of Service.
What is it?
Telephone Denial of Service attack is exactly what its name states. It is an attempt to make the telephone system unavailable to a user by preventing incoming/outgoing calls. A TDOS attack focuses on keeping the attack calls active for as long as possible so that there would be a delay in a legitimate call getting through the system. In some cases a legitimate may never reach the system. The increase in time as a result of this attack could result in loss of life due to a person being unable to reach an emergency number.
Types of TDOS attacks
Earlier TDOS attacks were manual, however, over the years the attacks have evolved and they are automated now. Manual TDOS attacks were more of a social media campaign where individuals were asked to flood a particular number with incessant…