To: dayglored; ThunderSleeps; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; 5thGenTexan; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; ...
The claim is a programmer, seeking an iOS bug to win an Apple bug bounty, created a webpage script that caused iPhones that clicked on it to repeatedly loop call 911 over and over again causing a denial of service attack on 911 services, with the only way to stop dialing was to force quit the iPhone (I think you can force quit the phone app.) or remove the battery! I frankly don't believe the programmer's excuse. This type of script could work on any phone. I think it was a deliberate act. — PING! Thanks to Loud Mime for the head's up. Ping to Dayglored and ThunderSleeps for their lists.
911 DOS ATTACK Using iOS and iPhones
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2 posted on
11/04/2016 1:03:18 AM PDT by
Swordmaker
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To: dayglored; ThunderSleeps; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; 5thGenTexan; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; ...
The claim is a programmer, seeking an iOS bug to win an Apple bug bounty, created a webpage script that caused iPhones that clicked on it to repeatedly loop call 911 over and over again causing a denial of service attack on 911 services, with the only way to stop dialing was to force quit the iPhone (I think you can force quit the phone app.) or remove the battery! I frankly don't believe the programmer's excuse. This type of script could work on any phone. I think it was a deliberate act. — PING! Thanks to Loud Mime for the head's up. Ping to Dayglored and ThunderSleeps for their lists.
911 DOS ATTACK Using iOS and iPhones
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3 posted on
11/04/2016 1:03:18 AM PDT by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: Swordmaker
Right. 911 was just accidentally used. It could have been ANY number but he chose 911. Yep, just an accident. You betcha.
4 posted on
11/04/2016 1:06:54 AM PDT by
Wingy
To: Swordmaker
accidentally brought to its proverbial knees No accident THAT!
6 posted on
11/04/2016 2:39:44 AM PDT by
grobdriver
(Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
To: Swordmaker
Last place I lived, there was no 911 service. I never thought there were places without it until I lived there.
Place I live at now has it but with a 25 minute or more wait....not much use.
8 posted on
11/04/2016 3:41:38 AM PDT by
Pollard
(TRUMP 2016)
To: Swordmaker
Isn’t anyone else concerned about how vulnerable our systems are? We would be absolutely devastated in a cyberwar.
10 posted on
11/04/2016 3:45:06 AM PDT by
Former Proud Canadian
(Gold and Silver are real money. Everything else is a derivative)
To: Swordmaker
Folks were yugely disappointed when they were unable to call 911 after the pizza guy delivered anchovy instead of pepperoni pizza.
15 posted on
11/04/2016 6:45:12 AM PDT by
moovova
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