Comments on: Cybercriminals launch managed SMS flooding services

By: Targeted ‘phone ring flooding’ attacks as a service going mainstream « Webroot Threat Blog – Internet Security Threat Updates from Around the World

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:01:13 +0000

[...] Security) for the sake of growing their business model and attracting new customers. Just like the managed SMS flooding as a service concept, which we previously profiled and discussed, there’s yet another tactic in use by [...]

By: Cybercriminals abuse major U.S SMS gateways, release DIY Mail-to-SMS flooders « Webroot Threat Blog – Internet Security Threat Updates from Around the World

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:00:43 +0000

[...] What the cybercriminals behind this flooder did is collect publicly obtainable information on U.S based mobile carriers, incorporate the details into the program, and allow anyone to launch SMS flooding attacks over SMPT (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). The nasty feature is currently affecting the majority of U.S based mobile carriers, and with the program already leaked at several cybercrime-friendly online communities, it’s only a matter of time before it gets included into the arsenal of tools of a managed SMS flooding service. [...]

By: Russian cybercriminals release new DIY SMS flooder | RIS

Russian cybercriminals release new DIY SMS flooder | RIS — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:09:41 +0000

[...] to the systematically released DIY SMS flooding applications, cybercriminals have successfully transformed this market segment into a growing and professionally [...]

By: Russian cybercriminals release new DIY SMS flooder « Webroot Threat Blog – Internet Security Threat Updates from Around the World

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 07:00:59 +0000

[...] to the systematically released DIY SMS flooding applications, cybercriminals have successfully transformed this market segment into a growing and professionally [...]

By: Cybercriminals abuse Skype’s SMS sending feature, release DIY SMS flooders « Webroot Threat Blog

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:01:53 +0000

[...] this tool represent an actual threat to Skype’s users, or victims of the SMS flooding attack? Thanks to the fact that it has the capability to use only one Skype account, it will have a [...]

By: Los cibercriminales oferta de servicios inundaciones correo electrónico, teléfono y SMS « MЦПDӨ IПFӨЯMΛƬIᄃӨ

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:46:10 +0000

[...] en el blog de Brian Krebs aquí , con más en SMS inundaciones servicios a Webroot aquí . Compártelo:CompartirCorreo electrónicoImprimirMe gusta:Me gustaBe the first to like this. [...]

By: SMS flooding | IT Info Magazine

SMS flooding | IT Info Magazine — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:22:57 +0000

[...] Read the full article here – http://blog.webroot.com/2012/07/02/cyberciminals-launch-managed-sms-flooding-services/ [...]