Developer uses code to get revenge on tech support and IRS scammers

A security developer recorded a series of IRS and tech support scams on YouTube. Project Mayhem (Mayhem) wrote a script that will auto-dial the scammers at a rate of 28 calls per-second. The scammers in question were pretending to be tech support. While they scrambled to block the script, those answering the phone switched from tech support back to the IRS. It might be wise to avoid conducting a DoS against a call center, so it might not be legal in the U.S.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3203408/developer-uses-code-to-get-revenge-on-tech-support-and-irs-scammers.html