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Bring Down the System!

Bring Down the System!

Shutting down military phone lines to save lives, using Python.

Randall Degges

May 02, 2012
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  1. Who Is This Guy? • Randall Degges (@rdegges) • I

    just hack code, basically. • Work for a tech startup in the telephony space. • Python. • Django. • Node. • Whatever.
  2. In a Nutshell • Syrian uprising. • Military killing civilians.

    What can I do to help? • Shut down military communications! BUT HOW?!
  3. Fuck the Government! • Syrian militia uses phone communication to

    order troops around. • If you shut down their phones, you stop them. • If you keep their phone lines busy, they can't make (or receive calls). • Perfect candidate for denial of service attack >:)
  4. Use VoIP! • Instant setup. • Low (no) cost. •

    Unlimited phone lines. • Spam their phone lines with calls to prevent them from talking.
  5. Asterisk • asterisk.org • Open source phone system. • Runs

    on linux. • Hooks up to VoIP providers. • Sends phone calls.
  6. The Moral • Do cool things. • Help people. •

    You have no idea who will use your code.