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title: Hacker Arrested for DDoSing 911 Call Network
description: Imagine the distress if a DDoS attack the size of the one that attacked Dyn could take down entire 911 call centers.
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# [Hacker Arrested for DDoSing 911 Call Network](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/hacker-arrested-for-ddosing-911-call-network)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/secureworld-news-team) | Mon | Oct 31, 2016 | 7:00 AM Z

Imagine the distress if a DDoS attack the size of the one that attacked Dyn could take down entire 911 call centers.

[HackRead Explains:](https://www.hackread.com/911-emergency-call-system-ddos-attack/)

> Meetkumar Hiteshbhai Desai from Arizona was caught and arrested [PDF] by the police for allegedly triggering a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack on the 911 emergency call system.It is being suspected that Mr. Desai owned a YouTube channel as well as a blog which he used for describing the vulnerabilities identified by him.Recently, Mr. Desai Tweeted about a javascript exploit that enabled phones and tablets to make calls at 911 continuously. The exploit instantly attracted the attention of the viewers, and over a thousand people flooded the phone lines of 911 emergency call centers all across the country.According to a statement given to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department by Mr. Desai, a friend of his discovered this vulnerability and tweaked it to enable pop-ups, open emails and to make phone calls. All these attempts, as per Desai, were conducted for just the sake of fun. 

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