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Re:Zero click, silent, remote Android DoS by 1116574 on Thursday October 29, 2026 @07:04AM (#50287168)
Back in the day you could send logos, ringtones, and bunch of other random crap thru carrier APIs, provided you signed a blood contract with them lol

Those APIs are probably still online, and still require to nail your ass to the contract, but technically I would assume it's possible.

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Re:Zero click, silent, remote Android DoS by Good4boothee on Thursday October 29, 2026 @12:03PM (#50291235)
Direct Carrier Billing is (was) also a thing. It had crazy silent mode where site can charge you (adding new item to your normal phone bill) just by serving special HTTP header - that your mobile internet provider picked up. As ripe for abuse as it sounds.
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