[AusNOG] High number of inbound automated Chinese language calls on AAPT CTS

[Matt Perkins]

The volumes we are getting are stunning if it's not targeted at AAPT.  
as it appears it's not from some of the on/off list responses. We have 
had over 3000 calls in the last 4 hours. This has been going on for 
almost 4 days.


Matt.


On 27/10/17 2:51 pm, Tom.Minchin at csiro.au wrote:
> We are getting runs of these to a Sydney and a Melbourne site. We are 
> Telstra inbound.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 1:55 PM +1100, "Andrew Yager" 
> <andrew at rwts.com.au <mailto:andrew at rwts.com.au>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Matt,
>
>     We have seen multiple instances of this over the last couple of
>     months to different number blocks.
>
>     It's usually a Mandarin message claiming to be from the ATO.
>
>     Have logged a few complaints on a few of them; have not got
>     anywhere useful because each number is called "once" and doesn't
>     meet the threshold for a nuisance claim.
>
>     If any of my upstreams want to care though… I'm happy to provide
>     more details… :) (nudge… nudge…)
>
>     Andrew
>
>
>     On 27 October 2017 at 13:34, Matt Perkins <matt at spectrum.com.au
>     <mailto:matt at spectrum.com.au>> wrote:
>
>         Here's some Friday fun.
>
>         Are there any people with AAPT CTS that are receiving very
>         high volumes (500 an hour)  of a Chinese language automated
>         message. Numbers dialed in appear to be random within a routed
>         ranges they also appear to be using random calling id's some
>         start with 028009XX. Im told that the message says it's from
>         the Chinese consulate and ask you to push zero.  I suspect
>         they are trying to determine which numbers have Chinese
>         language speakers answer for some later scam. But only appears
>         to be on AAPT CTS. We have CTS with a few other carriers and
>         seeing nothing on those inbound.
>
>         Interested to see if others are receiving same.
>
>         Matt.
>
>
>
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