FCC says hackers hijack US radio gear to send fake alerts, obscenities

Hackers are hijacking U.S. radio transmission equipment to broadcast bogus emergency messages and obscene language, the ...
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FCC sounds alarm after emergency tones turned into potty-mouthed radio takeover

Agency flags hijacks of insecure studio-to-transmitter gear after attackers pipe in fake alerts and vulgar audio Malicious ...

Hackers Hijack Local ESPN & NPR Radio Stations' Signals, Issue Emergency Alerts & Broadcast "Obscene" Material

Two regional radio stations were hacked in the past week and, according to the FCC, “broadcast to the public an attacker ...
Techzine Europe

Hackers attack radio gear to send fake signals

The US telecommunications regulator FCC has issued an urgent warning to broadcasters following a series of cyber incidents in ...
9NEWS

Rural Colorado station's ability to broadcast emergency alerts threatened as Corporation for Public Broadcasting closes

IGNACIO, Colo. — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it will shut down by the end of the year after Congress cut off $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting. The ...
TechCrunch

TuneIn adds FEMA’s real-time emergency alerts to its service

Audio streaming service TuneIn announced on Thursday a collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deliver emergency alerts directly to drivers. TuneIn is now compatible with ...