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Emergency Alert System Insecure

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ahoooooga-ahooooooga dept.

glebe writes "The U.S. Emergency Alert System used to issue disaster warnings and other alerts over T.V. and radio is vulnerable to spoofing and denial-of-service attacks, SecurityFocus is reporting. Apparently, 'the EAS was built without basic authentication mechanisms, and is activated locally by unencrypted low-speed modem transmissions over public airwaves.' The FCC acknowledged the security issues yesterday in a public notice seeking comment on the future of the system."

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  1. Re:tornado sirens too? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, he didn't, and you didn't. FOAF stories are dull, this is Slashdot, don't repeat stories someone told you that someone else told them.

    SNOPES

  2. omg! i can change everyone's preferences! by 1_interest_1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i think there must have been a mistake, mr. taco.

    i seem to be able to modify everyone's preferences. it's right there, in the left hand corner!!!!!