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Bogus Security Alerts Hit National Weather Service

Posted by timothy on from the donald-normal-field-day dept.

kobee writes "The National Weather Service is adding a confirmation dialog to their system for issuing regional EAS (Emergency Alert System) warnings, after it accidently alerted parts of Florida and Georgia to a bogus radiological emergency Wednesday. Wired News reports an NWS operator 'entered the code "RHW" instead of "RWT," keying a radiological hazard warning instead of a required weekly test.' Something similiar occured in Las Vegas the day before."

2 of 35 comments (clear)

  1. Clippy by Deathlizard · · Score: 2, Funny

    So they are basicially going to bring clippy back from the dead?

    I can see it now. you type the letter T and Clippy comes up and says "It looks like your issuing a Tornado warning! do you need any help?"

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    In Soviet Russia, Trojan exploits YOU!
  2. Re:Celebrate the UNIX way! by warpSpeed · · Score: 2, Funny
    Just to be real safe now, It should be

    sync;sync;sync;inw -f

    You can't be too safe, you know?