If you are reading this, then you're one of the lucky ones - you survived the Apocalypse zombie . Or maybe you have been the victim of a hoax "hilarious" by American pirates. The latter was the case for the citizens of Montana this week after hackers broke into one of the local emergency broadcast system state television station, spread fear and disgust across many skeptical inhabitants.
TV coverage on local KRTV network was interrupted Monday (11 February) afternoon, with viewers warned that "the dead rise from the grave and attack the living," and urged " not to approach or apprehend "those dangerous apocalyptic beings. officials were quick to urge the public to remain calm, with the network carefully stating that" there is no emergency. "
Members of the public have flooded the state police with calls, whether the weapons were an appropriate form of defense against the undead - a potentially useful addition to the broader discussion of arms control fire.
Montana was not the only victim of the hoax, though, with reports of similar attacks in Michigan and other states, highlighting a serious lack of security in the computer network the local television station in the nation. A spokesman KRTV assured viewers that its engineers were struggling to locate the source of the hack, with personnel working around the clock to improve their online security and prevent future attacks, whatever their comic value / nuisance.
This incident is the latest in a long line of high profile computer hacks in the US, with everyone from George Bush H.W the New York Times victim of constant attacks. US authorities have also come under heavy fire in recent months after it was revealed they were sorely lacking in the online security department.
If you want to avoid an embarrassing hacking incident of your own, then you should consider investing in a VPN service. A VPN service adds an extra layer of security to your Internet connection, making it more difficult to hack.
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