3 outlets·3 reports·over 13h
Unauthorized alert sent to cell phones across Brazil

ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Hackers breached Brazil’s national emergency alert system and transmitted an unauthorized message that read “misanthropy” to millions of mobile phones across several states. In response, authorities shut down the National Civil Defense warning platform to stop further alerts while investigating the intrusion. The incident affected cell-phone users throughout the country.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Hacker News·Unauthorized alert sent to cell phones across Brazil
- TechMeme·Brazil takes its National Civil Defense warning platform offline after suspected hackers send an unauthorized alert to mobile phones in several states (Mariana Catacci/CNN)
- The Next Web·Hackers hijacked Brazil’s emergency alert system and sent ‘misanthropy’ to millions of phones
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