FCC sounds alarm after emergency tones turned into potty-mouthed radio takeover

14:00 - 27 Nov 2025

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

Malicious intruders have hijacked US radio gear to turn emergency broadcast tones into a profanity-laced alarm system....

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Publication date: 2025-11-27 14:00:08
Last retrieval: 2025-11-29 11:45:23.040241