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

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

Hackers hijack US radio stations, listeners subjected to "obscene" messages, fake alerts (VIDEO)

The FCC warns US radio stations to secure their broadcasting equipment after hackers hijack airwaves to play offensive ...
Radio World

How to Sound Off on the FCC’s EAS Proposals

The due dates are now set for public comments about FCC plans to strengthen the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. A notice of proposed rulemaking is intended to encourage more ...

How Hackers Are Hijacking Public Radio Systems to Send Obscene Messages, Fake Alerts

In a public notice, the FCC said it has seen a “recent string of cyber intrusions against various radio broadcasters” that ...
Radio World

FCC Warns of Cybersecurity Risks After Texas, Virginia Breaches

Two compromises of audio at stations in Texas and Virginia have resulted in the FCC reminding broadcasters to priortize ...
RBR

Complex and Infeasable: EAS Alerts Via Streaming Services

The NAB on Friday filed comments with the FCC regarding a proposal to extend the Emergency Alert System to the Internet — including through streaming services. Congress is requesting a study of the ...
Radio Ink

NAB Suggests Safer, Software-Driven Solution For EAS

The NAB continues to push a software-based solution for Emergency Alert System equipment, allowing broadcasters to replace physical encoder/decoder hardware with digital options. The suggestions build ...