Millions of Brazilians left confused as hackers send ‘extreme’ alert to their phones using the country’s emergency texts system — recipients say it was ‘like an anime ...

In the early hours of Saturday morning, millions of Brazilians were jolted awake by a mysterious message from the country’s ...

Hackers sent 'extreme' alert to millions of people using government tools

Hackers breached government systems in Brazil to send millions of people a mysterious ‘extreme’ alert.

Millions in Brazil Get Fake Government Mobile Alert After Hack

Brazil’s Integration and Regional Development Ministry and federal police are investigating an intrusion into the civil defense alert system that sent messages containing the word “misanthropy” to the ...
The Next Web

Hackers hijacked Brazil’s emergency alert system and sent ‘misanthropy’ to millions of phones

Brazil's civil defense alert system was hacked overnight, sending fake extreme alerts with the word "misantropi4" to millions of phones across multiple states.

Alien invasion phone alert hoax exposes emergency system hack that could hit US WEA network next

A hacker who breached Brazil's national emergency alert system and pushed fake 'alien attack' warnings to millions of phones ...

Hackers suspected to be behind unauthorized alert sent to cell phones across Brazil

An unauthorized alert bearing a mysterious message that was sent to cell phones in several states across Brazil on Saturday ...
Forbes

‘Billion Dollar’ Hack Alert — ‘Do Not Call’ These Phone Numbers

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. New Yorkers have just been warned to beware an attack that has ...

Suspected hacker sends unauthorized alert across Brazil

SAO PAULO, June 20 (Reuters) - Brazil's government suspects a hacking attack triggered an unauthorized alert sent to cell phones across parts of the country early on Saturday. In a statement, the ...