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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 ...

Did you just get an emergency alert on your phone? Here’s what you need to know

If you don’t receive an alert, it’s important that you first verify that by checking your device’s notification folder, per ...
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Congress members sound alarm on emergency alerts after cuts to public media funding

As we enter peak hurricane season, some members of Congress are sounding the alarm on how Americans receive communication during an emergency. The U.S. House’s Energy and Commerce Subcommittee held a ...
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Don't panic: Emergency alert test will sound on Portland-area phones Thursday

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multnomah County will test its Wireless Emergency Alert system Thursday at 2 p.m., sending notifications to up to 1 million cell phones across the metro area, including ...
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Multnomah County will ping up to 1 million cellphones

A test of the Multnomah County wireless emergency alert system is set to reach nearly a million residents and visitors in the region Thursday. Multnomah County will send an emergency test alert ...