Monday 8 August 2022 08:55 PM Software flaw could let hackers take over US emergency alert system and ... trends now
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Hackers have the capability to exploit a software flaw in the Emergency Alert System to issue fake warnings over radio and TV stations, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns.
'We recently became aware of certain vulnerabilities in EAS encoder/decoder devices that, if not updated to the most recent software versions, could allow an actor to issue EAS alerts over the host infrastructure (TV, radio, cable network),' the DHS's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said.
'This exploit was successfully demonstrated by Ken Pyle, a security researcher at CYBIR.com, and may be presented as a proof of concept at the upcoming DEFCON 2022 conference in Las Vegas, August 11-14.'
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'We recently became aware of certain vulnerabilities in EAS encoder/decoder devices that, if not updated to the most recent software versions, could allow an actor to issue EAS alerts over the host infrastructure.' Pictured above is FEMA's message
In its advisory, the federal agency encouraged EAS participants to ensure that: 'EAS devices and supporting systems are up to date with the most recent software versions and security patches;
