Re: hacked. If you don't think this can be hacked, go read the US-CERT note on how the ATM network is being (has been) hacked. They have hacked processing servers within banks. This one, to me, is remarkable.
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA18-275A On Wed, Oct 3, 2018, 9:24 PM Kevin M., <[email protected]> wrote: > I’m still dealing with all the paperwork and beurocracy that accompanies > the death of a loved one, so I have my mom’s phone next to mine in case I > need to look up names and contact info. Both phones received a text alert > at the same time. About ten minutes later, mom’s phone received a second > alert, but mind did not. Same phone, same cell provider, sitting > side-by-side, but different number of alerts. I saw others on Twitter who > received three. And I know several people who received none. > > Legally, I want an opt-out feature (actually I want the system changed so > only those who opt-in receive these things), not just because it is Trump > who currently gets to decide when these alerts go out, but this system is > just begging to be hacked. And the consequences of such a hack could be > more severe and more dire than any hacked voting machines. Imagine every > cell phone getting a false alert about a North Korean nuke launch. No, this > is not a service I want in this America. > > > On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 8:09 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I was sitting in the waiting area of a health care office when this >> occurred, around the same time TV ("Rachael Ray" on WFMZ) and (reportedly) >> radio sounded similar alerts. >> >> A nearby woman's (bar) phone loudly wailed the attention-getting tone. >> Mine (flippy) didn't do anything till I opened it (the tone was not as loud) >> >> B >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
