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

Residents in Bonham and Dodd City had no real reason to be alarmed when Emergency Alert System alarms sounded Tuesday night. An NBC 5 viewer asked us to look into why the EAS alarms sounded in the ...

In August, the Entertainment Sports Programming Network known as ESPN received a proposed fine from the FCC in the amount of $20,000 for its use of an emergency alert system (EAS) code during a ...

(WHTM) – Anyone with a cellphone in the United States will hear an alarm go off on their device on October 4. The message on all consumer phones will read “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless ...

Both agencies warned that software and equipment vulnerabilities could allow hackers to transmit fake emergency messages or disrupt real ones. FCC Cyber Threats Emergency Response Homeland Security ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON—Multilingual EAS is again getting attention at the FCC. After Hurricane Sandy, the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON—The former head of Federal Emergency Management Agency says the recent false missile ...

Heads up EAS participants — a key deadline is just around the corner. By Nov. 6, EAS participants are being asked to submit info to their respective State Emergency Communications Committees regarding ...

Beware, shoplifters! And pay attention, cashiers and LP staff! National home improvement retailer Lowe's is getting an EAS system upgrade in all of its stores. The North Carolina-based retail chain ...