Wednesday 13 February 2013

The Dead they are rising....

Wonderful news - hackers have broken into the broadcast of a local US TV station and faked a broadcast of the Zombie apocalypse.

TV-station-broadcasts-zombie-attack-alert

Magic!

This is evidence of hackers having a sense of humor that is so rarely found - especially in the corporate world.

Obviously the TV station concerned will bleat about the cost of the attack and bemoan the fact that hackers have infiltrated their most secure system.

Except that it wasn't secure was it?  I bet it gets upgraded now.  Which is the point.  Hackers and exploits of this nature point out problems in IT systems.  Media attention will ensure that this one gets fixed - and fast.

This exploit was a blast.  An absolute wheeze.  I love a good prank - and this was brilliant.


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