General Discussion

shenmue

(38,506 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2018, 03:02 PM Jan 2018

Hawaii ballistic missile text message alert was 'false alarm'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hawaii-ballistic-missile-not-drill-false-alarm-text-message-tulsi-gabbard-mistake-a8157971.html

Yipes! This just happened.

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Hawaii ballistic missile text message alert was 'false alarm' (Original Post) shenmue Jan 2018 OP

KGB did this, it was a test to see if their hack worked, it did. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1

I agree cilla4progress Jan 2018 #2

Probably was!!! I think the US is totally hacked through ignorance, complacency and in some RKP5637 Jan 2018 #3

Thank you for the link MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #4

U welcome shenmue Jan 2018 #5

The message was false but the alarm was real C_U_L8R Jan 2018 #6

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. KGB did this, it was a test to see if their hack worked, it did.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 03:07 PM

Jan 2018

cilla4progress

(24,736 posts)

2. I agree

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 03:11 PM

Jan 2018

get your affairs in order!

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

3. Probably was!!! I think the US is totally hacked through ignorance, complacency and in some

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 03:12 PM

Jan 2018

cases complicity.

MustLoveBeagles

(11,611 posts)

4. Thank you for the link

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 03:27 PM

Jan 2018

I just posted this story on Facebook.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

5. U welcome

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 03:28 PM

Jan 2018

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

6. The message was false but the alarm was real

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 03:59 PM

Jan 2018

Everyone in Hawaii deserves a big hug and apology. Maybe a joint or two.

Reply to this discussion