Category: radio
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Smashing Security podcast #445: The hack that brought back the zombie apocalypse
Smashing Security podcast #445: The hack that brought back the zombie apocalypse America’s airwaves are haunted by zombies again, as we dig into a decade of broadcasters leaving their hardware open to attack, giving hackers the chance to hijack TV shows, blast out fake emergency alerts, and even replace religious sermons with explicit furry podcasts.…
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Hack halts Dutch broadcaster, forcing radio hosts back to LPs
Hack halts Dutch broadcaster, forcing radio hosts back to LPs A Dutch TV and radio broadcaster has found itself at the mercy of cybercriminals after suffering a cyber attack, and leaving it scrambling to find ways to play music to its listeners. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley…
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Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios
Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios I wrote about this in 2023. Here’s the story: Three Dutch security analysts discovered the vulnerabilities—five in total—in a European radio standard called TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which is used in radios made by Motorola, Damm, Hytera, and others. The standard has been used in radios since the ’90s, but…