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from the phoney-it-in dept.
CNN studies:
An unauthorized alert bearing a mysterious message that was despatched to cell telephones in a number of states throughout Brazil on Saturday morning is suspected to be the work of hackers, the Brazilian authorities mentioned. Units lit up with the phrase “misantropi4,” an alphanumeric spelling of the Portuguese phrase “misantropia,” which in English interprets to “misanthropy”. The ultimate letter “a” was substituted with a quantity ‘4’ — a observe usually utilized by hackers and termed “leetspeak.”. The alert — categorized as “excessive” — was initially acquired within the southern state of Paraná, however a second warning was triggered a couple of minutes later for cell telephones within the main cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian authorities mentioned that the Nationwide Civil Protection’s warning platform was taken offline after being focused by a possible hacker assault, and the federal government is working to revive the device as soon as all safety circumstances are reestablished.
