Terre Haute station 97.3FM hacked by "anonymous", broadcasted message for 30 min

[ArcadiaGP]

Did anyone hear it?

Indiana radio station hacked, unintentional message played | wlfi.com

 

[GunSlinger]

Talented code puppies these are. I wonder how long until this is done to broadcast TV? Kinda reminds me of the old movie "the next voice you hear".

 

[DoggyDaddy]

So what was the message?? Talk about leaving us hanging!

 

[warthog]

So what was the message?? Talk about leaving us hanging!

Yeah. Can't get the vid to work in the article.

 

[mashtatatoz]

All I can think of is the Max Headroom incident, haha.

 

[Tula47]

The only video I got to play was a commercial for Michigan.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

The only video I got to play was a commercial for Michigan.

The video I got to play was a VERY LOUD advertisement for the news show, followed by the very soft story itself, which didn't explain what the message was either.

 

[femurphy77]

Yeah. Can't get the vid to work in the article.

Well of course not! It's about R-A-D-I-O! Duh!!!!!

 

[skulhedface]

Listen: Indiana radio station hacked, plays Anonymous message | WISH-TV

 

[Cygnus]

The only video I got to play was a commercial for Michigan.

That is the new Rick Roll....

 

[IndyDave1776]

All I can think of is the Max Headroom incident, haha.

Are you talking about the one from quite a few years back where he made some strange comments which evade my memory and then got his bare rear smacked with a fly swatter?

 

[HoughMade]

Are you talking about the one from quite a few years back where he made some strange comments which evade my memory and then got his bare rear smacked with a fly swatter?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_broadcast_signal_intrusion

Talented code puppies these are. I wonder how long until this is done to broadcast TV?...

28 years ago?

 

[T.Lex]

28 years ago?

Where's GPhnhnuhn and his breaking news when you really need it?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Where's GPhnhnuhn and his breaking news when you really need it?

28 years ago? Either not born yet, or barely born :P

 

[T.Lex]

28 years ago? Either not born yet, or barely born :P

Oh, sure, rub it in that us old folks can barely connect on our 56k Compuserv dialups.

I remember both Max Headroom and the Dan Rather incident.

Anyway, the technology is so different now when it comes to broadcast television, the Max Headroom incident hardly even counts. It'll be kinda cool, though, when Anonymous hacks Netflix and pushes a manifesto to all those subscribers.

Speaking of Dan Rather, "What's the frequency, Kenneth?"

 

[warthog]

Listen: Indiana radio station hacked, plays Anonymous message | WISH-TV

stops after commercial. Same link too.

Well of course not! It's about R-A-D-I-O! Duh!!!!!

Why didm't I think of that. LOL

and yes, I remember the incident 28 years ago. I was 25

 

[weezy]

Interesting.. Although I doubt they are going to reach the masses in TH.

 

[wabash]

this incident accelerated the encryption of tv channels via satellite. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Midnight_broadcast_signal_intrusion


encryption very quickly resulted in pay-to-access


yeah, MTV used to be a free channel.

 

[Trigger Time]

I wish they'd play a fake message from odumbo telling all his cronies to jump off the nearest bridge. Because I'm sure they would and it would be awesome afterwards

 

[terrehautian]

Interesting.. Although I doubt they are going to reach the masses in TH.

Especially the station it happened to. It is a low power station, they don't even reach outside of Terre Haute. I have said since I heard this story that this was a publicity stunt by the station. It is especially interesting when the manager of the station couldn't find the "hack" at the studio and by the time he got to the transmitter and was about to turn off the transmitter, it was done.