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From:
Alan Lucas
To:
Brian Behlendorf ,
Date:
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 03:00:14 +0000
Subject:
Re: Radio Station Hijacked Eight Times In the Past Month To Play 'I'm a Wanker' Song (fwd)
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TROLLOLOLOLOL. On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 10:49 PM Brian Behlendorf <brian@hyperreal.org> wrote:
quoted 46 lines Tell me this isn't someone we know.> > Tell me this isn't someone we know. > > Brian > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: slashnews@pestonia.com > To: slashnews@pestonia.com > Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:00:14 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: Radio Station Hijacked Eight Times In the Past Month To Play 'I'm > a > Wanker' Song > > Link: > https://slashdot.org/story/17/07/12/2135249/radio-station-hijacked-eight-times-in-the-past-month-to-play-im-a-wanker-song > Posted by: BeauHD, on 2017-07-12 23:30:00 > An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bleeping Computer: An unknown > hacker has [1]hijacked the radio frequency of a UK radio station to > play an obscene song eight times during the past month, according to > the radio station's manager who recently revealed the hacks in an > interview with BBC Radio 4. The hacks have been reported to Ofcom, the > UK's communications regulator, who together with the radio station's > staff have tried to track down the culprit at last three times, without > success. Ofcom and radio station officials believe the hacker is using > a mobile radio transmitter to broadcast a stronger signal on the radio > station's normal frequency, overriding its normal program. In eight > different occasions, the hacker has taken over broadcasts and has been > heard talking, screaming, or singing, and then playing "[2]The Winker's > Song" (NSFW) by British comedian Ivor Biggun, a track about > self-pleasure released in the 70s. Station manager Tony Delahunty > [3]told BBC Radio he received phone calls from distressed listeners > complaining that their kids started humming the song. Fellow radio > stations also called Delahunty to inquire about the hack, fearing > similar hijacks. > > References > > 1. > https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-radio-station-hijacked-eight-times-in-the-past-month-to-play-obscene-song/ > 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4iItGNCHsw > 3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08x4rhn > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.pestonia.com/slashnews > http://www.pestonia.com/archive_msg.jsp?msgId=944972 >