Britain’s new emergency alert system - due to go off for the first time on Sunday - may be susceptible to hackers
Picture: UK GOVBritain's new emergency alert system - due to go off on Sunday at 3pm - can be hacked with £1,000 worth of equipment and an online tutorial, it has been suggested.
There are fears it would only take pranksters using basic technology to fake terror attack alerts to phones within a kilometre radius.A YouTube video created by US academics highlights system's flaws, which have reportedly not been fixed since being pointed out several years ago, The Telegraph reports.An emergency alert will be sent to nearly every smartphone in the UK for the first time at 3pm on April 23.
A siren will go off and phones will vibrate for around 10 seconds in the first test of the UK's new emergency alert system. The text will tell phone users that "in a real emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe".
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