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Brazil probes emergency warning system after nationwide rogue alert
Brazil's emergency alert system was breached, sending a rogue 'extreme' alert with the message 'misantropi4' to devices nationwide. The system, managed by Defesa Civil Nacional, was taken offline after the unauthorized alert, which was confirmed by authorities to be unrelated to actual emergencies. Anatel and security agencies are investigating the incident, with a new secure dispatch system under development.
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Brazilian National Secretariat for Civil Protection and Defense (SEDEC)organizationFederal Police (PF)organizationDefesa Civil NacionalorganizationNational Telecommunications Agency (Anatel)organizationmisanthropytopicSão PauloplaceRio de JaneiroplaceDefesa Civil Alerta dispatch platformorganization
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