‘Hackers’ send fake alert to thousands of phones in Brazil: What the officials said
Thousands of Brazil citizens received fake messages on Saturday (June 20) and the Brazilian government suspects that a cyberattack is responsible for an unauthorised emergency alert sent to cell phones across multiple states. Citing an official statement, news agency Reuters reported that the National Secretariat for Protection and Civil Defense reported that the country’s citizens’ notification system was completely taken offline at around 1:30 a.m. local time (0430 GMT) following the security breach.
The report added that the platform was deactivated as a precautionary measure, and officials intend to reactivate the system as quickly as possible once full safety conditions are restored.
