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Local radio station hacked with anti-Trump song
« on: January 27, 2017, 1505 UTC »
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/01/20/local-radio-station-hacked-anti-trump-song/96853106/

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Sampson said the hacker likely gained access to the airwaves via software the station uses for its FM broadcast

Then secure the thing or don't have it accessible from the outside. 

Or perhaps it was an inside job...
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Re: Local radio station hacked with anti-Trump song
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2017, 1606 UTC »
Lol a non profit station whines about Trump.
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Re: Local radio station hacked with anti-Trump song
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2017, 1641 UTC »
Lol a non profit station whines about Trump.

It wasn't them.
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Re: Local radio station hacked with anti-Trump song
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2017, 2118 UTC »
This clearly has Ivan's fingerprints all over it.

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Re: Local radio station hacked with anti-Trump song
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2017, 0716 UTC »
It appears to have happened over multiple radio stations nations wide (mostly LPFM) that were using the same program feed. One station manager admitted to not have the program material password protected

https://heatst.com/politics/hackers-target-local-radio-stations-on-inaugration-day-play-fck-donald-trump-on-repeat/
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Re: Local radio station hacked with anti-Trump song
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2017, 1437 UTC »
And it is such a friendly song, what with its message of unity and peace to all...sure to quell the divide that has grown over the last few years....

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