Last week, an alert was issued on a handful of U.S. TV stations warning on an impending zombie attack. Cyber security experts are stating that this is more than a puckish hacker prank, but that the incident exposes lax security practices in a critical public safety system, Reuters reports.
Broadcasters say that poor password security paved the way for the hack, security experts say the equipment use by the Emergency Alert System remains vulnerable while stations allow it to be accessed through the public Internet.