Hackers Wreak Radio Havoc With Obscene Anti-Trump Song
Oldies station in South Carolina latest be hit with YG and Nipsey Hussle broadside
Here’s a reminder of the vulnerabilities of a wired media world.
Per a Facebook message posted by the parent company of Salem, S.C. radio station Sunny 107.9 FM, it is because the company relies on Internet-connected antennas that hackers were able to commandeer the signal Monday night and substitute a loop of the YG and Nipsey Hussle rap song “F*ck Donald Trump.” The newie played on the oldies station uninterrupted for around 15 minutes before the intrusion was dealt with.
From that aforementioned Facebook message by Lake Keowee Broadcast Group president Frank Patterson:
This is NOT our broadcast! We at WFBS do not take political views! … We have captured the IP address and that will be forwarded to the government authorities and the FCC for prosecution.
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