The World Cup is going on. After drawing their first match with Morocco, the favorites got back to winning ways against Haiti on Friday night. So the Brazilians slept quite peacefully. But before dawn on Saturday night, an emergency alert rang on their mobile phones. Is the flood coming? Or a big cyclone? No, instead, their eyes instantly widened at what they saw in their sleepy eyes – ‘Save yourself from the alien attack.’ Mankind, here we come!’
According to local media sources, the warning of an alien attack came from a phone call from residents of the southern Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. At the same time, a message arrived from the government emergency system in Rio de Janeiro. There were also warnings about unrelated issues like tornadoes and misanthropy or anthropomorphism
The message came from the government emergency system, so no one could ignore it. Many residents of both towns panicked and started calling the fire and police in the middle of the night. Many took refuge in underground rooms to save their lives.
Finally, the administration came down to handle the situation. Brazil’s National Civil Defense has been quoted by Reuters as saying that there have been no actual alien invasions or natural disasters such as tornadoes in Brazil. Someone hacked the government alert system. And they sent that misleading message.
The emergency platform was taken offline at 1.30pm local time on Friday as the situation remained unchanged. Brazil’s federal police suspect a cyber attack. An investigation into the incident has started.
Coincidentally, just a few days ago, the US Pentagon released several secret files related to UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and Unidentified Anomalies Phenomena or UAP. Although the report did not provide direct evidence of the existence of aliens, it did acknowledge the presence of several mysterious objects in the sky. Social media is full of memes about the hacker’s ‘alien’ warning in such a mysterious situation.
However, the Brazilian government does not see this as a joke. Hacking the country’s government emergency system is a major national security concern. Although no official statement has been made, sources said the government believes that such false messages will undermine the general public’s confidence in the government’s warning system in case of a real disaster.
In Belo Horizonte, they dubbed it “Alien Attack”. pic.twitter.com/1rml1Gzf8u
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According to Reuters, in addition to investigating how the hackers gained access to the secure system, the Brazilian government has begun work on securing the platform’s security measures to prevent future cyberattacks of this type.