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No sooner had we written up that fake missile alert in Hawaii than another fake missile alert was sent out, this time in Japan.

Japan’s national broadcaster, NHK, published an apology:

NHK is apologizing after issuing a false alert that said North Korea had probably launched a missile and warned people in Japan to take cover.

The false message was sent in Japanese shortly before 7 PM local time on Tuesday. It went out through the public broadcaster’s Japanese apps and website.

A few minutes later, NHK corrected the wrong information. There are no reports of problems caused by the mistake. NHK says a switching error is to blame.

The incident comes just days after officials in the US state of Hawaii issued a false missile alarm and caused panic.

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Sicherheitslücke: Passwort für Raketenalarm stand monatelang im Internet

Der Fehlalarm wegen eines vermeintlichen Raketenangriffs aus Nordkorea hat ganz Hawaii in Panik versetzt. Nun zeigt sich: Das Passwort für das Warnsystem der Katastrophenschutz-Behörde war seit Monaten im Internet zu finden.

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/cyber-security-the-weakest-link-in-the-security-chain-is-the-human/