ZOMBIE APOCALYSE!!!!
The US Emergency Alerting System was established in 1997 to allow the President to address the whole nation in the event of disaster. But it was shown to be vulnerable to hackers in February when Montana Television Network's regular programming was interrupted by news of a zombie apocalypse.
The message, which was also played out on a radio station in Michigan, said: "Civil authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and attacking the living." "Follow the messages onscreen that will be updated as information becomes available." "Do not attempt to approach or apprehend these bodies as they are considered extremely dangerous."
Dave Lee, technology reporter, BBC News
Although there was no zombie apocalypse, it did highlight just how vulnerable the system is.
Nicely understated!
While no such alerting system is currently in place in the UK, government trials for a public emergency alert system
are planned for later this year. In the meantime, broadcasters such as the BBC have contingency plans to ensure broadcasts can continue even if key locations are inactive.
Of course, this assumes that their braynz haven't been eaten by zombies.