EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 3 MIN
The FCC’s Latest Alert and the Importance of Protecting the Airwaves
from Womble Perspectives · host Womble Bond Dickinson
In this episode, we're talking about a critical alert from the Federal Communications Commission: the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has issued a Public Notice after a recent wave of cybersecurity intrusions targeting radio broadcasters. And these weren’t harmless pranks. Attackers managed to broadcast obscene materials and even actual or simulated Emergency Alert System tones. That’s a serious disruption. Not just for stations, but for public trust in emergency communications. Read the articleFCC Alerts Broadcasters of Cybersecurity ThreatAbout the authorsF. Reid AvettStephen T. Sharbaugh
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In this episode, we're talking about a critical alert from the Federal Communications Commission: the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has issued a Public Notice after a recent wave of cybersecurity intrusions targeting radio broadcasters. And these weren’t harmless pranks. Attackers managed to broadcast obscene materials and even actual or simulated Emergency Alert System tones. That’s a serious disruption. Not just for stations, but for public trust in emergency commun...
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