Agency flags hijacks of insecure studio-to-transmitter gear after attackers pipe in fake alerts and vulgar audio Malicious intruders have hijacked US radio gear to turn emergency broadcast tones into ...

NEW ORLEANS — In your Breakdown: How to make sure Wireless Emergency Alerts on your phone are turned on. WEA alerts will sound on all phones in a specific area. They’re sent by authorized government ...

During the catastrophic flash flooding in Texas, many residents were asleep just after 4 a.m. when the National Weather Service in Austin sent out a flash flood emergency bulletin. "This is a FLASH ...

The NWS issued weather alerts for Washington residents on Wednesday due to, what they’re predicting to be, “record-breaking ...

In the event of severe weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies, receiving accurate information from official sources in a timely manner can be life-saving. Your smartphone can alert you to ...

If a wildfire or flood hit Boulder County tomorrow, some folks might hear a siren warning of coming danger. Others might get a text alerting them to the forthcoming emergency. Others might get a call ...

As we enter peak hurricane season, some members of Congress are sounding the alarm on how Americans receive communication during an emergency. The U.S. House’s Energy and Commerce Subcommittee held a ...

Cell phones across Houston will ping with an Amber Alert-style warning at 11 a.m. Friday as city officials test the emergency messaging system. "This (wireless emergency alert) message would be for a ...

In his first press conference after the deadly floods last weekend, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said unequivocally that the area did not have an emergency alert system. “We have no warning system,” he ...

A cybersecurity attack against an emergency notification system may have compromised personal data across the country.

The Maricopa County will test Palo Verde Generating Station's emergency systems on December 4, including sirens and a ...

85 million smartphones will go off at once at 3 p.m. on September 7 as part of the United Kingdom's emergency alert test. This is part of the trial of the country's emergency warning system. This ...