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'Zombie Alert' Also Aired In Michigan; Hacking Traced To Overseas Source

OK, we're pretty sure this isn't real. (A 1012 Halloween-related festival in Georgia.)
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OK, we're pretty sure this isn't real. (A 1012 Halloween-related festival in Georgia.)

It wasn't just that got hacked on Monday by someone who broadcast an emergency alert that " ."

were also victims of this zombie prank. There, the alert came on the air during a later afternoon broadcast of Barney.

Now, the Michigan stations say the hack has been traced "to an overseas source."

We'll watch for reports from elsewhere.

, "hacking the emergency alert system is funny until it's not" and people react to news that isn't true � or don't trust an alert that's for real.

Meanwhile, our friend Linda Holmes over at Monkey See looks at this from another angle:

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