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Hijacking live broadcasts seems to be one of the ultimate hacker accomplishments. There is something about it that is far more disconcerting than just defacing
by alva 10y ago
Hijacking live broadcasts seems to be one of the ultimate hacker accomplishments. There is something about it that is far more disconcerting than just defacing a webpage. Seems like it would feel far more invasive, popping on your living room tv. Would love to know how much someone like the BBC spend on security, must be huge.
The most famous TV hack, Max Headroom [1] (NSFW), from what I recall involved overriding the terrestrial signal, presumably with very powerful broadcasting hardware. BBC are digital now, so I am surprised they haven't had a successful incident yet.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdgAMYjYSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdgAMYjYSs
- joshstrange 10y agoI came across this a number of years ago and the wiki article is a very interesting read [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_broadcast_signal_intrusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_broadcast_signal_...
- smoyer 10y agoAnd of course there was Captain Midnight! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Midnight_broadcast_signal_intrusion https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Midnight_broadcast_s...
- joshstrange 10y agoAlso a very interesting story but Max Headroom will also stand alone IMHO due to the person never getting caught and the seemingly randomness of the whole thing.