Suspected hacker sends unauthorized alert across Brazil

Brazil's government suspects a hacking ​attack triggered an unauthorized ‌alert sent to cell phones across parts of the ​country early on ​Saturday.

In a statement, the National ⁠Protection and Civil ​Defense Secretariat said the country's ​citizens' notification system was taken offline at around 1:30 a.m. ​local time (0430 GMT) ​after a message containing the word "misanthropy" - ‌meaning ⁠hatred of humanity - was sent to users in several states.

The unauthorized alert, ​which ​was ⁠ordered remotely, will be handed to the ​Federal Police for ​investigation, ⁠and the notification system will be restored as ⁠soon ​as possible, according ​to the statement.

-Reuters