Categories: ThecounT

Hawaii Emergency Agency That Screwed Up Alert Has Another Scandal Brewing

On Saturday, people in Hawaii were awakened by a terrifying false alert about an inbound missile. Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency has said a worker clicked the wrong item in a drop-down menu and sent it, and that its system was not hacked.

“It was a mistake made during a standard procedure at the changeover of a shift, and an employee pushed the wrong button,” Gov. David Ige said.

But a photo from July that recently resurfaced on Twitter has raised questions about the agency’s cybersecurity practices.

In it, the agency’s operations officer poses in front of a battery of screens. Attached to one is a password written on a Post-it note.

read more

THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

this is why i'm hot

Recent Posts

Gabriel Bishop GoFundMe: Young Motorcyclist Was ‘Gentle, Caring Person’

BUTLER, PA. (THECOUNT) -- Gabriel Bishop GoFundMe: Authorities have now confirmed the identity of the…

6 days ago

Brittney Griner SPEAKS First Time Since Jailed In Russian Prison

PHOENIX, AZ. (THECOUNT) -- WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was released from Russian imprisonment in…

6 days ago

Britney Spears ‘On Edge Of Collapse’ Mentally And Financially Claim Insiders

ORLANDO, FL. (THECOUNT) -- Sources with direct knowledge claim Britney Spears is facing "serious danger,"…

6 days ago

Country Singer Zach Bryan SHOWS UP! Jumps In To Help With OK Tornado Cleanup

ELKHORN, OK. (THECOUNT) -- Amidst the aftermath of Friday's storm, country singer and songwriter Zach…

7 days ago

Oh No! Toby Keith Has Passed Away

It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to Toby Keith, the iconic country…

3 months ago

Suzanne Somers Dead At 76

LOS ANGELES, CA. (THECOUNT) -- Suzanne Somers, perhaps best known for her breakout role on…

7 months ago