A hoax 'alien invasion' alert in Brazil caused panic and amusement, revealing vulnerabilities in emergency systems. Authorities are investigating the breach.

Imagine receiving an alert on your phone from a government agency at night, warning you about an alien attack, when you have barely made it onto your bed. That is what happened to thousands of ...

A hack on Brazil's Civil Defense system blasted fake alien invasion alerts to seven cities, exposing the same WEA flaw the FCC will vote to patch on Thursday.

Panic Erupts in Brazil In Brazil, chaos ensued around 1 AM when thousands received a chilling alert on their mobile devices. The message read, “Humans, we have arrived”, prompting widespread fear and ...

Brazilians woke up today to a strange alert sent to their phones, the emergency alert was purported to be sent from aliens, warning them that ...

A hacker group infiltrated Brazil's national emergency alert system during the night of June 19-20, 2026, sending false alerts to residents of at least seven cities claiming an 'imminent alien attack.

Thousands of Brazilians received emergency alerts in the middle of the night warning of an "alien attack." Users received a flurry of push notifications mimicking government emergency alerts. It was ...