Here’s something a little scary: have you ever thought about what kinds of things hackers could do if they were able to hack into a broadcast network?  Well, a group of Czech hackers did just that.  To prove a point on how easily the media can manipulate the news, this group of hackers inserted a nuclear explosion into a national weather broadcast.  I don’t know about you, but that sure seems to drive a point home (and not a pleasant one either).

A group of Czech artists who inserted a nuclear explosion into a national weather broadcast have been told by a prosecutor they could be sent to jail.

The six hackers are accused of tampering with equipment during a live panoramic shot of mountains last June.

A flash of bright light could be seen followed by a fiery mushroom cloud on the horizon.

The group, who last month won an award from Prague’s National Gallery, face charges of spreading false information.[more]

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