Every one of Dallas’ 156 emergency weather sirens broke into cacophony for more than an hour on Friday.
Ever wonder what the end of the world feels like? #dallas #sirens pic.twitter.com/dvokKWkZ6N
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The sirens, which are meant to warn residents of tornadoes or dangerous storms, were not scheduled to go off, nor was there a glitch; officials say the sirens were hacked.
Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Sergio Caltagirone (@cnoanalysis), director of threat intelligence and analytics at the cybersecurity company Dragos, about the Dallas cyberattack and what it says about broader U.S. infrastructure vulnerability.
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