archive
index

gp originals
google i
google ii
celebrating porn
idiot voters
 

Notice: GeekPress is back up and running, thanks to Paul! It's still a not-so-serious tech news blog, but the format is significantly looser. Diana, having given up programming for philosophy, has her own philosophical blog NoodleFood. More of her work can be found at DianaHsieh.com.

 

Hacker breaks into police radio during suicide negotiations

8:15:43 pm mst / 24 February 2001 found by paul / filed in security / source ABC News 183 hits / 1 comment / 0 e-mails

While Omaha, Nebraska police officers were negotiating with a suicidal man threatening to leap from an overpass, a mysterious hacker broke into the police radio circuit and broadcast the Van Halen song "Jump", blaring lyrics such as "might as well jump... go ahead jump".

The police were not amused.

Comments

This comment board has been retired.

"Hacker" ? by MysteriousStranger 10:16:06 pm mst / 24 February 2001 / # 1

So now any dimbulb with a radio broadcaster thingy is a "hacker"? What the hell am I going for school for?