Officials said Saturday afternoon that hacking was to blame for the wave of emergency sirens that blared across the Dallas area early Saturday. According to Dallas public information director Sana Syed, there was no actual emergency.
Officials: Hacking blamed for emergency sirens blaring in Dallas
#Breaking: Hacking blamed for emergency #sirens blaring early Saturday, @CityOfDallas officials say #dallassirens https://t.co/j1Qi1R2qpf
— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) April 8, 2017
Ever wonder what the end of the world feels like? #dallas #sirens pic.twitter.com/dvokKWkZ6N
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City officials said after the sirens began sounding around 11:44 p.m., there was a surge of calls to 911 — the longest wait time was two minutes, KXAS reported. The sirens were turned off at approximately 1:20 a.m., according to the Dallas Morning News.
