An unauthorized alert bearing a mysterious message that was sent to cell phones in several states across Brazil on Saturday morning is suspected to be the work of hackers, the Brazilian government said.
Cell phones across several Brazilian states received an unauthorized alert on Saturday morning displaying the word 'misantropi4,' which translates to 'misanthropy.'
Brazil's National Civil Defense warning platform has been temporarily taken offline.
The unauthorized message reached the major cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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