CNN got hacked it seems

[Animedude5555]

And in a big way. For a half hour, the normal programming on CNN last night got replaced with hardcore porn according to this news story http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/cnn-accidentally-airs-30-minutes-of-non-stop-hardcore-porn-a7439371.html. Though it's not known how this occurred, my best guess is hacking. As with most other electronics today, the control panels at TV stations that operate the various video feeds I think are probably connected to the internet. This would allow reporters in the field to switch the feed to their camera if something suddenly came up that was news worthy (such as if the camera man witnessed a terrorist attack on the way while he was driving to some other place where he had been planning to be filming some other planned news story like covering the current crime statistics or something). My guess is that some hacker somehow discovered this unlisted IP address (no normal URL available, because studio control panels wouldn't be on any DNS server) of the CNN TV studio's control panels, and replaced the intended video feed with a porn video as a prank.

[Light Y]

Glad to hear it. You have made my day :)

[La Féline]

What i dont got with those is, since its probably somehow planned and not a spur of the moment hack, why are they never original? Hardcore porn, why? Its America, even tho people act indignant, theyve seen worse. Why not go for a spooky message about conspiracies, a fake alien feed or a ghostly voice?

[PictureGuy]

Probably hacked by Donald's friends in the Kremlin.

[Animedude5555]

What i dont got with those is, since its probably somehow planned and not a spur of the moment hack, why are they never original? Hardcore porn, why? Its America, even tho people act indignant, theyve seen worse. Why not go for a spooky message about conspiracies, a fake alien feed or a ghostly voice?

I have heard of worse hack pranks before, just not ones that affected a TV station. There was this one guy who's office computer got hacked and the hacker put child porn on his computer, and the guy ended up arrested. He was acquitted in court though when he was able to provided evidence that his computer had been hacked.