Shanghai-based Xinmin Evening News was recently reported to have said on Sohu.com that some hackers allegedly hacked satellite TV signals in southern China to broadcast anti-government messages. As a result of the hacking, viewers started complaining that their TV screens remained blank for about two hours or displayed anti-government messages for 30 to 40 seconds evening.
The report didn’t explain the content of the messages aired in Guangdong province. While, TV station operators revealed viewers that hackers might have taken control of their satellites, added by the report. A receptionist who responded the phone at a cable TV operator in Guangdong maintained the occurrence is related to a satellite trouble that has been fixed.
