Hawaii gov: I wanted to tell everyone nuke alert was fake – I just forgot my password

Hawaii gov: I wanted to tell everyone nuke alert was fake – I just forgot my password

8 years ago
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/24/hawaii_governor_forgot_twitter_password_nuclear_attack/

Red faces over Hawaii’s false nuke alert got even redder this week, as the governor admitted he knew it was a mistake – but couldn’t alert citizens because he didn't know his Twitter password.

A state of panic ensued in the state on January 13, after a slip of the finger in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency sent all residents with a smartphone scrambling for cover after receiving this message: