ETECSA Acknowledges that Sending the False Seismic Alert in Cuba Was a 'Human Error'
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Facebook Twitter/X WhatsApp On August 18, in the afternoon hours, users from various parts of the country received messages on their mobile phones with an earthquake alert. In this regard, the Civil Defense issued a statement clarifying that it was not real. Immediately, an investigation was started to identify the origin of the incident and, from having the final result, it was determined that the messages were broadcast due to a technical – hu…
The state company recognizes a “technical-human error,” as the scientific journal ‘Youth Technique’ had put forward.
ETECSA acknowledges that the false earthquake alert that caused panic in #Cuba was caused by a "technical-human error" during a test, and maintains that it "is implementing actions" to prevent it from happening again.
The Cuban Telecommunications Company (Etecsa) reported this Friday that the messages sent to mobile phone users in several areas of Cuba with the supposed earthquake alert were due to a technical-human error. According to Etecsa, after the incident an investigation was started to identify their origin and, from having the final result, it was determined that the error was generated by specialists who carried out tests on the telecommunications n…
ETECSA acknowledged that the false seismic alert of August 18 was a technical-human error of its own specialists. Cubans denounce various impacts generated by collective panic. The company only admitted the failure after being denied by Google.
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