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  • Опубликовано: 1 дек 2022
  • Emergency Alert System (EAS) scenario. A Los Angeles-based power grid is attacked by a computer virus spread through a malware program called Pegasus. The power turns on and off in various parts of the urban area. Local authorities warn that it is a cyberattack, and are unsure how long it will take to neutralize the attackers.
    Special thanks to Daniel Nieblas, who wrote the amazing script of this scenario. The story was based on his published article: / interview-with-a-cyber...
    The first EAS tone was made by myself using a Korg Monotron Duo. To create the second one, I used a sampler to sample real EAS tones and remix them into a new one.
    If you enjoy this video, don't forget to like and subscribe and hey why not even leave a comment! :)
    ****This EAS is pure fiction just like in a horror movie. Do not follow any advice from the announcement.****
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  • @NorthStarBlue1
    @NorthStarBlue1 Год назад +813

    What's really scary is that in reality most power grids expand across several states as they're controlled by a single company, so if California went down entirely it would likely take Nevada and New Mexico with it. And given how many critical infrastructure systems are internet-accessible when they really don't need to be for any reason, something like this could happen entirely by accident and not just as a malicious act.

    • @loghart8641
      @loghart8641 Год назад +58

      It has happened back in 2012 some dumbass shut off the switch wrong at a major power grid on the west coast and the hole southwest was down for the evening and night

    • @tigertiger530
      @tigertiger530 Год назад +20

      there are only four grids in the conus/Canada. Texas is the only grid not connected.

    • @osada.Gurkha
      @osada.Gurkha Год назад +7

      Peter griffon

    • @WITCEAS
      @WITCEAS Год назад +12

      All 800+ million people in Europe are all under one power grid. If that power grid fails, 10% of the world population would be without power. Even worse for India, at 18% percent of the world without electricity.

    • @glaze_tpf9791
      @glaze_tpf9791 Год назад

      cali already has regular power outages lmao

  • @catsandfriends5918
    @catsandfriends5918 Год назад +289

    I was in Texas when the winter storm knocked out power for several days. To say things were chaotic is an understatement. I can't imagine what would happen if power was knocked out globally.

    • @newbleppmore7855
      @newbleppmore7855 Год назад +7

      my great grandparents grew up without electricity they seemed fine

    • @aaronbennett5880
      @aaronbennett5880 Год назад +28

      @@newbleppmore7855 Everything back then also didn't run off of electricity. Basically every necessity (medical equipment, cooking, food storage, etc) requires it. So it'd be hell.

    • @sillyperson1610
      @sillyperson1610 Год назад +7

      that happened to me too (i live in Texas) it was weird. i had to had to eat spaghetti that was like grilled cuz the stove wasn’t working

    • @Isaac32322
      @Isaac32322 Год назад +3

      My grandpa grew up on a mountain home in the mountain, so he was used to it. He moved to Texas, and then that happened he was like, " pfff yal are overreacting

    • @coldday23
      @coldday23 Год назад

      Imagine living in Venezuela in early 2019, 2 weeks without electricity, it was horrible

  • @Random_Guy69420
    @Random_Guy69420 Год назад +291

    As a power grid in Lancaster and the Palm desert I can confirm that this is one of the EAS scenarios of all time

  • @Silaosx
    @Silaosx Год назад +56

    I love how this was actually an older computer virus. Combines scenarios and malware into a beautiful mixture.

  • @ScarpawMutt
    @ScarpawMutt Год назад +95

    7:36
    *"The battlefield is your mind, they win when you lose it to the dark"*
    Now _that's_ unsettling

    • @zooted4lyfe
      @zooted4lyfe Год назад +14

      Sounds like something from Psychonauts

    • @toiletgaming817
      @toiletgaming817 Год назад +6

      That thing really made me think what’s out there, in the dark.

    • @DaMusicGamer
      @DaMusicGamer 3 дня назад

      Replying so i can come back to this later. Good quote.

  • @Tsuchigumo880
    @Tsuchigumo880 Год назад +92

    Stuxnet is a highly interesting virus, and I wish that more of the details of its extremely unique function were shown through the alerts. Stuxnet was an extremely "promiscuous" virus with an incredibly targeted payload that would only trigger in extremely specific circumstances- or, in short, it spread itself very aggressively in ways that were difficult to track and that could (in theory) cross "air gaps" (though it was reliant on user error, as most exploits against airgapped systems are). Only when the virus detected that it was running on a system connected to the exact type of computer used to monitor centrifuges would it feed erroneous "good" data on a loop while sending malicious instructions to the centrifuge that would damage it over time.
    That said, I have no doubt that a worrying amount of our infrastructure could be kneecapped quite rapidly by something like Stuxnet, though it wouldn't work quite like this particular scenario makes it out to be. Generally speaking, something like a Stuxnet clone would only be deployable through a known exploit or security vulnerability and would be most effective if we assume that it targets multiple zero-day vulnerabilities. That essentially just means that it takes more time to secure vulnerable computers against the spread of the virus, and if the virus is well-known enough to have a name, that generally means that anti-malware has at the very least begun to catch up. From there, it's on the hackers to either release new variants of the worm that target entirely different vulnerabilities or leverage the information/control they have over infected systems to maintain their chokehold on the power grid.
    As much as I make it sound like this isn't a realistic threat, or however much the above statements "defuse" the threat, it's actually much worse. Such a situation is definitely not impossible- the real cost would be in whatever damage a self-destructive control computer can do to substations and generators, and the time it takes for power companies to replace potentially huge swaths of equipment wholesale. Worse, if not done correctly, they could lose it all over again to one idiot with an infected flash drive. People wouldn't readily understand the nuance of how the virus works and it would likely take a "SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN NOW" announcement to get people to even truly consider taking the right actions. Swift, correct action could end something like this in a week, but a well-prepared team of hackers and the general incompetence of the average person makes it far more likely that something like this would potentially last months. Just think about all the PSN hacks a few years back.

  • @What_718
    @What_718 Год назад +120

    Los Ángeles?
    Pegasus?
    Can’t help but think this was a teensy bit inspired by GTA V
    Great work as always!

    • @blackenedistheend
      @blackenedistheend Год назад +26

      No, Pegasus is a real spyware, and Los Angeles is a real city.

    • @UJustGotGamed
      @UJustGotGamed Год назад +16

      @@blackenedistheend no way, i don't believe this
      they stole Los Santos from GTAV and made it a real thing

    • @blackenedistheend
      @blackenedistheend Год назад +3

      @@UJustGotGamed I know, I was joking about the Los Angeles part

    • @spinolover124
      @spinolover124 Год назад +1

      I feel like it is a tribute to atlas fallout foundation because the same person who made that also made a channel called Pegasus entertainment which think it is an arg

    • @cuckholdsimulator1176
      @cuckholdsimulator1176 Год назад +1

      @@UJustGotGamed GTAV got so popular they made into a real city

  • @melou7971
    @melou7971 Год назад +28

    Your eas videos are already scaring me, so I don’t want to think what would I feel in real life…

    • @Estegosaurio
      @Estegosaurio Год назад +2

      they scare me too, and i also don't want to think what i would feel in real life...

    • @Estegosaurio
      @Estegosaurio 8 месяцев назад

      @targetball134 i'm scared of dying

  • @goldenyoyo0791
    @goldenyoyo0791 Год назад +49

    This stuff terrifies me and makes my heart beat super hard but I just can't stop watching, props to you for you incredible content

  • @user-oj3xr8fy5v
    @user-oj3xr8fy5v Год назад +26

    The scary thing is it's not a monster or anything like that it's something that could actually happen. Really makes me think how much humanity relies on electricity. "The civilisation lasts as long as the power is on""

  • @jimmysirenhead6228
    @jimmysirenhead6228 Год назад +136

    *Newer to the channel, been binging the video catalog and loving what I’m seeing. However I can’t help but feel that in-universe some of these would make more sense as news broadcasts instead of eas, just a minor thing bugging me. Other than that small nitpick it’s nothing but quality from you.*

    • @nospamgaming6682
      @nospamgaming6682 Год назад +3

      better watch the video the genesis on the channel then it'll make sence

    • @16BitDoggo
      @16BitDoggo Год назад +1

      Another channel to watch @SCP Realized

  • @pbj8961
    @pbj8961 Год назад +66

    Wow, your channel has grown quite a bit! Keep the amazing work up!

  • @gwcwfwgwb
    @gwcwfwgwb Год назад +22

    Power failure 5000 wait patiently

  • @ianvolkov
    @ianvolkov Год назад +8

    Alert World back at it again, awesome work!

  • @SashaYein
    @SashaYein Год назад +2

    this is so cool! Realistic scenarios like this are by far my favorite videos of yours to watch. Almost makes me feel like cyberterrorists that use stuxnet controllers could hold an entire state hostage by maybe threatening full nuclear power plant meltdowns, like a worst case scenario of the Iran nuclear program being crippled by stuxnet. Anyways, keep up the awesome work!

  • @Emars118
    @Emars118 Год назад +18

    I was slightly turned off when the government emergency alert started broadcasting what would appear to be classified info about stuxnet on a public broadcast because it felt unrealistic. It was only when the EAS voice started repeating itself that I realized what was going on. That immediately brought me back into the story. Great work on this!

    • @harryballshd
      @harryballshd Год назад +1

      what was going on?

    • @harryballshd
      @harryballshd Год назад +1

      was it the hackers making a fake eas to drive off attention to their virus away?

    • @secunsecun6313
      @secunsecun6313 Год назад

      ​@@harryballshd exactly

    • @finemernop7201
      @finemernop7201 10 месяцев назад

      Bro no those were for government employees only

  • @nuculaisvoidwalker5866
    @nuculaisvoidwalker5866 Год назад +16

    those eas alert noises are scary as hell my god

  • @jpartridge7990
    @jpartridge7990 Год назад +3

    Congratulations, you have the top search for “EAS” on RUclips! 👏🏼

  • @indecisivemess541
    @indecisivemess541 Год назад +1

    HOW WAS I ASLEEP FOR THIS? AMAZING CONTENT MY GUY

  • @skeletonwguitar4383
    @skeletonwguitar4383 Год назад +46

    This is just a daily and ever growing threat, not even fictional
    Each year passes, the more likely this spooky thing would happen :(

    • @portalguy1432
      @portalguy1432 Год назад +6

      wont be likely the power outage will be caused by a malware, maybe a solar flare like a giant solar flare

    • @glaze_tpf9791
      @glaze_tpf9791 Год назад +1

      i live off grid so i will lol at the urbanoids

    • @Japcsali
      @Japcsali Год назад +1

      @@glaze_tpf9791 how are you on youtube?

    • @glaze_tpf9791
      @glaze_tpf9791 Год назад +4

      @@Japcsali i still have solar, batteries and a generator lol

    • @skeletonwguitar4383
      @skeletonwguitar4383 Год назад

      @@glaze_tpf9791 bet you have your own tricked out caravan, self-sustaining garden and rainwater for water supply too

  • @NotAllAloneAgain
    @NotAllAloneAgain Год назад +6

    I love this so much, ty for entertaining me!

  • @rejectedprojects7702
    @rejectedprojects7702 Год назад +9

    This just gets better and better

  • @frozencatcake
    @frozencatcake Год назад +5

    This is very cool please make a part 2!

  • @ruphuloid
    @ruphuloid Год назад +8

    at this point, I watch your videos like I watch the news

  • @spartan5271
    @spartan5271 Год назад +1

    glad youre back with another vid

  • @MrVirtualMachine0
    @MrVirtualMachine0 Год назад

    I like these scenarios! The monochrome look is pretty cool and the animations look really nice! Keep it up! Those alarm sounds, though. It sounds like something out of my fucking nightmares.

  • @SCRM_Railfan
    @SCRM_Railfan Год назад +2

    Yay the first EAS alert to take place here in LA on this channel!
    I'm totally not terrified 😀

  • @anthonycortes868
    @anthonycortes868 Год назад +5

    I was waiting for your next upload! Always great to see your stuff. :)

  • @retigga1
    @retigga1 Год назад +2

    Glad to have my home county, orange mentioned in one of your video

  • @SubaruKei
    @SubaruKei Год назад +9

    Facts: In Los Angelas, I think all of the types of cars will die because there is a battery that powers the radio.

    • @Menace2thaunknown
      @Menace2thaunknown Год назад +1

      and most engines nowdays in 2000's model cars are functioned by computers

  • @dogeclanleader1
    @dogeclanleader1 Год назад +5

    This is very realistic well done comrade

  • @NoUsEr730
    @NoUsEr730 Год назад +1

    Nice a new drop I’m loving it

  • @louiswijaya9361
    @louiswijaya9361 Год назад

    Early and great as always

  • @DerpyEinstein
    @DerpyEinstein Год назад +10

    I love EMPs.
    They got what plants crave!

  • @dusksroboticsandentertainm822
    @dusksroboticsandentertainm822 Год назад

    He makes more!!!! The legend!1!1!1!1

  • @TheRealSteelAlex
    @TheRealSteelAlex Год назад +5

    I wasn’t expecting something like this one, I like it though

  • @spawnofragnarok9267
    @spawnofragnarok9267 Год назад +21

    EAS scenario; SCP 6051 general Winter
    EAS scenario; SCP 008 the zombie plague
    EAS scenario; SCP 4099 we die in the dark
    EAS scenario; SCP 076-jp terror overhead
    EAS scenario; SCP 2863 the starving skeletons

  • @bluePikachu741
    @bluePikachu741 Год назад +2

    I came to this video as I got the notification I hadn't watch the video while I'm doing this but I know it will be a good one like the rest of the videos from alert world^^ (edit: ya I was right very good video!!^^)

  • @theunitedkingdom5202
    @theunitedkingdom5202 Год назад +2

    This is really scary because most power grids are connected so it will take down lots more people than just one place. Also that federal alarm and national alert sound are really good , they really sent chills down my spine.

  • @mcflurryfrostie
    @mcflurryfrostie Год назад +6

    Wasn't there a massive power outage in North Carolina recently? Crazy man. Its only a matter of time before this scenario happens for real, if it hasn't already.

    • @jackvankirk8552
      @jackvankirk8552 Год назад +1

      Yeah, it was deliberate. Someone shot the power substations. Our infrastructure is alarmingly fragile.

    • @corpusschristi
      @corpusschristi Год назад +2

      it happened to my town recently for a few minutes and EVERYTHING was down, not even dunkin donuts was open :(

  • @Nexo_mapping
    @Nexo_mapping Год назад

    I swear this guy makes eas scenarios about anything

  • @Thesmilingmonkey215
    @Thesmilingmonkey215 Год назад +6

    Love these videos I’ve been watching them since the scp ones for future videos please have a conclusion to the situations

    • @bigmanlikesturtles9476
      @bigmanlikesturtles9476 Год назад

      Thats explained in the 100,k special. All these scenarios are made by aliens

    • @Thesmilingmonkey215
      @Thesmilingmonkey215 Год назад

      @@bigmanlikesturtles9476 what no how

    • @bigmanlikesturtles9476
      @bigmanlikesturtles9476 Год назад

      @@Thesmilingmonkey215 watch the 100k sub special

    • @CreeperITA104
      @CreeperITA104 4 месяца назад

      ​@@bigmanlikesturtles9476well actually i don't think they make them, i think they are broadcasting them by watching into the future?

  • @likkenamie7300
    @likkenamie7300 Год назад +11

    wow, I am really inspired can you show a video on how you make these I really want to see it or maybe a tutorial?

  • @tylerodonnell6618
    @tylerodonnell6618 Год назад +18

    This is a great video like always, but in case something like this ever happens, the systems can reset themselves and wipe their storage of any malware. Anyways, this was still very entertaining, and keep up the great work!

    • @Japcsali
      @Japcsali Год назад +2

      That's really not how it works

    • @tylerodonnell6618
      @tylerodonnell6618 Год назад

      @@Japcsali it is? you can research it. Things similar to this have happened like this around the world in the past.

    • @drugleman601
      @drugleman601 Год назад

      youd basically have to reconstruct the internet from the ground up im assuming, which doesnt seem particularly feasible

  • @k166trooper5
    @k166trooper5 Год назад +1

    Hey can you make Lizard People EAS Alarm Part 2? Also if you can I would like to see the British EAS Alarm with really anything Pls. Keep Up the Good Work

  • @MariaRivera-rd5pf
    @MariaRivera-rd5pf Год назад

    I love your video

  • @kade9012
    @kade9012 Год назад

    the ending was fucking awesome bro

  • @NY-344
    @NY-344 Год назад +7

    This is getting interesting and more interesting

  • @k6yframe393
    @k6yframe393 Год назад

    These alarms getting WAYYY better

  • @Chase92488
    @Chase92488 Год назад +2

    pogchamp upload

  • @DatDermicio
    @DatDermicio Год назад

    I love this video.. i don't know which emergency alert to trust.

  • @crystalparadise2731
    @crystalparadise2731 Год назад +5

    This scared me cause my Internet just went out lol

  • @oddball119
    @oddball119 Год назад

    I find this as an inspiration to learn how to code and how to hack. Thank you for giving me ideas.

  • @furiousdestroyer2.050
    @furiousdestroyer2.050 3 месяца назад +1

    Funny how I watched this yesterday and then the cell service went out nationwide

  • @xenomorphtestifyingincourt7412
    @xenomorphtestifyingincourt7412 Год назад +3

    Love the videos,would join the patrion If I wasn't poor af

  • @Zamurkai
    @Zamurkai Год назад

    Well... This had some interesting timing.

  • @theaeronshow2023
    @theaeronshow2023 Год назад

    This is a reminder of a nightmare I had. I hope this doesn't happen for real, or I'm outta this world.

  • @zachsvoid3500
    @zachsvoid3500 Год назад

    For your next eas you should do a scp 096 breach if you havent! I think itd be pretty scary,like how the face in the window made me scared of windows for a few days after watching it

  • @Jam-qh1xi
    @Jam-qh1xi Год назад +1

    Bro this is god foreshadowing the future.

  • @the_thousand_wunk_stare
    @the_thousand_wunk_stare Год назад +11

    can you do a one where demons invade earth kinda like DOOM

  • @TheBigYosh
    @TheBigYosh Год назад +3

    Idea: Tower of Babel type disaster (all languages mixed up)

  • @paranixan
    @paranixan Год назад +2

    “no power, just like home!”
    -Nikolai Blenski

  • @erenjeager5290
    @erenjeager5290 Год назад +2

    Highly advise you prolong these emergency alerts. Instead of concluding one story in one video, make a part two or three (wouldn’t go past four). Keep the attention of your fans bro

  • @Commando_XII
    @Commando_XII Год назад

    Alert Senario i would love to see you make one where it says that the moon is killing people but can you make so its in the 1990's (idk it the 90's just scares me)
    Also i know theres a small chance you will see this since your very huge on RUclips so yea.

  • @avery1002
    @avery1002 Год назад +1

    Nice👍

  • @redacted9034
    @redacted9034 Год назад

    Amazing

  • @elijahwatson3565
    @elijahwatson3565 Год назад

    This video scared me because as a Floridian kid who is afraid of everything creepy we had a power surge like a week back when I first watched it

  • @derginadaydream
    @derginadaydream 10 месяцев назад +1

    The siren for alert 2 got me like💃💃💃

  • @Voodoo18393
    @Voodoo18393 Год назад

    It Uploaded During my Birthday 😀

  • @spartanmapping333
    @spartanmapping333 Год назад

    Babe wake up a new Alert World just dropped

  • @daleguest9195
    @daleguest9195 Год назад +2

    You should do an EAS Scenario About SCP 001 "When Day Breaks"

  • @ponponpatapon9670
    @ponponpatapon9670 Год назад +5

    2:15 Banger Alert

  • @R3sulExperimental
    @R3sulExperimental Год назад +2

    Make a Black Mesa Incedent EAS Scenario. That would be cool

  • @portalguy1432
    @portalguy1432 Год назад +2

    make a half life 2 eas scenario, would be cool to see

  • @pbnj8638
    @pbnj8638 Год назад

    What scared me it that I live in Bakersfield and every time I hear it's name on the internet randomly I get hella shocked

  • @MOLDYBREAD_XD
    @MOLDYBREAD_XD Год назад

    yayy another one

  • @AkivaB
    @AkivaB Год назад +2

    The funniest part is that Pegasus is a targeted spyware that can only be used on chosen targets not a large scale malware that can be used on the public and is not suited for anything close to large scale attacks
    If you mean stuxnet then it's also not suited for large scale attacks as it is only designed to *slowly* break centrifuges
    Now it just feels like a horror movie about 8200

  • @Random_Cheliik
    @Random_Cheliik Год назад +2

    How I see when the lights off:

  • @toastedbread6315
    @toastedbread6315 Год назад

    the fact that there is somthing like this going on in virgina is kinda scary

  • @ineedbackup4253
    @ineedbackup4253 Год назад +2

    The funny thing.The green writings and animations are made in PowerPoint.

  • @foxyplayzstuff
    @foxyplayzstuff Год назад

    No what really scary is losing your Internet

  • @pianojay5974
    @pianojay5974 Год назад +1

    This actually almost happened a few months ago but Instead of a Cyberattack It was more like a heaterattack it was SOOOOOO HOT! 😥

  • @BraincellsRealm
    @BraincellsRealm Год назад +2

    2:20 That's an epic beat

  • @anthonyrufino9271
    @anthonyrufino9271 Год назад

    Hey so I think you might not know show (if it does become one)but can you make a eas about learning with Pibby

  • @angrybodiblog9380
    @angrybodiblog9380 Год назад

    We're literally close to Lancaster because I live in Palmdale

  • @TheIronDiamond
    @TheIronDiamond Год назад +5

    Hey alert world can you please do some creepypasta EAS alerts, not saying this is bad or anything because it is far from that but I don’t feel like it is as scary as other alerts you have done it’s ok if you can’t do them but I feel like it would be so much scarier if it’s something out of control and spooky. Just my opinion bit keep up the great videos!

  • @ttfyppgaming7160
    @ttfyppgaming7160 Год назад

    the thing is, if there was a blackout, you wouldnt be able to see or hear this stuff because there is no power

  • @javorisscott4288
    @javorisscott4288 Год назад +1

    Goku grabbing a ball of pure energy the size of a star: you underestimate me

  • @officialdakari
    @officialdakari 19 дней назад

    the scariest thing that pegasus is a real malware 💀

  • @holeshimmer
    @holeshimmer Год назад +2

    The scariest part is, mostly all electrical grids are connected ALL OVER THE US. if Los Angeles went out they will take THE WHOLE US. (Except Hawaii and Alaska and Puerto Rico, of course and texas)

    • @Fido-vm9zi
      @Fido-vm9zi Год назад

      Should work on self-reliance & a reality based & tangible back up

  • @andreiinthedesktopworld1178
    @andreiinthedesktopworld1178 2 дня назад

    “Do not download files from unknown sources”
    Me, trying to get office for my Windows XP VM:

  • @Caca_vr
    @Caca_vr Год назад

    Whenever I watch these videos I start myself because I’m not scared of anything but eas alarm creep me out

  • @honeybalmes
    @honeybalmes Год назад +1

    is alert world monetized again? i'm subscribed to them but barely go on youtube so it's nice to see them posting again

  • @charlieedmonds8240
    @charlieedmonds8240 Год назад

    Idea for next eas alert bio geological event like a living tumour infection that is slowly removing and replacing land

  • @AsoGamer33
    @AsoGamer33 11 месяцев назад +1

    this is a sad day for everyone
    but the gamers will be the most sad

  • @BLAZEGUY2007
    @BLAZEGUY2007 Год назад

    Hey uhm, can you try doing an EAS that takes place in Indonesia if you can? Thanks!

  • @JeremiahsFiles
    @JeremiahsFiles Год назад

    That reminds me of the cyberattack in Call of Duty Black Ops 2.

  • @Bonelessduh
    @Bonelessduh Год назад

    u should make one about one of the events of half life (Xen creatures or the 7 hour war)

  • @kittenzrulz2314
    @kittenzrulz2314 Год назад +2

    Will there be a part 2? I want to see some of the "politically charged" broadcasts from the terrorists, not to justify them but rather to add to the story. Are they Anarchist, do they have a goal?

  • @chaseelliottfanboy9952
    @chaseelliottfanboy9952 Год назад

    you should do one about SCP- 3640 :D