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The first intrusion took place at 9:14 p.m. during the sports segment of WGN-TV 's The Nine O'Clock News. Home viewers' screens went black for about fifteen seconds, before footage of a person wearing a Max Headroom mask and sunglasses is displayed.
- November 22, 1987; 35 years ago
- 3 (unidentified)
May 25, 2021 · On November 22, 1987, Chicago TV stations' signals were hijacked by a mysterious masked man in what's now known as the Max Headroom hack. In 1987, Chicago TV stations were overtaken by a masked man who continues to baffle authorities to this day.
Jul 7, 2015 · But 28 short years ago, the term hardly existed–that is, until the Max Headroom Incident. At 9:14PM on November 22, 1987, the regularly scheduled programming at WGN Chicago, a local news...
Nov 22, 2019 · On November 22, 1987, two TV stations in Chicago had their broadcast signals hijacked by someone wearing a Max Headroom mask. In the years since, Redditors have played an integral role in...
Nov 25, 2013 · Max Headroom, which featured the exploits of a TV journalist living in a dystopian future, with a digital alter ego in the form of the title character, debuted on March 31, 1987.
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Nov 23, 2017 · On November 22, 1987 someone—maybe a group of people—hijacked WGN’s signal and interrupted the 9 p.m. news. Hours later, it happened again at another Chicago station. In broadcast history,...
Oct 31, 2014 · It's been nearly 27 years, but the incident remains a mystery. The perpetrators were never caught. Like most of today's acts of cyber-vandalism, the content of Max Headroom interruption was...
