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Images of pornography flashed on televisions across Tucson during last year's Super Bowl.

A crime so serious, the FBI is handling the investigation. It's been one year, but still no arrests.

The material was only viewed by some Tucson-area Comcast customers.

Comcast said the interruption was from a pay per view channel, which was simulcast over the Super Bowl game. It aired during the fourth quarter for about 30 seconds.

Comcast offered upset viewers $10 dollar refunds towards their cable bills.

Although it was not the fault of KVOA, it sparked a flurry of angry calls, and emails, to our newsroom.

For one football fan, one year later, she's still bothered by what she saw.

Lorraine Ferrick says watching TV just isn't the same, "You can't delete it like you can on a computer."

Images of pornography, about 30 seconds worth are still stuck in her head.

"I felt like throwing up," says Ferrick, "It's one year and I love the Super Bowl, but then I get second thoughts, is this going to happen again, how can you prevent this?"

Good question. Here's the easiest way to describe how KVOA gets it's feed, we get it from NBC, and KVOA transmits it to various providers, like Cox, Direct TV, Dish and antenna. Through another fiber wire, Cox then transmits it to Comcast, and that's where the problem happened.

News 4 wanted to see what security changes were made at Comcast and Cox Cable. Not only were our cameras not allowed inside either building, our requests for interviews were denied too.

In a written statement, a spokesperson for Cox Communication tells News 4:

"Security is an evolutionary practice with a constant evaluation of policies, controls, and resources; we are constantly evaluating our practices. In order to preserve the security of our network, we are not able to discuss our practices specifically."

And here's what Comcast had to say:

"We have reviewed all of Comcast Tucson's internal systems as well as other distribution points outside of Comcast, and have strengthened our security systems and procedures. The FBI is in the process of an ongoing investigation."

While that's some relief for Ferrick, she hopes whoever is responsible, is punished to the max.

"For that type of impression on young people's minds I think a good long jail term, time to think about what they did," says Ferrick.

A source tells News 4 that authorities are close to making an arrest. But the FBI wouldn't confirm or deny that statement, telling us "the matter remains an ongoing investigation."