[SGVLUG] [OT] (somewhat) -- "hackers" change a road-sign in Texas...

[Miguel Hernandez]

That´s awesome! Reminds me of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force marketing stunt
from a couple years back ;)
http://www.lostremote.com/2007/01/31/boston-panics-doesnt-realize-prank-is-from-adult-swim/

--miguel

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Emerson, Tom (*IC) <
Tom.Emerson at wbconsultant.com> wrote:

> Details in the link below, but the gist of it is that some "hackers"
> physically broke-into one of the electronic road signs you see near
> construction sites and the like [they cut the padlock] and changed the
> wording to be something humorous instead of "expect delays - Feb 1 to
> Feb 5" or something equally dull.
>
> Buried in the sub-text of the article is the fact that they also
> "logically" broke in [brute-forced or simply guessed at a "standard"
> password] to the computer that controlled the display, and in so doing
> committed a computer crime that is considered a "class C misdemeanor" --
> further, the contention is made that they "endangered public safety"
> [despite the fact that by changing the sign, roadside traffic cameras
> confirmed that traffic slowed to read the sign -- I'm guessing more than
> they would have if the sign were un-altered]
>
> http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/Road_signs_warn_of_zombies
>
>
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