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Hackers Crack Into Texas Road Sign, Warn of Zombies Ahead
Fox News ^
| 1/28/2008
| Joshua Rhett Miller
Posted on 01/28/2009 10:29:13 AM PST by Domandred
Transportation officials in Texas are scrambling to prevent hackers from changing messages on digital road signs after one sign in Austin was altered to read, "Zombies Ahead."
Chris Lippincott, director of media relations for the Texas Department of Transportation, confirmed that a portable traffic sign at Lamar Boulevard and West 15th Street, near the University of Texas at Austin, was hacked into during the early hours of Jan. 19.
"It was clever, kind of cute, but not what it was intended for," said Lippincott, who saw the sign during his morning commute. "Those signs are deployed for a reason — to improve traffic conditions, let folks know there's a road closure."
"It's sort of amusing, but not at all helpful," he told FOXNews.com.
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TOPICS: US: Texas; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: austin; dot; hacked; hacker; hackers; janeausten; keepaustinweird; kitteh; molassesmiasma; monkeyfacerules; nazi; nazizombies; penguinhumor; posted20timesalready; prank; pranks; sign; sionnsar; texas; texasdot; theendisnear; universityoftexas; zombies; zombiesahead; zombiethread
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To: Monkey Face
They need some Assertiveness Training from Wednesday.
461
posted on
02/06/2009 9:37:49 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Global leadership means never having to say you're sorry." ~IBD)
To: Tax-chick
If they were human, I’d call it The Whammy, of Li’l Abner fame. Yah. Like that.
462
posted on
02/06/2009 9:39:38 AM PST
by
Monkey Face
(Corduroy pillows: They're making headlines!)
To: Tax-chick
Yikes.
The outdoor manx told me “Brrrip?”
I haven’t yet been yelled at.
463
posted on
02/06/2009 3:59:01 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Hi, I'm D-sheare, and I am proud to inform you of your Impending Typos!)
To: Darksheare
464
posted on
02/06/2009 4:01:49 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
(Corduroy pillows: They're making headlines!)
To: Monkey Face
465
posted on
02/06/2009 4:11:58 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Hi, I'm D-sheare, and I am proud to inform you of your Impending Typos!)
To: Darksheare
It’s looking dark enough out there for some awesome rain. Just what drunk folks need on a Friday night in LV...
Glad I’m staying home!
466
posted on
02/06/2009 4:22:22 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
(Corduroy pillows: They're making headlines!)
To: Monkey Face
467
posted on
02/06/2009 4:32:58 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Hi, I'm D-sheare, and I am proud to inform you of your Impending Typos!)
To: Darksheare
I saw a train today. It wasn’t moving at the time. Just over a 100 long. All of them were engines.
468
posted on
02/06/2009 7:37:29 PM PST
by
ThomasThomas
( Accept it, there is no except after in math.)
To: ThomasThomas
Good morning. I guess a manufacturer or rail company was moving engines.
469
posted on
02/07/2009 4:25:25 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Global leadership means never having to say you're sorry." ~IBD)
To: Tax-chick
470
posted on
02/07/2009 4:27:21 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Global leadership means never having to say you're sorry." ~IBD)
To: Tax-chick
471
posted on
02/07/2009 4:30:53 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(It's getting harder and harder to distinguish those ululations of joy from primal screams of anguish)
To: NicknamedBob
472
posted on
02/07/2009 4:50:38 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Global leadership means never having to say you're sorry." ~IBD)
To: Tax-chick
Iz alwayz help 2 hav sum 1 whul lissen.
473
posted on
02/07/2009 4:59:24 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(It's getting harder and harder to distinguish those ululations of joy from primal screams of anguish)
To: NicknamedBob
That’s what makes FR such a pop sensation! Now I need to go check a bunch of people’s chores to see if they get breakfast.
474
posted on
02/07/2009 5:01:36 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Global leadership means never having to say you're sorry." ~IBD)
To: Tax-chick; NicknamedBob; Darksheare; ThomasThomas; sionnsar; fanfan; Dead Corpse; All
Iz help to hav FRenz, 2.
*Hugz*
475
posted on
02/07/2009 6:44:05 AM PST
by
Monkey Face
(Corduroy pillows: They're making headlines!)
To: Tax-chick
476
posted on
02/07/2009 8:07:50 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(What would a free man do?)
To: Dead Corpse
477
posted on
02/07/2009 11:16:50 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("Global leadership means never having to say you're sorry." ~IBD)
To: Dead Corpse; Tax-chick
Was that a pirate movie, or a zombie movie?
478
posted on
02/07/2009 12:39:57 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(It's getting harder and harder to distinguish those ululations of joy from primal screams of anguish)
To: NicknamedBob; Monkey Face; Tax-chick; All
hi all. back in the country - st houston airport. no internet all trip until last ten minutes of meeting. laptop just quit and i have another trip monday. a bit of stress-on trip out learned of teleconf and had to find prepaid german cellphone. got ome in time. boarding plane for home soon.
479
posted on
02/07/2009 2:24:04 PM PST
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sionnsar
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To: sionnsar
I love your cryptic missives!!
Write on!
Stay safe!
480
posted on
02/07/2009 2:58:07 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
(Corduroy pillows: They're making headlines!)
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