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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: sionnsar
1,941
posted on
02/28/2009 5:14:28 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: sionnsar
1,942
posted on
02/28/2009 5:15:04 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: sionnsar
Oh crud. Another glitch!!!
1,943
posted on
02/28/2009 5:16:32 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: fanfan
How do you take the keys off a lap top to clean under them?
It is easy to get the caps off of the keys...the hard part is getting them back on.
It is actually easier to replace the keyboard than the key caps. I got one for my wife's Dell on eBay for a penny plus $4.99 S/H.
1,944
posted on
02/28/2009 5:17:34 PM PST
by
NonLinear
( If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.)
To: sionnsar
1,945
posted on
02/28/2009 5:19:54 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: sionnsar
I think that either the master gonkulator or the slab rabostat is bad...
Try it now...
1,946
posted on
02/28/2009 5:21:31 PM PST
by
NonLinear
( If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.)
To: sionnsar
1,947
posted on
02/28/2009 5:22:34 PM PST
by
NonLinear
( If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.)
To: NonLinear
Better to log out completely before piloting a move. Otherwise you might leave something behind.
1,948
posted on
02/28/2009 5:25:35 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: All
1,949
posted on
02/28/2009 5:26:09 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: Monkey Face; Pippin; Grizzled Bear; mainestategop; Mycroft Holmes; Doomonyou; callisto; GregoTX; ...
This is the END of the
Spawn of the Undead Thread: The February Chronicles
Join us at
Spawn of the Undead Thread: The March Chronicles redux
1,950
posted on
02/28/2009 5:27:05 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | REAL Stimulus: Apply paddles, shout "CLEAR!")
To: NonLinear; sionnsar; Monkey Face
Thanks!
I'm going to try Face's method, and if necessary, go from there.
See yall on the new UT tomorrow.
Have a good night!
:-)
1,951
posted on
02/28/2009 5:37:53 PM PST
by
fanfan
(God, Bless America, please.)
To: sionnsar
1,952
posted on
02/28/2009 5:38:41 PM PST
by
fanfan
(God, Bless America, please.)
To: fanfan
1,953
posted on
02/28/2009 5:39:57 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
(A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.)
To: folks; NicknamedBob; sionnsar; Tax-chick; fanfan; Pippin; Darksheare; All
1,954
posted on
03/14/2009 4:17:28 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I've had amnesia as long as I can remember.)
To: Monkey Face
What?... Huh?
Sorry, I was sleeping. Did we move?
1,955
posted on
03/14/2009 4:18:27 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
To: Jet Jaguar
We got locked out of the other one. Maybe because it was Finnish.
Don’t know for sure. I’ll wait a bit before I ping everyone else.
How are things with you?
:o]
1,956
posted on
03/14/2009 4:20:47 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I've had amnesia as long as I can remember.)
To: sionnsar; abigailsmybaby; A CA Guy; airborne; Allegra; Baraonda; callisto; clamper1797; Danae; ...
HEY!
We’ve been evicted! Y’all come back, now!
1,957
posted on
03/14/2009 4:22:33 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I've had amnesia as long as I can remember.)
To: Monkey Face; sionnsar; Tax-chick; fanfan; ThomasThomas; HKMk23; Dead Corpse
Quote:Hackers Crack Into Texas Road Sign, Warn of Zombies Ahead
Who knew?
Who knew that our March edition of the Undead Thread would become Zombified?
1,958
posted on
03/14/2009 4:24:09 PM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
("Of what possible use is it to BE a genius, if you can't even get a bottle of beer open?" NnB to Tn1)
To: NicknamedBob
It WAS a risk, Bro!
It’s hard to kill them...some just keep coming back!
1,959
posted on
03/14/2009 4:25:42 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I've had amnesia as long as I can remember.)
To: Monkey Face
All good here. Quiet day of cleaning and housework. It’s all rainy and foggy and cold outside.
Oh well.
1,960
posted on
03/14/2009 4:31:19 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
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