Hackers Crack Into Texas Road Sign, Warn of Zombies Ahead

Fox News ^ | 1/28/2008 | Joshua Rhett Miller

[Holicheese]

My wife told me not to worry about Zombies. Boy was she ever wrong!

[stainlessbanner]

I like the last one..”kids ok”

[BlueNgold]

So has the FBI recovered the CIP device yet?
This is clearly a warning shot and test run for future disruptive attacks...

Dangit - where’s Jack?????

[Bob]

In all likelihood, the crew will not have changed it [the default password]. However if they did, never fear. Hold “Control” and “Shift” and while holding, enter “DIPY”. This will reset the sign and reset the password to “DOTS” in the process. You’re in!

Quite an impressive programming effort there, at least in terms of security.

[Arrowhead1952]

You know it's bad in Austin when you can goggle images leslie and this is the third to pop up.

[Born to Conserve]

“Those signs are deployed for a reason”

Yes, to give you legal warning that you are entering an enhanced revenue corridor, and that all fines will be doubled to pay for socialist causes.

Damn right “zombies ahead”.

[Responsibility2nd]

They need another Warning Sign.

Watch our for those dammed Skating Zombies from Austin.

[redhead]

OMG!! That’s so PERFECT!

[texmexis best]

Anyone know the cost of these signs?

[girlscout]

LOL!! Too funny and too true!

[Travis T. OJustice]

This is hardly the first time this kind of thing has been tried. Most companies, including the one I work for and all our local competitors, put the passwords in big magic marker right inside the unlocked cover so all the employees can change the sign as needed.

[popdonnelly]

Obama cultists have been sighted.

[hadaclueonce]

Someone knew the Texas legislators were going to starting their semi annual session in a few days.

Zombies indeed.

[Le Chien Rouge]

It’s that “Time of the Season” for Keeping Austin Weird...

I’ll bet Alex Jones did it

[Snickering Hound]

[GovernmentShrinker]

I-hacked.com warns readers not to try to alter the signs, which cost roughly $15,000.

Uh huh. Right after posting step-by-step instructions on how to do it:

According to the blog i-hacked.com, some commercial road signs, including those manufactured by IMAGO's ADDCO division, can be easily altered because their instrument panels are frequently left unlocked and their default passwords are not changed. "Programming is as simple as scrolling down the menu selection," i-hacked.com reports. "Type whatever you want to display … In all likelihood, the crew will not have changed [the password]."

[Sarajevo]

Wow! You admit having been to 6th St on an open forum?..........

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[stuartcr]

Yes, I believe someone does.

[Le Chien Rouge]

[dragonblustar]