Hackers Crack Into Texas Road Sign, Warn of Zombies Ahead

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

[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.

[Eaker]

I know for a fact gunner keeps “Winky” locked up and hobbled!

[glock rocks]

It wern’t Gunner...he’d just blow it up!

You're right there, and there'd be a telltale lemon smell to the remains of the signboard, too.

[glock rocks]

Good Lord. Winky?

[NYTexan]

Don’t ask...don’t tell...

[glock rocks]

You have my word.

[Eaker]

You ought to see what he feeds the lil’ bastard!

[SouthTexas]

Maybe, but I know I’ve seen the door unlocked!

[Eaker]

LOL!

[glock rocks]

I have a feeling we’ve stepped beyond lemon territory. Whoa.

[Starfleet Command]

You are all ignoring one obvious possibility: An actual zombie outbreak was in progress, but was neutralized by our law enforcement specialists, specifically the Special Texas Austin Re-Animated Squad (STARS)

Occam's Razor people. Occam's Razor.

[Squantos]

Yep.....:o)

[BCR #226]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

[glock rocks]

You ought to see what he feeds the lil’ bastard!

I've thought this over and only come to one conclusion: Lemon meringue pie with an M80 candle. I await the photos. I know I'm right on this one.

[SouthTexas]

They said they already fixed it on the news.

We may never know.....

[Squidpup]

[Malsua]

Is that why PennDOT wastes time and sightlines with signs left out displaying the usual nanny-state twaddle such as "Please buckle up" and "Drive Safely?"

That's better than the ones in NJ that often read "Sign Test" One would think any message about the road conditions ahead would also be adequate for a "sign test".

[Darksheare]

I swear it isn’t my fault.
Despite my affiliations with various undead.
;-)

[null and void]

We know you are responsible

for the Zombie Bunny

[Titan Magroyne]

Arm yourselves against the day when it absolutely positively has to be killed... again.

http://www.zombiedefenseforce.com/

[pats Saiga-12 shotgun]