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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: Dead Corpse
To: Domandred
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:38:14 AM PST
by
fatima
To: 1riot1ranger; Action-America; Aggie Mama; Alkhin; Allegra; American72; antivenom; Antoninus II; ...
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:38:33 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Obama thinks spending tax $ on abortions in Mexico helps more than controlling illegal imigration)
To: tx_eggman
Ping for Austin hijinx. pretty hilarious.
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:38:35 AM PST
by
SpinnerWebb
(mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves)
To: Domandred
Finally, a hacker trick that’s funny.
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:39:11 AM PST
by
GOPJ
(Corrupt business decisions get bailed-out. Why should I play by the rules?FReeper-pierrem15)
To: Domandred
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:40:11 AM PST
by
null and void
(We are now in day 9 of our national holiday from reality.)
To: Domandred
"Those signs are deployed for a reason Yes, and the reason is to allow state legislators to funnel money to campaign contributors who own electronic sign companies.
Zombies Ahead!
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:40:37 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Domandred
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:40:55 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(What would a free man do?)
To: Domandred
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:41:27 AM PST
by
Leg Olam
(I have a dream that one day, chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned)
To: VanillaBlizzard
More like, “BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA”
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:41:47 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(What would a free man do?)
To: boocoowell
I saw one in LA that said “Flooded when wet”
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:42:16 AM PST
by
null and void
(We are now in day 9 of our national holiday from reality.)
To: boocoowell; Domandred
All Interstates approaching DC should have signs reading:
Danger: OBOTS Ahead!
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:42:40 AM PST
by
lightman
(Adjutorium nostrum (+) in nomine Domini.)
To: Domandred
I'm surprised it was even legible. If it was on a sign around here, it would read: Z BI S AH D
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:43:26 AM PST
by
FoxInSocks
(B. Hussein Obama: Central Planning Czar)
To: Dead Corpse
Now that I have a garage in my new house I think I’m gonna make one of those Emergency Zombie Defense Stations next to the work bench :).
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:43:42 AM PST
by
Domandred
(Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
To: ValerieTexas; txflake; basil; BJClinton; lormand
I heard about this on Jeff’s show yesterday evening, just before the 6 PM news. Must be referring to all the Hussein voters.
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:44:29 AM PST
by
Arrowhead1952
(Dissent is patriotic - Hussein is not and will never be my president.)
To: Domandred
I too have been to Autsin.
There are indeed Zombies there.
And they party hard on 6th St.
To: Domandred; basil; Arrowhead1952; Slings and Arrows; Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:46:01 AM PST
by
txhurl
(Welcome home, W.)
To: Domandred
To: Domandred
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:47:56 AM PST
by
Pistolshot
("Democrats don't show respect, they just demand respect " - ClearCase_guy)
To: bellas_sister
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:48:09 AM PST
by
Deb
(Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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