In a photo provided by WGME/TV, a sign at a road construction site was changed by a hacker to read "Warning Zombies Ahead!" in Portland, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. It originally read "Night work 8 pm-6 am. Expect delays." Drivers may have gotten a chuckle out of an electronic message board in Maine warning of zombies, but city officials were not amused. (AP Photo/Jeff Peterson, WGME/TV)
Maine drivers warned of zombie danger
In a photo provided by WGME/TV, a sign at a road construction site was changed by a hacker to read "Warning Zombies Ahead!" in Portland, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. It originally read "Night work 8 pm-6 am. Expect delays." Drivers may have gotten a chuckle out of an electronic message board in Maine warning of zombies, but city officials were not amused. (AP Photo/Jeff Peterson, WGME/TV)
Portland Press Herald /
October 12, 2012
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Drivers may have gotten a chuckle out of an electronic message board in Maine warning of zombies, but city officials were not amused.
The sign at a Portland road construction site was changed by a hacker to read ‘‘Warning Zombies Ahead!’’ on Wednesday morning. It originally read ‘‘Night work 8 pm-6 am. Expect delays.’’
City spokeswoman Nicole Clegg says the signs are a safety precaution and changing it could have led to driver distraction.
She tells The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/SSDZ51) tampering with a safety device is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
She says it’s not clear who changed the sign, but it’s not the first time it has happened.
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Information from: Portland Press Herald, http://www.pressherald.com
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