Loose gorilla alert? Electronic road sign hacked

AP /  November 15, 2012
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LOOMIS, Calif. (AP) — A prankster is changing the message on an electronic traffic warning sign in Northern California.

The sign is supposed to tell people that a road in the Placer County city of Loomis will be closed for pipeline construction.

Instead, it read, ‘‘Smoke Weed Everyday’’ last week. The Sacramento Bee reports (http://sacb.ee/ZKeX8l) that it has also read, ‘‘Caution Loose Gorilla!’’

Placer County Water Agency Senior Engineer Tony Firenzi told the Bee it took skill to change the message. The unknown hacker needed a keyboard and had to bypass some systems.end of story marker

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