Hackers create Zombies Ahead highway signs – Houston Chronicle
Apparent slacker hackers with time to kill brought a raised eyebrow or two to the faces of motorists at a busy Austin intersection.
Electronic signs intended to warn motorists of construction near the intersection of Lamar and Martin Luther King boulevards were changed Wednesday to warn of “Zombies Ahead Run for your lives”
The two signs are about a half mile west of the University of Texas campus.
Man, that is really getting tired. Like Rick rolling.
Much better article from CNN here, including a helpful sidebar, “Your guide to the undead”.
http://kxan.com/dpp/news/Road_signs_warn_of_zombies
[Please drop the WWW from URLs as WordPress doesn’t display it properly. – ed.]
Article is a little light on details, I’m curious to know how they compromised the security – did they hack in through a WAN connection or break inot a node?
SWEET!!!!!
Zoey! Louis! Francis!! Get in here!!!
Thank goodness I have my Zombie plan in place. It’s to cold were I am for the Zombies to thrive this time of year.
Maybe the sign was telling the truth.
The University of Texas is a “Liberal” Arts school…
Bob Hope said it best!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RWpU8sX10_4
Art Bell I live by the river and almost every night there are UFOS at the local golf course
the how-to guide for hacking the password on these machines showed up on the web a few days ago. its pretty easy and straight forward. im sure it wont stay that way for long.
http://hackaday.com/2009/01/24/road-sign-hacking/
the how-to guide for hacking the password on these machines showed up on the web a few days ago. its pretty easy and straight forward. im sure it wont stay that way for long.
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/274/48/
#3 “Article is a little light on details, I’m curious to know how they compromised the security – did they hack in through a WAN connection or break inot a node?”
According to the article, they got physical access and used the default password. Manufacturer recommended cities to change the password and pad lock the door on the control panel. No more hackerish than rearranging letters on a church sign.
I wonder if it was these zombies?
http://i33.tinypic.com/rig45x.jpg
Note the most prominent zombie in the zombie parade. It’s the best zombie costume I’ve ever seen.
# 9 adderx99 said, “the how-to guide for hacking the password on these machines…”
Actually. This doesn’t tell you how to “hack the password”. It just tells you what the manufacturer default password is…
Of all the things they could have done with that sign, at least this one is funny.
#13 “Of all the things they could have done with that sign, at least this one is funny.”
It would have been mean to put something that would mislead drivers.
I saw one of the pics of this sign that read: Zombies Ahead. Run!
classic!
I just can’t believe it! There’s actually an university in Texas!
Yeah, we have schools with classes and diplomas and everything!
And we run one of the finest observatory sites in the world, at McDonald. It’s a great place to visit.
Best not pick up hitchhikers!
Hell Yeah! Texas!!!
We gave you folks George W AND LBJ. Geeze show some appreciation.
woody
Did he mean George Bush?
RUN!!!
Looks like somebody it’s been playing alot of Left for dead …
# 19 woody said,
Yes, and Massachusetts gave us Ted Kennedy. Woo-hoo!
What? Am I the only one here that reads hack-a-day?
# 14 Benjamin said,
it would have been mean to put something that would mislead drivers.
not this lame twat again
There’ll always be an Austin!
#17, Bubba,
I was already to make some sarcastic comment about Texas until I read your comment. Yes, there are some really good people in a State that size. Too bad there are also a lot of imbeciles that give the rest of you a bad reputation.
And yes, the sign is funny.
#22 re Ted Kennedy: You’re welcome!;)
#17
But so far they seem to be useless except for burying young men under giant lumber tree logs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggie_Bonfire
#17 Bubba,
Plus, no matter if you have enough education your diplomas can wallpaper an entire wall because in the end it’s the owner’s son who’s going to be the top manager even if Junior is a complete idiot. GW Bush proved that at a grandiose level.
#26, Mr. Fusion,
Yes. Pick a state, any state. FL comes to mind, but so do many others.
#29, Angel,
Again, yes. Jr. couldn’t even run a baseball team. Guess what — neither can Tom Hicks.