And as the signs are often owned and operated by private contractors doing the road work, there’s often little government transportation officials can do to prevent the hacking.
“This is fairly common,” said John Mueller, the vice president for sales at ADDCO, the Minnesota-based manufacturer of the Arlington road sign that was commandeered for the Fortnite reference. “There is a default password. If it has not been changed, it has been posted on the internet.”
This is probably real, but it wasn't done by any officials. Or at least that they'll admit. Maybe they did it themselves, but they'll just say "Those damn hackers again..."
It's insanely easy to hack those road signs. Insanely.
https://statescoop.com/its-still-really-easy-to-hack-and-reprogram-road-signs/
This is probably real, but it wasn't done by any officials. Or at least that they'll admit. Maybe they did it themselves, but they'll just say "Those damn hackers again..."