'Zombies Ahead,' Warns Electronic Road Sign in SC

[Fansome]

March 21, 2011
'Zombies Ahead,' Warns Electronic Road Sign in SC
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) — Drivers near the South Carolina-North Carolina state line have been warned to be on the lookout for zombies, hunters and tanks.

The Herald of Rock Hill reports that one of the electronic signs, which normally flash messages about construction or crashes, read "Zombies Ahead" on Sunday. Another flashed "Watch for Hunters," while a sign on the other side of the road said "Be alert for Tanks."

The signs are on Highway 160 near Fort Mill, S.C.

Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Billy Elder says someone apparently tampered with the signs sometime before 4 a.m. Sunday.

So far, there have been no reports of the undead or tanks.

Hackers pulled similar pranks in 2009, using road signs to warn of zombies in Collinsville, Ill., and Austin, Texas.

[Zoidberg]

Hackers pulled similar pranks in 2009...

Pranks!?!  The Zompocalypse is no prank!1!one!toomanyexclamationmarks!  I mean, look at this horrible thing!  Does this look like a prank?!!11!!eleven!!excessivedrama!!

[PresentedIn4D]

not that hard to do, really..
if you get they keyboard and type DOTS it resets the system totally.

[Fansome]

I went to a Defcon seminar on sign hacking a couple years ago; this was mainly about hacking commercial outdoor billboards, many of which are electronically controlled, and networked. I'm surprised that there hasn't been more news of this sort of thing happening.

[cosmikdebris]

March 21, 2011
'Zombies Ahead,' Warns Electronic Road Sign in SC
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) — Drivers near the South Carolina-North Carolina state line have been warned to be on the lookout for zombies, hunters and tanks.

[...]

There was a similar, but less imaginative, hack recently in Houston..

Source: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8013833

[cmradio]

All ur sign belong to us

Peace!