Pornographic content shown on Kluang Municipal Council digital billboards in Malaysia
Pornographic images and videos, suspected to be the result of hacking, were displayed on several public LED billboards operated by the Kluang Municipal Council in Malaysia. Eight billboards were found to be affected. The council switched off all billboards under its jurisdiction, reported the matter to the police and began a joint investigation with the supplier.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Kluang Municipal Council
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Pornographic content displayed on 8 public LED billboards and operation of billboards under its jurisdiction halted
- Cause / method
- Suspected hacking of the public LED billboard system
- Location
- Malaysia
Timeline
- Pornographic content was displayed on 8 public LED billboards, and the council switched off all billboards under its jurisdiction while the police and the supplier investigated.
- It further emerged that the council had halted operation of its billboards and that the police and the supplier had begun investigating.
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