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Hacked Spokane road sign warns of raccoons

First reported · Last reported · 3 related reports

A road sign in north-west Spokane, in the US state of Washington, was hacked to display a warning about an angry raccoon ahead. The altered message caused confusion and laughter. The timing of the attack and whether the sign was restored have not been confirmed.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Being confirmed
Incident type
Hacking & intrusion
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Road sign message altered
Cause / method
Road sign hacking
Location
United States

Timeline

  1. It was reported that a road sign in north-west Spokane had been hacked to display a message warning of an angry raccoon.
  2. A video showing the hacked road sign's warning message was featured.

3 related reports

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