RICHARD
11-05-2006, 01:55 PM
Hackers tell drivers where to go
Commuters in a West Sussex town were told to 'F*** off' by council car park signs - but hardly anyone noticed.
The signs, in Crawley, normally say how many spaces are free in each of the town's car parks but were defaced by a hacker.
The hacker broke into the system at around 6.45am, substituting the rude message and a tag promoting the US totse.com forum.
The messages were on display for more than two hours before council officers told the company which maintains the system - German-owned signage specialist Dambach - to remove them.
The computer system has now been locked down and will have its operating system upgraded.
Council spokesman Allan Hambly said: "We have no idea why Crawley was picked on. Only two members of the public reported it - I even drove past one of the signs myself without noticing it.
"Nowhere is foolproof. If hackers can get into Pentagon computers then I am sure they would have no problem with ours."
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Commuters in a West Sussex town were told to 'F*** off' by council car park signs - but hardly anyone noticed.
The signs, in Crawley, normally say how many spaces are free in each of the town's car parks but were defaced by a hacker.
The hacker broke into the system at around 6.45am, substituting the rude message and a tag promoting the US totse.com forum.
The messages were on display for more than two hours before council officers told the company which maintains the system - German-owned signage specialist Dambach - to remove them.
The computer system has now been locked down and will have its operating system upgraded.
Council spokesman Allan Hambly said: "We have no idea why Crawley was picked on. Only two members of the public reported it - I even drove past one of the signs myself without noticing it.
"Nowhere is foolproof. If hackers can get into Pentagon computers then I am sure they would have no problem with ours."
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See what talking on the cell phome makes you miss?