Fake Newspaper Article TRAFFIC ADVISORY SIGNS HACKED

Traffic Advisory Signs in County Get Hacked

 

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 Message persisted for two hours despite efforts to over-write it. 

Traffic Advisory Signs Hacked

Inquiring minds want to know: Who the heck are Don & Hazel? 

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Traffic advisory signs county-wide went berserk Wednesday from about 4-6 p.m., right through the heart of rush hour on the Interstate. Highway engineers are "peeved".

"We were hacked!" admits a chagrined Thomas Ellis, supervisor for the state's computer department. "Someone, somehow....hacked into our system and posted the message. We don't know how it happened."

State police spokesperson Amy Wells said that Troopers would love to know who 'Don and Hazel' are. "This may seem like a harmless stunt," says Wells, "but the computer systems are regulated by the government, and to break into one is a serious crime." But Trooper Wells was unable to completely suppress a grin.

Tom Ellis said the state would be 'beefing up' computer security for the highway department. "It's hard to say if we're dealing with someone who had the technical expertise themselves to hack into the system and post this message, or if someone with that talent is hiring himself out for practical jokes. Either way, I'm betting he won't get past my security next time!" 

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