White supremacist messages displayed on Alabama highway sign after hack.
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A digital road sign in Alabama was hacked to display white supremacist messages from the Patriot Front, a violent white nationalist hate group. The incident occurred on Memorial Day and is being investigated by authorities. Cybersecurity experts warn that mobile road information signs are easily hackable, especially when contractors leave the computer used to program it and its password accessible on site. The Department of Homeland Security issued an alert about road sign hacking in 2014 after a series of pranks.
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