Once upon a time, hackers roamed the Internet with the intent of hacking into your email or some other account. But, now it appears that hacking has gone HIGH-TECH… with a little discrimination on the side.
According to NBC Miami, techies in South Florida hacked into a password-protected highway sign and altered the text to display a controversial message calling attention to immigration issues. The message: “NO LATINOS NO TACOS” greeted drivers on the Palmetto Expressway in Northwest Miami-Dade, after hackers managed to alter it early Tuesday morning.
In light of the current Arizona vs. Mexico border dispute, this hacker prank has not done well for improving racial relations. But surprisingly, this is not the first time a road sign has been cracked, with reports of previous hacking messages that were bizarre, comical, and sometimes politically motivated.
For example, in January 2009, a Texas road sign was changed to read “Zombies Ahead,” while in February 2009 an Illinois highway sign was hacked and altered to alert drivers, “DAILY LANE CLOSURES DUE TO ZOMBIES.”
