It's started!!!

[Guest GT_Rat]

Ok, not really but...

Transportation officials in Texas are scrambling to prevent hackers from changing messages on digital road signs after one sign in Austin was altered to read, "Zombies Ahead."

Chris Lippincott, director of media relations for the Texas Department of Transportation, confirmed that a portable traffic sign at Lamar Boulevard and West 15th Street, near the University of Texas at Austin, was hacked into during the early hours of Jan. 19.

"It was clever, kind of cute, but not what it was intended for," said Lippincott, who saw the sign during his morning commute. "Those signs are deployed for a reason — to improve traffic conditions, let folks know there's a road closure."

"It's sort of amusing, but not at all helpful," he told FOXNews.com.

[poak]

Are these things linked into a network, or do they have to be "hacked" on the spot?

[creeky]

BWAaaahahahahaa!!!

It's clever, simple, and freak'n hilarious!!!

The only down side I see is it probably got a lot of folks' hopes up.

[Guest db99wj]

That's hilarious!!!

[memphismason]

BWAaaahahahahaa!!!

It's clever, simple, and freak'n hilarious!!!

The only down side I see is it probably got a lot of folks' hopes up.

I might would have turned around, and headed back toward the house to "gear-up" for the upcoming slaughter.

[Guest GT_Rat]

Are these things linked into a network, or do they have to be "hacked" on the spot?

I would guess they are networked in some way. It would be a pain to go around and change all of them individually.

[Guest db99wj]

I might would have turned around, and headed back toward the house to "gear-up" for the upcoming slaughter.

Umm, we live in Memphis, we should be geared up and this sign should be up everywhere we go in this city!!!!

[memphismason]

Umm, we live in Memphis, we should be geared up and this sign should be up everywhere we go in this city!!!!

You got that right.

[poak]

I would guess they are networked in some way. It would be a pain to go around and change all of them individually.

Yeah, I could see that.

Are these meant for traffic alerts or to display road work warnings? If it was the latter of the two, I could see them not being networked.

[Guest GT_Rat]

The way the article is written it sounds like both.

[Guest SUNTZU]

Time for me to implement my bugout plan for zombies...

[Guest Rick O'Shay]

Umm, we live in Memphis, we should be geared up and this sign should be up everywhere we go in this city!!!!

Ahhhhh! There is the difference! in Memphis the sign would read "ZOMBIES ABOUND!".

[bteague2]

Their in VA too.

[TerryW]

I 'hear' there are instructions posted on the internet.

HERE

P.S. I was not near the areas described above and you can't prove it. Besides I'll never do it again.

[war4peace]

Umm, we live in Memphis, we should be geared up and this sign should be up everywhere we go in this city!!!!

I agree. When i was a child and my mom would take me around town with her to run errands, i used to think that the people outside the liquor stores and other various places were indeed zohhhmmbiees!

[Guest canynracer]

They are