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More details on how to remain anonymous have emerged hacker exist silicon valley can Reprogramming crosswalk signals at different locations to speak hoax messages The voice of a tech billionaire Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.
After investigation Palo Alto daily mail, It has been revealed that Caltrans systems were hacked because the company did not change the password for its crosswalk system, despite recommendations from the manufacturer to do so.
Video circulating online in April shows A tongue-in-cheek, apparently AI-generated hoax message In the Bay Area cities of Redwood City, Menlo Park and Palo Alto, it played after pedestrians pressed a button to cross the street.
“Hi, I’m Mark Zuckerberg, but real people call me Zack,” one crosswalk message read.
Then the voice added: “You know, it’s normal to feel uncomfortable or even violated because we forcefully penetrate AI Going into every aspect of your conscious experience, I just want to reassure you that you don’t need to worry because there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop it. Anyway, goodbye. “
The AI-generated Musk can be heard asking people if they would like to be his friend, promising them a Tesla Cybertruck in return.
“They say money can’t buy happiness. I guess it’s true. God knows, I’ve tried it, but it can buy a cyber truck, which is disgusting, right? F*** me so loaded,” the voice said.
It’s unclear what the motive behind the prank was, although a similar incident occurred in Seattle, where the sound of a crosswalk was replaced by an AI message from Jeff Bezos.
“Hi, I’m Jeff Bezos,” the voice said, according to ABC News. “This crosswalk is sponsored by Amazon Prime and it has an important message. Please don’t tax the rich. Otherwise, all the other billionaires will move to Florida, too.”
Ahmad Banafa, a technology expert at San Jose State University NBC Bay Area The stunt was far from a technical issue and was the result of basic human error.
“This was not a high-tech hack,” he told the outlet. “It was basically a hack because someone didn’t close the door. That’s how I look at it.”
He added: “The weakest link in any cybersecurity, any system, any computer network in the world is the people.”
independent Caltrans has been contacted for comment on the security breach.
When the information was first discovered, city officials acted quickly and within days shut down all sound on the affected sidewalks in Palo Alto.
At the time, spokesperson Meghan Horrigan-Taylor told Palo Alto Online that 12 downtown intersections had been identified as being affected and the voice feature was subsequently disabled.
“Other traffic signals in the city have been inspected and the impact has been isolated,” Horrigan-Taylor said. “Signal operation is not affected and motorists are reminded to use caution around pedestrians.”