Crosswalk Audio Hijacked Across US, Spoof Messages Spread on Social Media
INCIDENT
Audio‑enabled crosswalk buttons in several U.S. cities were reprogrammed to play AI‑generated voices impersonating tech billionaires (e.g., Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg) instead of the normal “walk”/“wait” prompts. The issue stemmed from poorly secured devices and a publicly available configuration app, making it easy for pranksters to connect via Bluetooth and inject custom audio.
Victims
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Type of Malware
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Threat Source
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