Hackers Play Explicit Video on Billboard in Egypt
Hackers took over a digital advertising billboard on one of Egypt's busiest highways to broadcast pornographic videos, according to the administration and local media.
Hackers took over a digital advertising billboard on one of Egypt's busiest highways to broadcast pornographic videos, according to the administration and local media.
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- Official response
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Key points
- NCCIA Arrests Father for Selling Explicit Videos of His Own Kids on Telegram.
- The incident occurred on Cairo's 26th of July Axis.
- Videos circulating online indicated the text "Leaked by: Ch, 19ylegal never and nivex" over the explicit footage.
- Separately, local media documented similar broadcasts of sexually explicit material on electronic billboards in Iraq, Malaysia, and Brazil.
- Egypt's interior ministry remarked an advertising firm owned the screen and operated under a contract with an international business.
Meanwhile, the incident occurred on Cairo's 26th of July Axis. While footage of the breach spread throughout social media, drivers halted their cars and employed their phones to record the screen.
Videos circulating online indicated the text "Leaked by: Ch, 19ylegal never and nivex" over the explicit footage. The screen additionally displayed the Telegram channel username @LeakersGov.
According to the ministry, hackers targeted the international company's website, causing the billboard to display unauthorized footage. It continued that the attack affected a number of other countries meanwhile.
Nevertheless, office-holders did not name the firm or identify the other affected countries. Hackers Can Easily Hijack Systems Running Popular Remote-Control App.
Authorities elsewhere in the region have previously switched off electronic advertising boards after similar incidents involving pornographic broadcasts. Stay Connected with ProPakistani. Obtain the latest international news and global stories wherever you prefer. Follow on Google Discover. Follow on Google News Join WhatsApp. See more ProPakistani stories in Google Search and Top Stories.
Taken together, the developments around hackers Play Explicit Video on Billboard in Egypt point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
