Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Palo Alto crosswalks hacked due to unchanged default passwords

Gail P Sherman
Jan 06, 2026
∙ Paid

ako photography/shutterstock.com

Last year, multiple Palo Alto crosswalks were hacked. A dozen of the city’s voice-enabled crosswalks played less-than-flattering fake versions of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, instead of the usual recordings. At the time, the crosswalks’ Bluetooth connection was considered the most likely route for the hack, but it turne…

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Boing Boing.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
Gail P Sherman's avatar
A guest post by
Gail P Sherman
Geek, gamer, childless cat (and dog) lady
Subscribe to Gail
© 2026 Happy Mutants LLC · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture