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Hackers Play Porn On Electronic Billboard On Interstate

Hackers Play Porn On Electronic Billboard On Interstate

It was playing for around 15-20 minutes before cops got it shut down

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

Motorists driving through Auburn Hills in the US were given an... erm... interesting commute last weekend after a couple of pranksters played a porn film on an electronic billboard.

The huge billboard on Interstate 75 near Michigan highway 59 played the adult flick for around 15 to 20 minutes on Saturday night.

Reports of the explicit video being played on the big screen starting coming through at around 11pm, resulting in cops being dispatched the scene.

Police from Auburn Hill then contacted Triple Communications, which owns the billboard, to shut the screen down.

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Cops in Auburn Hills say they are now looking to speak to two men they believe are responsible.

Speaking to the Detroit Free Press, Lieutenant Ryan Gagnon, said: "I've never seen or heard of anything like this.

"[It was] a huge distraction to drivers and obviously obscene and inappropriate. It was dark out, so the screen was glowing really bright."

One motorist told Click on Detroit: "It was very bizarre. I thought maybe it was a billboard for a strip club or something.

"I was just looking up at it and I was like, 'Huh, oh, wow. That's porn'."

According to reports on social media, the billboard was double-sided so travellers going in both directions could see the movie.

Auburn Hill Police Department shared a security video which appears to show two young white men wearing hoodies breaking into a shed under the billboard which is where the electronic billboard's controls are kept.

The pair spent around 15 minutes inside before they left.

Police have shared CCTV footage of the two men they want to speak to in connection with the incident.
Auburn Hills Police Department

If caught and charged the suspects could be facing charges for breaking and entering, as well as additional charges for promoting pornography.

Bizarrely, this isn't the first time this week a billboard has been hacked and used to show porn.

An Asics store in Auckland, New Zealand, caught the attention of shoppers when it played two-hour's worth of porn.

Dwayne Hinagano, a security officer, said customers' reactions varied.

Speaking to the New Zealand Herald, he said: "It's not something anyone who comes to Queen St early on Sunday morning would expect.

"The video ran for a long time, maybe two hours from 8am until the shop staff arrived at about 10am. Some people were shocked, but others just stopped and watched."

I'll bet they did, dirty buggers.

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Topics: US News, crime