Crime & Safety

Hackers Foiled On Sign Tampering Second Time

Police say electronic highway sign now has safeguards.

Padlocks broken a second time on an electronic road sign at Clarkson and Kehr's Mill roads was likely a try at manipulating the sign's message, but vandals were stymied in the attempt this time.

S to read "Nazi Zombies! Run!!!" Chesterfield Police said Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials have blocked on-site access to the computer in the sign.

Instead, MoDOT now controls the sign messages remotely, police said. However, someone did cut the padlocks off the sign for a second time, between June 18-22, police said.

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There are no suspects in either case, police said.

The previous "Nazi Zombies" message referred to a popular electronic game, police said.

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The electronic sign warns drivers that Kehr's Mill Road is closed at Wildhorse Creek Road while construction is underway on the intersection.

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