# Downtown Los Angeles LED traffic sign hacked to show a profane message

- Date: 2015-01
- Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Type: Screen hijack
- Sector: Road sign

A portable LED traffic sign at South Hope Street and West 4th in Bunker Hill was changed to show a profane message. The sign belonged to Traffic Management Incorporated, which said it was likely broken into physically. The person responsible was never identified.

## Sources

- [L.A. Traffic Sign Hacked to Say Read a Fucking Book](https://electricliterature.com/l-a-traffic-sign-hacked-to-say-read-a-fucking-book/) (Electric Literature)

Page: https://signagelist.org/incidents/2015-01-downtown-los-angeles-led-traffic-sign-hacked/