# Mexico City billboard hacked to broadcast pornographic video

- Date: 2017-03
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Type: Screen hijack
- Sector: Billboard

A digital billboard owned by Grupo Carteleras on a busy road was hijacked to play a pornographic video for a few minutes. Hackread said footage showed a TeamViewer warning tab, which suggests remote-access software was used, and the owner acknowledged the hack and contacted law enforcement.

## Sources

- [Someone hacked this billboard in Mexico and defaced with porn video](https://hackread.com/mexico-billboard-hacked-with-porn-video) (Hackread)

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