# Caltrans sign on I-80 near UC Davis hacked with an insulting message about Trump

- Date: 2017-08
- Location: Davis, California, USA
- Type: Screen hijack
- Sector: Road sign

A sign on eastbound Interstate 80 near UC Davis displayed an insulting message about Trump on a Wednesday night in early August 2017. Caltrans said it was investigating how the message was changed, and the sign was later fixed.

## Sources

- ['Trump has herpes': Hackers break into California road sign](https://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/hackers-break-into-california-road-sign-so-it-flashed-trump-has-herpes/) (Raw Story)

Page: https://signagelist.org/incidents/2017-08-caltrans-sign-on-i-80-near-uc/