# Large outdoor screen in Cardiff shopping district taken over by hackers

- Date: 2017-08-02
- Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
- Type: Screen hijack
- Sector: Billboard

Hackers took control of a large outdoor screen in the middle of Cardiff's shopping district and broadcast swastikas, images referencing Islam, and a photo of Donald Trump as Pepe the Frog. The Next Web reported the attack in August 2017.

## Sources

- [Hackers take control of large outdoor screen in Cardiff, broadcast offensive messages](https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/08/02/hackers-take-control-large-outdoor-screen-cardiff-broadcast-offensive-messages/) (The Next Web)
- [https://www.theregister.com/2017/08/02/welsh_electronic_billboard_hacked/](https://www.theregister.com/2017/08/02/welsh_electronic_billboard_hacked/) (The Register)
- [Digital billboard in Cardiff hacked to show swastikas, memes and 'Sharia zone' warning](https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/digital-billboard-cardiff-hacked-show-swastikas-memes-sharia-zone-warning-1633197) (International Business Times UK)

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