# Jacksonville stadium jumbotron hacked by former Jaguars contractor after firing

- Date: 2018
- Location: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
- Type: Screen hijack
- Sector: Stadium

Prosecutors say the stadium's jumbotron controls were hacked by a former contractor, a registered sex offender the Jaguars fired in January 2018, who installed remote access software on a spare server. The video boards malfunctioned repeatedly during three games that season. He was convicted in November 2023 and sentenced to 220 years in March 2024.

## Sources

- [Jumbotron hacker and prolific child molester sentenced to 220 years in federal prison](https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/jumbotron-hacker-and-prolific-child-molester-sentenced-220-years-federal-prison) (U.S. Department of Justice)
- [Convicted sex offender found guilty of hacking jumbotron at the Jacksonville Jaguars stadium](https://kvia.com/news/ap-national/2023/11/17/convicted-sex-offender-found-guilty-of-hacking-jumbotron-at-the-jacksonville-jaguars-stadium/) (AP via KVIA)
- [Convicted sex offender who hacked jumbotron at the Jacksonville Jaguars' stadium gets 220 years](https://www.ksl.com/article/50962509) (KSL.com)
- [Jags jumbotron hacker a sex offender gets 220 years in prison](https://jaxtoday.org/2024/03/26/jags-jumbotron-hacker-a-sex-offender-gets-220-years-in-prison/) (JaxToday)

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