# Cyberattack shuts down KC Scout highway message boards in Kansas City

- Date: 2024-04-25
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Type: Outage
- Sector: Road sign

Highway digital message boards in Kansas City went offline after a cyberattack on April 25, 2024 took down KC Scout, the bi-state traffic service, along with its travel information. Test messages returned to the boards on June 12, and real-time information came back on June 20, after more than a week of testing. The root cause of the attack was not publicized.

## Sources

- [Still crippled by cyberattack, KC Scout to test initial phases of restoration](https://www.kctv5.com/2024/06/11/still-crippled-by-cyberattack-kc-scout-test-initial-phases-restoration/) (KCTV5)

Page: https://signagelist.org/incidents/2024-04-cyberattack-shuts-down-kc-scout-highway-message/