Weak password lead to hacked Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons
Dec 30, 2025
Details have been revealed as to how hackers were able to change audio messages at crosswalks in various cities on the Peninsula.
In April, hackers managed to access the control system of some Caltrans-installed crosswalks in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City.
The usual crosswalk messages
were replaced by AI voices of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.
Robert Handa takes a closer look at how hackers were able to gain access to the system and change the audio message. Watch his report in the video above.
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