Hacked digital billboard in Brisbane displays pornography for several minutes

Billboard operator says it captured imagery of individuals' and passed it to Queensland police, who are now investigating

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Police in Queensland are searching for hackers who they believe infiltrated a digital billboard on a busy road and configured it to display pornography for several minutes.

The outdoor media operator goa said the billboard on Milton Road in Brisbane began to show inappropriate content of a pornographic nature" on Sunday morning.

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