Way back in early 2020, we wrote about a guy who had hijacked the video feed at Portland International Airport (a.k.a. PDX – and OMG, how much do Portlanders [or is it Portlandians?] love their airport’s carpeting? This much!) so he could play a video game on the large screen (yes, really. You can read about it here).
I didn't think we would ever write another story about hacked video screens. Don't say never, right?
Rio de Janeiro has a reputation for being sexy because of its sexy beaches and Carnival. On the other day, the city's Aeropuerto Santos Dumont apparently went above and beyond. The screens of the Brazilian city's central airport suddenly switched to scenes from porno movies at 3pm.
Travelers surprised Friday morning by hackers who invaded information totems at Rio’s Santos Dumont airport and released X-rated and porn flicks instead of news. Totems are managed by third-party that promised full investigation. #BrazilNews #RiodeJaneiro pic.twitter.com/Ol0xz8dscw
— Lise Alves (@Lise_Alves) May 27, 2022
People were laughing at the videos if they weren't hiding them from their kids. A few stood and looked stunned.
The screens at the airport are run by a third party and usually show advertising. When they couldn't stop the bow-chicky-bow-bow on the video screens, they shut them down.
The monitors in question will remain turned off in our airport network until the company responsible for them guarantees their safety.
After learning of the incorrect publication, Infraero registered a police report and reported it to the Federal.
The publication went onto social media as quickly as you would think something would.
You're welcome to Santos Dumont Airporn!
A lot of people missed their flights today.
I love Rio!
The companies who have advertisement rights are responsible for the content shown on our media screens. Our partners use their own system of publication, and these have no connection with the flight information system, in an attempt to keep the faux pas further away than a 10-foot pole.
You would be wrong to think this is the first time something like this has ever happened.
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