Hackers Play Musk’s Plea for Friends on Silicon Valley Crosswalks
Over the weekend, hackers manipulated crosswalk buttons in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Redwood City, replacing the standard audio cues with AI-generated voices mimicking Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. The altered messages ranged from Musk’s pleas for friendship to Zuckerberg’s boastful commentary on Meta’s actions. At least twelve intersections in Palo Alto were affected, prompting authorities to disable the voice function for repairs. Investigations are ongoing to identify those responsible for the prank.
John Q. Hosedrinker