I saw this hack in a movie once.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/18/hackers-could-create-traffic-jams-thanks-to-flaw-in-traffic-light-controller-researcher-says/
A security researcher says he found a flaw in a traffic light controller that would potentially allow malicious hackers to change the lights and create traffic jams.
One of the devices Lemon looked at is the Intelight X-1. According to Lemon, the bug is very simple and basic: There is no authentication on the internet-exposed web interface of the device.
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