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Crosswalk button voices altered

Accepted submission by Anonymous Coward at 2025-04-23 03:17:00
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An Anonymous Coward writes:

Some pranksters altered the voices on crosswalk buttons in some US cities. The hardware had a control app available on Google Play and Apple App Store along with a listed default PIN of 1234.

[quote]Video Crosswalk buttons in various US cities were hijacked over the past week or so to – rather than robotically tell people it's safe to walk or wait – instead emit the AI-spoofed voices of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg.

And it's likely all thanks to a freely available service app and poorly secured equipment.[/quote]

https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/19/us_crosswalk_button_hacking/ [theregister.com]

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