Hackers Gain Control of LED Billboard for Minutes to Post Racy Images

An engineering student takes part in a hacking challenge near Paris on March 16, 2013. AFP via Getty Images/Thomas Samson

Hackers gained control of a commercial LED billboard in Brisbane, Australia for a few minutes and displayed pornographic images on it.

The situation has highlighted how interconnected the infrastructure landscape can be amid a spate of major cyberattacks against Australian businesses that have put the personal data of millions of individuals at risk.