‘You Hacked’ appears at Muni stations as fare payment system crashes - by j_rodriguez - The San Francisco Examiner You Hacked,…
You Hacked, ALL Data Encrypted.”
That was part of the message displayed on computer screens at Muni stations across San Francisco on Saturday in what appears to be a computer hack targeting The City.
Along with the message, fare payment machines at Muni underground stations read, “OUT OF SERVICE” in red LED letters.
“We got hacked,” one Muni operator clad in a brown Muni uniform said at Van Ness Station on Saturday. He didn’t want to share his name for fear of workplace retaliation, but said Muni has been “hacked” since Friday afternoon.
It was still unclear Saturday afternoon how far the apparent Muni hack has extended, or whether other San Francisco agencies were affected. Unable to charge its customers, Muni was allowing free rides on its light-rail vehicles.