Hackers turn red traffic lights green using flaw in German system


Hackers have found that a decades-old technology used in many German traffic lights can be used to remotely turn them green. — dpa

HANOVER: Motorists who dream of cruising through cities with all the traffic lights turning green as they go might like to visit Hanover in Germany, where hackers have made this possible.

Using a simple laptop, a radio and an antenna, a group of computer specialists hacked into the traffic lights at various intersections from a car and outwitted the system.

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