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Disgruntled Indian bus driver allegedly hacks LED signage

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October 21, 2022

A disgruntled former bus driver has allegedly hacked an LED bus sign and made it display vulgar language directed at a former supervisor, according to a report from opindia.com.

According to the report, the driver hid vision problems which eventually led to dismissal for safety reasons after about a month of work.

Allegedly, he retaliated by hacking the LED destination screen on the front of the bus to direct a vulgar term and the name of the supervisor, Satish Sukheja.

"He used to wear high power spectacles and it was dangerous to risk the lives of people traveling. I had offered him to drive a small four-wheeler but then he was fired," Sukheja said in the relport.

The vulgarism went undetected for some time before it was noticed and shared by passerby on social media (such as the Twitter video below).

The Hindi term translates roughly in English to a swear word most famous for its popularization by the American actor Samuel L. Jackson.