Explicit footage appears on billboards in three countries

Digital billboards in Egypt, Malaysia and Brazil displayed sexually explicit footage in incidents authorities and operators said they were investigating or responding to. The group Leakers claimed responsibility, saying it exploited software used to transmit content to LED screens rather than breaking into individual billboards. That account has not been independently verified. In Egypt, the Interior Ministry said a billboard operated by Al Arabia United was affected after a cyberattack on the website of an unnamed international partner. The ministry said unauthorized footage appeared in several countries at the same time, legal proceedings had begun and the partner had suspended broadcasts. Al Arabia United said it detected unauthorized access to one screen, shut it down as a precaution and was investigating with authorities. The prominent Egyptian incident was reported on a billboard along Cairo’s 26th of July Axis. Videos circulating online showed explicit footage on the screen, with motorists stopping to record it. The company was identified as an Egyptian-Saudi joint venture operating about 1,926 billboards, including 239 digital displays, though the company’s statement...