Kansas City SCOUT cameras, highway message boards ‘down until further notice’, officials blame cyber attack


The traffic cameras, tracking systems and message boards used by many throughout the Kansas City metro area are down until further notice due to what officials are calling a cyber attack.

Officials with the Kansas City Scout system said early this morning all SCOUT systems went down until further notice. This included the KC SCOUT website, traffic cameras, and highway message boards.

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Source: MSN News


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