San Francisco public transport hacked, passengers get free rides

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Hackers have shut down the payment system for San Francisco's public transport, and in doing so gifted free rides to thousands of passengers.
The transport network itself has not been disrupted - just the capacity for money to be taken. And if all of this sounds like a mission in Watch Dogs 2, well, you would not be alone in thinking so.
The very real hack has left the San Francisco transport agency with no choice but to leave ticket gates open, The Guardian reported. The whole episode began last Friday, when hackers infected more than 2100 computers with malware and demanded a 100 bitcoin (£59k) ransom.
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