Hackers go to work on Pelosi

A message beamed from electronic billboards at Xin Zuoying Station on the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit system made it abundantly clear some people were mightily upset at Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

In a startling display of hacker skills at around 10am yesterday, the boards displayed messages such as: "The old witch's sneak visit to Taiwan is an affront to the nation's sovereignty," referring to the US House speaker. The signs were quickly disconnected "for repairs."

That wasn't all in the way of Pelosi-linked strife.

There was one on the Taiwan administration's website plus bomb scares at Taoyuan International Airport and at Taipei Songshan Airport.

And TV screens at many 7-Eleven stores displayed the message "Get out of Taiwan, warmonger Pelosi."

President Chain Store Corp, which operates the chain on the island, said the messages were a result of "unknown interference."