The bad news is that the electronic advertising signs on Toronto’s GO Transit trains are child’s play for hackers to compromise.The good news is that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper does not eat babies.The seeming non sequitur makes sense only within the context of this news story about how a hacker managed to commandeer some number of the transit system’s 800 scrolling signs and replace the messages they carried with words of his or her own choosing, including: “Stephen Harper eats babies.”One passenger who knows both the prime minister and his eating habits saw the bogus message and alerted the transit authorities. He also told a reporter: “I worked with Harper for five years and I know he has a craving for junk food, but I’ve never seen him eat a baby.” Kind of restores your faith in politicians, no? Related content news analysis It’s now easier to check if that used smartphone you might buy is stolen By Paul McNamara May 12, 2017 2 mins Small and Medium Business Internet Consumer Electronics news analysis IT work gets The Onion treatment By Paul McNamara May 11, 2017 1 min System Management Careers Data Center news analysis ‘Found a leaky ethernet port’ By Paul McNamara May 05, 2017 2 mins Internet Cloud Computing Data Center news analysis Majority of U.S. households now cellphone-only, government says By Paul McNamara May 04, 2017 2 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Internet Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe