Asics blames hackers for pornography playing in its shop
Sports shop Asics has blamed hackers after a screen above the entrance to it flagship store in Auckland played pornography for nine hours.
The company said “an unknown person gained access to the screens above our Central Auckland store and some objectionable content was displayed on the screens. We would like to apologise to anyone who may have seen this. We are working with our software and online security suppliers to ensure this doesn’t happen again.”
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The New Zealand Herald said the pornography had been playing for nine hours until turned off by staff.
According to the Herald, one woman who witnessed the videos while walking past with her seven-year-old son said: “I took a second look because I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing,
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“It’s totally inappropriate and offensive, not something that you want kids exposed to.”
The paper quoted security offer Dwayne Hinango saying that “some people were shocked, but others just stopped and watched”.