Rio airport screens show porn movies in apparent hack

Information screens in an airport in Germany. News of the apparent hack first broke on social media, when shocked and bemused travellers posted images of screens inside Santos Dumont Airport playing explicit videos that were decidedly not safe for work – or travel. — Unsplash

RIO DE JANEIRO: With its thong-covered beaches, flesh-flaunting carnival and sultry nightlife, Rio de Janeiro has a racy reputation, but it rose to a new level Friday when porn films started playing on screens at the Brazilian city’s central airport.

News of the apparent hack first broke on social media, when shocked and bemused travellers posted images of screens inside Santos Dumont Airport playing explicit videos that were decidedly not safe for work – or travel.