A pair of computer science students learned recently that hacking for fun can be a troubling, yet rewarding experience. According to a report in Ars Technica, two young men in Serbia went from worrying about fleeing their country to receiving shiny new iPads for their hacking prowess.
It all started when Ivan Petrović and Filip Stanisavljević used their l33t skills to infiltrate a billboard in a popular Belgrade plaza. They wanted to demonstrate to the billboard owner DPC that the software powering their sign was not secure.
As soon as they accessed the system that controls the billboard, the pair broadcast an iOS Space Invaders game and ended their performance w