Skip to content

Caltrans freeway sign cyber incident

Public report preview

California Department of Transportation logo
Incident date

An unauthorized message replaced traffic information on a Caltrans-operated digital sign along Interstate 405 near Westwood on Sept. 8, 2026. Caltrans said it learned of the message Sept. 15, directed its contractor to restore normal operations and began reviewing the message and access history; the access method, actor and restoration time remain unconfirmed.

Recent incident intelligence

Paid member report preview

Unlock the complete incident report

New reports are available immediately to Sustainers, after 2 weeks to Supporters, and to everyone once they are more than 1 month old.

Sustainers help fund the research and verification behind the Cyber Incident Registry while receiving immediate access to new reports.

See something that needs correction?

Signed-in members can report an error, update, or missing source.