Hacked Austin road sign changed to NSFW message about Harambe



Click through the slideshow to see how people reacted to Harambe's death. Harambe the gorilla continues to make his way into the news, whether through a hacked road sign or memes on the internet.

Click through the slideshow to see how people reacted to Harambe's death. Harambe the gorilla continues to make his way into the news, whether through a hacked road sign or memes on the internet. Photo: HANDOUT, Stringer Photo: HANDOUT, Stringer Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Hacked Austin road sign changed to NSFW message about Harambe 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

From gorilla naming competitions to renaming Tropical Storm Hermine after him, months after his death, Harambe continues to make news.

Here in Texas, it was a digital road sign in Austin that became was used to memorialize the dead lowland gorilla.

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At the intersection of Nueces and 26th, a sign was hacked to read, "(censored) out for Harambe" on Thursday (See the uncensored version below.)

This isn't the first time an Austin-area digital traffic sign has been hacked. Back in February, a sign was hacked to say "OU still sucks" at Rio Grande and 24th.

Since his death, Harambe has become an internet sensation and pops up in real life. He has a Reddit thread, became a meme and even has a petition to become a Pokemon.

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On May 28, a young boy fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. Harambe, a 400-pound, 17-year-old Western lowland gorilla, grabbed the boy and moved him to another area.

Zoo officials shot and killed Harambe over fears that he might become aggressive and hurt the boy.