Zoowatch continues

# Orang-utans are skeptical of changes in their cages, and the zookeeper is very fond of rum #

Yesterday, I told you about the shenanigans that have been troubling the lovely people at Houston Zoo.  They have been bombarded with phone calls after a nuisance text message was sent to thousands of people telling them to call their main switchboard.

I’m indebted, therefore, to veteran security commentator Steve Gold who has been in touch to tell me that Houston is not the only zoological park to have been on the receiving end of such a prank.

According to the Irish Independent, the switchboard of Dublin Zoo similarly reached thermal death point in late April after at least 5000 people…

Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.

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