Someone reportedly hacked an Asics store screen to display porn for 9 hours

If you've ever worked at a store that keeps TV screens running when the store is closed, then you've probably envisioned this nightmare scenario.

The promotional screens for an Asics store in Auckland, New Zealand was hacked at some point in the wee hours of Sunday morning and displayed porn for all passersby to, uh, enjoy.

One witness told the New Zealand Heraldthat the video ran for a few hours Sunday morning. Another witness, however, said the video had been running from 1 a.m. until 10 a.m., when employees showed up for work. That's nine hours total.

The store manager issued an apology, claiming the screens were hacked but not by a current employee. He told the Herald, "Screens were immediately turned off to the units immediately when they turned up for work on Sunday. Clearly this is an embarrassing situation, and Asics has apologized through our website and also by email to our customer database."

The matter was turned over to local police and online safety organization Netsafe.

Asics' New Zealand office posted an apology on Facebook following the incident.

After seeing the debacle unfold, security officer Dwayne Hinagano told the Herald, "Some people were shocked, but others just stopped and watched."

Ah, life in 2019.