#Polish #Hackers Repaired #Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them
#NEWAG put code in the control systems that prevented them from running if a #GPS tracker detected that it spent a certain number of days in an independent #repair company’s maintenance center, and also prevented it from running if certain components had been replaced without a manufacturer-approved serial number. https://www.404media.co/polish-hackers-repaired-trains-the-manufacturer-artificially-bricked-now-the-train-company-is-threatening-them/ #righttorepair
#NEWAG put code in the control systems that prevented them from running if a #GPS tracker detected that it spent a certain number of days in an independent #repair company’s maintenance center, and also prevented it from running if certain components had been replaced without a manufacturer-approved serial number. https://www.404media.co/polish-hackers-repaired-trains-the-manufacturer-artificially-bricked-now-the-train-company-is-threatening-them/ #righttorepair
Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them
After breaking trains simply because an independent repair shop had worked on them, NEWAG is now demanding that trains fixed by hackers be removed from service.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
