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Radio tech used in vital infrastructure worldwide vulnerable to hackers: Dutch research (nltimes.nl)
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Three Dutch researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in TETRA - a radio technology used worldwide to control vital infrastructure like energy networks, gas pipelines, and railway safety systems. Malicious hackers could relatively easily use the vulnerabilities to cause massive damage, researchers Job Wetzels, Carlo Meijer, and Wouter Bokslag explained to RTL Nieuws.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Anything electronic is subject to hackers. Connecting anything electronic to the Internet increases that risk exponentially.