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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    1 year ago

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

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    1 year ago

    Yeah…it’s scary what one can do with a $20 SDR, a laptop, and a free afternoon and a couple beers.

    I spent a good hour once being entertained by unencrypted hospital pager communications scrolling across my screen.

    Theres also stuff like Flipper Zero which is like a script-kiddie’s wet dream. Makes messing around with RF systems as easy as pushing some buttons.