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Polish Trains were equipped with automatic killswitch by manufacturer Newag (social.hackerspace.pl)
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A polish hacker found out why trains did stop working. The manufacterer implemented a hidden electronic switch, which automatically activated after trains were serviced by a different company.

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[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

This is Polska. Law is fluid here.

this post was submitted on 06 Dec 2023
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