• Norway Discovers China-Made Busses Can Be Remotely Disabled

    From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to talk.politics.misc,alt.security,alt.politics,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh on Wednesday, November 05, 2025 23:22:12
    From Newsgroup: alt.security

    https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-norway-firm-chinese-buses-halted.html

    Norway transport firm steps up controls after tests show
    Chinese-made buses can be halted remotely

    A leading Norwegian public transport operator has said it will
    introduce stricter security requirements and step up anti-
    hacking measures after a test on new Chinese-made electric
    buses showed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off.

    Transport operator Ruter said test results published last week
    showed that Chinese bus maker Yutong Group had access to their
    control systems for software updates and diagnostics. "In theory,
    this could be exploited to affect the bus," it said.

    The tests—with buses driven in underground mines to strip away
    external signals—were conducted both on brand-new Yutong buses
    and on three-year old vehicles from Dutch bus manufacturer VDL,
    the company said. It said the tests showed that the Dutch buses
    didn't have the ability to conduct over-the-air software updates,
    while the Chinese-made buses did.

    . . .

    At least they're LOOKING.

    How many others did ?

    And, did anyone expect Chinese tech to NOT
    have "backdoors" ???

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