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"One of the blockbuster talks at last year’s Chaos Communications Congress
covered how a group of hackers discovered code that allegedly bricked public
trains in Poland when they went into service at a competitor’s workshop. This
year, the same group is back with tales of success, lawsuits, and appearances
in the Polish Parliament. You’re not going to believe this, but it’s hilarious.
The short version of the story is that [Mr. Tick], [q3k], and [Redford] became
minor stars in Poland, have caused criminal investigations to begin against the
train company, and even made the front page of the
New York Times. Newag, the
train manufacturer in question has opened several lawsuits against them. The
lawsuit alleges the team is infringing on a Newag copyright — by publishing the
code that locked the trains, no less! If that’s not enough, Newag goes on to
claim that the white hat hackers are defaming the company.
What we found fantastically refreshing was how the three take all of this in
stride, as the ridiculous but incredibly inconvenient consequences of daring to
tell the truth. Along the way they’ve used their platform to speak out for
open-sourcing publicly funded code, and the right to repair — not just for
consumers but also for large rail companies. They are truly fighting the good
fight here, and it’s inspirational to see that they’re doing so with humor and
dignity."
Via Violet Blue’s
Cybersecurity Roundup: December 31, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-31-118999407
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
