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A software-defined radio can derail a US train by slamming the brakes on remotely

2 weeks 1 day ago
Neil Smith has been trying to get the railroad industry to listen since 2012, but it took a CISA warning to get there

Updated  When independent security researcher Neil Smith reported a vulnerability in a comms standard used by trains to the US government in 2012, he most likely didn't expect it would take until 2025 to sort the matter out, but here we are. …

Brandon Vigliarolo