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US Warns Hidden Radios May Be Embedded in Solar-Powered Highway Infrastructure
The advisory highlights risks of data theft and outages from hidden cellular radios in foreign-made solar highway devices, urging nationwide device scans and removal actions, officials said.
- Late last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration issued a four-page advisory highlighting the discovery of unapproved cellular radios embedded within foreign-made power inverters and battery management systems used in solar-powered highway equipment.
- The advisory was issued amid growing U.S. concerns following the discovery of unauthorized communication components embedded within Chinese-made inverters and battery management systems used in transportation infrastructure.
- The infrastructure affected includes signs, traffic cameras, weather stations, EV chargers, and other highway equipment which could be remotely tampered with via these hidden radios.
- The advisory urged scanning devices with spectrum analysis, inventorying inverters, disabling undocumented radios, and ensuring network segmentation, citing risks of outages and data theft.
- The advisory highlights increasing measures targeting Chinese technology within U.S. transportation systems, while the Chinese Embassy in Washington criticized what it described as misrepresentations of China's accomplishments in energy infrastructure.
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US warns hidden radios may be embedded in solar-powered highway infrastructure
U.S. officials say solar-powered highway infrastructure including chargers, roadside weather stations, and traffic cameras should be scanned for the presence of rogue devices – such as hidden radios – secreted inside batteries and inverters.
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