Vulnerability of Solar Systems: How Hackers Can Manipulate Inverters
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A security researcher had access to thousands of solar systems from a Chinese company and could have switched them off at the same time. The case shows serious risks for Germany's electricity supply.
No password. No secret service. No declaration of war. A single IT security researcher suddenly had control over about 473,000 solar systems in Europe, of which 250,000 in Germany. Worldwide it was 2.2 million. He could have shut them down, all at once.
IT experts have long warned that millions of solar systems in Germany could be vulnerable. According to research, a hacker has now proven this.
Security researchers have discovered serious vulnerabilities that allow attackers to manipulate millions of devices.
A hacker could have turned off hundreds of thousands of solar systems and caused a large-scale power outage. Luckily it was one of the good guys. This time.
For a week Marlon Starkloff from Kassel is looking for a vulnerability on a solar platform - and finds access with far-reaching rights. The discovered gap would have allowed attacks on solar systems and inverters.
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