In a discovery that has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community, U.S. energy officials have found undocumented "rogue" communication devices hidden inside solar power inverters imported from China.
This investigative article exposes the discovery of undocumented communication devices hidden in Chinese-made solar inverters, creating unprecedented vulnerabilities in global power grids.
Chinese tech makers have already been banned from other parts of America's essential infrastructure, including 5G towers, over similar concerns that they may facilitate espionage or sabotage. It appears similar restrictions may be in the pipeline for solar infrastructure at a time when the country's capacity should be expanding.
Using the rogue communication devices to skirt firewalls and switch off inverters remotely, or change their settings, could destabilise power grids, damage energy infrastructure, and trigger widespread blackouts, experts said. "That effectively means there is a built-in way to physically destroy the grid," one of the people said,
Chinese tech makers have already been banned from other parts of America''s essential infrastructure, including 5G towers, over similar concerns that they may facilitate espionage or
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