Blaze Media - This city bought 300 Chinese electric buses — then found out China can turn them off at will

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control less likely more they want from consumers is money isnt euro cars doing that now? pay to subscribe for 'special' features
 
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Is the same with ms windows and phone update. Any competent IT administrator will have used group policy to disable auto updates and test the update on test machine before deploying on end user machines.

Microsoft has cloud based app for it administrator to manage android, ios, macos devices ota updates too.
 
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then how about cloud service providers who can access the saas and anytime block customers from using it?
 
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The_King said:
A city had a rude awakening when it tested its electric buses for security flaws.

Some cities have gone all-in on their dedication to renewable energy and electric public transportation, but discovering that a jurisdiction does not actually control its own public property likely was not part of the idea.

'In theory, the bus could therefore be stopped or rendered unusable.'



This turned out to be exactly the case when Ruter — the public transportation authority for Oslo, Norway — decided to run tests on its new Chinese electric buses.

Approximately 300 e-buses from Chinese company Yutong made their way to Norway earlier this year, with outlet China Buses calling it a "core breakthrough" in Chinese brands' global reach.



Yutong offers at least 15 different types of electric buses ranging from 60- to 120-passenger capacity.

As reported by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten on Tuesday, Ruter conducted secret testing on some of its electric buses over the summer. It decided to look into one bus from a European manufacturer, as well as another from Yutong, to address cybersecurity risks.


The test results were shocking.



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Photo by Li An/Xinhua via Getty Images



Investigators discovered that the Chinese-built buses could be controlled remotely from their homeland, unlike the European vehicles.

Ruter reported that the Chinese can access software updates, diagnostics, and battery systems remotely, and, "In theory, the bus could therefore be stopped or rendered unusable by the manufacturer."

The details were described by Arild Tjomsland, who helped conduct the tests. Tjomsland is a special adviser at the University of South-Eastern Norway, according to Turkish website AA.

"The Chinese bus can be stopped, turned off, or receive updates that can destroy the technology that the bus needs to operate normally," Tjomsland reportedly said. He additionally noted that while the buses could not be steered remotely, they could still be shut down and used as leverage by bad actors.

Pravda Norway described the situation as the Chinese government essentially being able to decommission the buses at any time.







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Norway's transport minister praised Ruter for completing the tests and said the government would initiate a risk assessment related to countries "with which Norway does not have security policy cooperation."

Ruter's CEO, Bernt Reitan Jenssen, said the company plans on working with authorities to strengthen the cybersecurity surrounding its public infrastructure.

"We need to involve all competent authorities that deal with cybersecurity, stand together, and draw on cutting-edge expertise," Jenssen said.

As a temporary fix, Ruter revealed the buses can be disconnected from the internet by removing their SIM cards to assume "local control should the need arise."

There was no word as to whether the SIM cards are upsized for buses.





https://www.theblaze.com/news/norway-electric-buses-controlled-china
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Remote access or cloud based services is nothing new...most cars has it long ago...
 
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it just matters if you trust CCP anot. In case you don't knw, under rule of ccp, ccp have the right to order every single of their citizens to become spy under their operation regardless of their willingness. hence, their espionage is quite common across different industries.
 
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What's so shocking? Handphones, laptops, PCs etc also have backdoors mah

Even the GPS of the US air defense systems and fighter jets also can be turned off ah

:rolleyes:
 
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Joseph12 said:
And so?

Apparently the billion dollars US fighter jets can be turned off by US cos they aren't too happy their planes will be used to kill civilians
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You actually believe that? 😂 The kill switch conspiracy has been debunked a long time ago. US can only withdraw logistical, maintenance and intelligence support, but that also goes for any other foreign jets purchased from other countries. There is no kill switch.
 
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