Hackers Could Abuse Electric Car Chargers To Cripple the Grid, Researchers Say 126
alphadogg writes "Hackers could use vulnerable charging stations to prevent the charging of electric vehicles in a certain area, or possibly even use the vulnerabilities to cripple parts of the electricity grid, a security researcher said during the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Thursday. While electric cars and EV charging systems are still in their infancy, they could become a more common way to travel within the next 10 years. If that happens, it is important that the charging systems popping up in cities around the world are secure in order to prevent attackers from accessing and tempering with them, said Ofer Shezaf, of HP ArcSight. At the moment, they are not secure at all, he said."
Fuses... (Score:5, Funny)
I've just applied for a patent on a device I call a "fuse". You can put arrays of them in a thing I call a "fuse box". They prevent too much current from passing along a wire.
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Is it web-enabled, cloud and smart? No? Then you ain't got nothing these days.
I've got a contact in Shenzhen who promises me they can provide a cloud-enabled controller for my fuse boxes at very good price.
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I've just applied for a patent on a device I call a "fuse". You can put arrays of them in a thing I call a "fuse box". They prevent too much current from passing along a wire.
Can you sell them to the crew of the Enterprise? The number of exploding consoles they have...
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ZOMG power surge! #hardwork #itstoughbeingafuse
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What's that? No, I actually haven't seen a "fuse" in person, but I understand they have something to do with computers and the "world wide web."
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." And these "fuse boxes" are an important target for terrorists, so this will obviously fall under the DHS
Fuses are an essential component of bombmaking, so anyone who buys or sells them will be placed on the no-fly list.
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Unfortunately, the Treaty of Algeron prohibits the Federation from researching certain technology, including cloaking devices and fuses.
More disclosure is needed here .. that treaty also forbids seat belts.
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Unfortunately, the Treaty of Algeron prohibits the Federation from researching certain technology, including cloaking devices and fuses.
More disclosure is needed here .. that treaty also forbids seat belts.
Seat Belts are a hazard when you need to get away from a console which will explode imminently.