Polish Train Maker Is Suing the Hackers Who Exposed Its Anti-Repair Tricks
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Newag, maker of Polish trains, is suing ethical hackers who exposed its anti-repair software, threatening independent repair and consumer rights.

Statement and more informations from the German CCC alias Chaos Computer Club, a civil rights organization of software tweakers and computer experts:

https://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2024/das-ist-vollig-entgleist

By the way: The train manufacturer company is suing the people who exposed this, and CCC is collecting donations for their legal support - details on the page linked above.

  • eee (they/them)@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    331·
    2 days ago

    Fuck Newag. I hope they lose and have to pay huge fines in return for even writing software like that and imho endangering passengers for money. Imagine the train locking in full speed while approaching a curve. Or at an intersection where a car broke down and the conductors can’t brake. Arseholes.

    • splendoruranium@infosec.pubEnglish
      11·
      1 day ago

      Fuck Newag. I hope they lose and have to pay huge fines in return for even writing software like that and imho endangering passengers for money. Imagine the train locking in full speed while approaching a curve. Or at an intersection where a car broke down and the conductors can’t brake. Arseholes.

      I have strong opinions on the efficacy of fines in this context and had a long and snarky comment all laid-out but I don’t think that would be fair to you. Let’s just agree on the “Fuck Newag”-part, I suppose.

      • eee (they/them)@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        7·
        1 day ago

        Thank you kindly, stranger! It wouldn’t surprise me though if we shared one view or another, I’m aware that corporations and rich people either find a way out of paying fines or that those fines are a set amount instead of a percentage of their wealth, which will always be devastating to poor folks and barely a scratch to the financially unchallenged.