College student hacks Taiwan high-speed rail line with software defined radios, stopping four trains — 19 years without crypto key rotation ends in predictable

College student hacks Taiwan high-speed rail line with software defined radios, stopping four trains — 19 years without crypto key rotation ends in predictable

This is exemplified by the g0v initiative , which calls for open and transparent operations from regular citizens, an ethos that has official government support and was most useful during the COVID-19 pandemic. There's a yearly Presidential Hackathon , too, and Taiwan's National Institute of Cyber Security recently awarded $17,000 for 20 reported vulnerabilities across a range of products.

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1_rick "Oh, sure, I programmed my Flipper Zero to send an emergency stop when I pressed a button, but I totes didn't mean to actually use it, I just did it for funsies!" That's like the guy in Florida several years ago that tried to rob a bank, and during the event, he dropped a gun he'd had in his pocket, and at trial tried to claim he didn't mean to use it so he shouldn't be subject to Florida's "automatic 10 years in jail for showing a gun during a violent crime" law. Reply

TechGuy_93 This is Taiwan, They should be thanking him and offering him a consultancy or a job. Do they think if it had of been discovered by the Chinese they would have used it in such a manner? They would have targeted all systems they could and shut them down completely at the same time. Reply

USAFRet TechGuy_93 said: They should be thanking him and offering him a consultancy or a job. No. Having the skills is only part of it. A job in that realm would require one to not be an immature toolbag. Reply

Sluggotg TechGuy_93 said: This is Taiwan, They should be thanking him and offering him a consultancy or a job. Do they think if it had of been discovered by the Chinese they would have used it in such a manner? They would have targeted all systems they could and shut them down completely at the same time. Sorry, but I disagree. You don't hire a child molester to babysit your kids. You don't have a drug addict guard/inventory drugs. Integrity matters. Just because someone has a few skills does not make them a good employee or a good person. Reply

forestation TechGuy_93 said: This is Taiwan, They should be thanking him and offering him a consultancy or a job. Do they think if it had of been discovered by the Chinese they would have used it in such a manner? They would have targeted all systems they could and shut them down completely at the same time. By that logic if a bank robber exposes a faulty alarm system you'd reward them too? Reply

derekullo That was really funny We love your work! What's your name? Lin! … aww crap "Hangs up" Reply

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