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'''Newag S.A.''' (pronounced ''"nevag"'') is a Polish company, based in Nowy Sącz, specializing in the production, maintenance, and modernization of railway rolling stock.<ref>https://www.newag.pl/en/company/history/</ref>
'''Newag S.A.''' (pronounced ''"nevag"'') is a Polish company based in Nowy Sącz that specializes in the production, maintenance, and modernization of railway rolling stock.<ref>https://www.newag.pl/en/company/history/</ref>


== Backdoor Incident ==
== Backdoor Incident ==
In 2022 maintenance was done on trains manufactured by '''Newag''' which uncovered malicious software code and backdoors.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/manufacturer-deliberately-bricked-trains-repaired-by-competitors-hackers-find/?utm_source=chatgpt.com</ref> The investigation against '''Newag''' is still on-going.
In 2022, when maintenance was done on trains manufactured by '''Newag''', malicious code and backdoors were discovered which were found to make the trains break down after third-party repairs.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/manufacturer-deliberately-bricked-trains-repaired-by-competitors-hackers-find/?utm_source=chatgpt.com</ref> The investigation against '''Newag''' is still on-going.
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