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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, prevent them from entering a competitors workshop and also stop working after a set amount of time standing still.<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, prevent them from entering a competitors workshop and also stop working after a set amount of time standing still.<ref>[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/manufacturer-deliberately-bricked-trains-repaired-by-competitors-hackers-find/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/manufacturer-deliberately-bricked-trains-repaired-by-competitors-hackers-find/]</ref> The investigation against '''Newag''' is still on-going. | ||
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Revision as of 14:02, 28 January 2025
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.[1]
Backdoor incident
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, prevent them from entering a competitors workshop and also stop working after a set amount of time standing still.[2] The investigation against Newag is still on-going.