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   Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 22:29:18 JST Glyn Moody

   Researchers say new attack could take down the European power grid - https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/could-hackers-use-new-attack-to-take-down-european-power-grid/ " Power grid in Central Europe uses unencrypted radio signals to add and shed loads." what idiot allowed this?

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     The Penguin of Evil (etchedpixels@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 23:06:56 JST The Penguin of Evil

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     @glynmoody There's no encryption on ours either (Radio teleswitch) although it gets turned off middle of the year with the long wave stuff.
     1970s' design 1980s product. Different world, different risk model.

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     Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 23:11:08 JST Glyn Moody

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     @etchedpixels maybe time to upgrade it, then...?

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     The Penguin of Evil (etchedpixels@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 23:23:47 JST The Penguin of Evil

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     @glynmoody Yes but the problem isn't upgrading the protocol or transmitter it's changing all the receivers. Radio Teleswitch in the UK case it's also conveniently life expired so the problem is being dumped on smartmeters which are encrypted. It's still been a big project to try and get them all replaced, and there are lots of people who still don't know their E7 or E10 heatig is going to break this summer.

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     Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 23:26:12 JST Glyn Moody

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     • The Penguin of Evil

     @etchedpixels interesting - thanks