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GPS spoofing might be a solution when such problem occurs. Just make the electronics think, the train moves along equator at 30 mph. I assume the malicious soft
by lnsru 3y ago
GPS spoofing might be a solution when such problem occurs. Just make the electronics think, the train moves along equator at 30 mph. I assume the malicious software does not check if train moves on some tracks or just moves.
- p_l 3y agoIt's mentioned in the talk, the software interrogates speed data from odometers.
- alexvoda 3y agoThen place the train on a giant dynamometer while spoofing the GPS.
- yetihehe 3y agoMuch more simple - just rewrite nvram to disable the blocks before returning a train. More effective - sue manufacturer because this whole affair is breach of contract.
- p_l 3y agoManipulating odometers would be actually illegal from the pov of railway regulations. Two wrongs don't make a right there.
- HackerThemAll 3y agoOnce the lock condition evaluates to true, the lock bit flips and the train is locked forever (until the manufacturer brings the "magic wand" and unlocks it. It's a scam.
- p_l 3y agoWasn't mentioned in this talk, but was mentioned in publications earlier - if you attached another train of the same type to the locked one to try and tow it, the freshly attached train locked up too