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Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them (www.404media.co)

submitted 10 months ago by btp@kbin.social to c/technology@kbin.social

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In one of the coolest and more outrageous repair stories in quite some time, three white-hat hackers helped a regional rail company in southwest Poland unbrick a train that had been artificially rendered inoperable by the train’s manufacturer after an independent maintenance company worked on it. The train’s manufacturer is now threatening to sue the hackers who were hired by the independent repair company to fix it.

After breaking trains simply because an independent repair shop had worked on them, NEWAG is now demanding that trains fixed by hackers be removed from service.

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[–] BaldProphet@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

I didn't realize John Deere made trains.

[–] ruination@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This sounds egregious. I don't really have any knowledge on the subject, but to play the devil's advocate, could it be possible that the train was bricked because while it can technically still run, it might have some things broken that could lead to hazardous consequences? Again, I have no knowledge on this, I would love if someone who knows more about trains could shed light on this.

[–] LollerCorleone@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Nah, they are probably just mad that the rail company didn't come to them for maintainance and went to someone else (who probably was just as good but cheaper). They are just looking for money.