Could a Chinese-made Metro [subway] car spy on us? Many experts say yes. The warnings sound like the plot of a Hollywood spy thriller: The Chinese hide malware in a [D.C.] Metro rail car’s security camera system that allows surveillance of Pentagon or White House officials as they ride the Blue Line — sending images back to Beijing. Or sensors on the train secretly record the officials’ conversations. Or a flaw in the software that controls the train — inserted during the manufacturing process — allows it to be hacked by foreign agents or terrorists to cause a crash. Congress, the Pentagon and industry experts have taken the warnings seriously, and now Metro will do the same. The transit agency recently decided to add cybersecurity safeguards to specifications for a contract it will award later this year for its next-generation rail cars following warnings that China’s state-owned rail car manufacturer could win the deal by undercutting other bidders..." https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...d3874f1ac36_story.html?utm_term=.59d0baabccfc
I believe it's there & won't be found for a couple years. Not enough dedicated resources & no real consequences.
What shocks me is not the eventual spying but that so much of our needs are provided by Asian factories.
I'm not sure about all this alarmist reaction. I use a Chinese fork that tells me when I've reached my calorie limit for the day. It's great.
LOL. Everything I own (including the laptop I'm typing this on) was made in China. I doubt it's all spying on me.
Chinese Rail Cars Spark Concern Over Cybersecurity March 19, 2019 https://www.govtech.com/security/Chinese-Rail-Cars-Spark-Concern-Over-Cybersecurity.html
