We never would have let the Soviets have a hand in designing our power grid or phone system, right? So why do we rely so heavily on China?
We already know their cyber teams are actively exploiting every possible weakness in not just our government, but in our power grid and communications networks. They’ve hacked utilities, looking for any edge they could exploit to cripple us if the Thucydides Trap throws America and China into direct or indirect conflict.
Activists have pressured us to abandon every energy source except wind and solar. It just so happens that wind and solar are being sold to us by… China.
Surely, they could never try to exploit—
Undocumented cellular radios are also found in Chinese batteries
U.S. says continually assesses risk with emerging technology
U.S. working to integrate ‘trusted equipment’ into the grid
LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) – U.S. energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said.
Power inverters, which are predominantly produced in China, are used worldwide to connect solar panels and wind turbines to electricity grids. They are also found in batteries, heat pumps, and electric vehicle chargers. —Reuters
It goes on to describe how there are supposed to be the ability for this tech to talk back to the internet so that it can get updates. For security reasons, firewalls are installed to keep out hostile parties. Those firewalls do a good job, except in the case of physical workarounds that would give backdoor access to unauthorized parties. That is exactly what technicians inspecting the power grids have been discovering.However, rogue communication devices not listed in product documents have been found in some Chinese solar power inverters by U.S experts who strip down equipment hooked up to grids to check for security issues, the two people said.
Over the past nine months, undocumented communication devices, including cellular radios, have also been found in some batteries from multiple Chinese suppliers, one of them said. –Reuters
Cross Posted with Clash Daily
