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Europe’s wind and solar farms leave controls exposed, raising the risk of sabotage
Dutch researchers identified 8,547 internet-facing administrative and operational systems across 7,942 solar parks and 605 wind farms in 35 European countries using machine learning to scan for exposed interfaces. Around 181 sites had systems that researchers believe would have allowed full operational control, including the ability to start, stop, and reset turbines. The exposed systems ranged from login pages to live dashboards displaying turbine location and control buttons, prompting researchers to urge operators to immediately remove administrative interfaces from internet access.
Why it matters: Energy operators and infrastructure owners across Europe face imminent risk of sabotage or service disruption; attackers using the same scanning techniques can identify and potentially compromise turbines and arrays supplying power to critical facilities like airports and cities.
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Europe’s wind and solar farms leave controls exposed, raising the risk of sabotage
Dutch researchers identified 8,547 internet-facing administrative and operational systems across 7,942 solar parks and 605 wind farms in 35 European countries using machine learning to scan for exposed interfaces. Around 181 sites had systems that researchers believe would have allowed full operational control, including the ability to start, stop, and reset turbines. The exposed systems ranged from login pages to live dashboards displaying turbine location and control buttons, prompting researchers to urge operators to immediately remove administrative interfaces from internet access.
Why it matters: Energy operators and infrastructure owners across Europe face imminent risk of sabotage or service disruption; attackers using the same scanning techniques can identify and potentially compromise turbines and arrays supplying power to critical facilities like airports and cities.
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- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker