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Flaws In Popular Solar Power Management Platform Could Crash the Grid

Posted by samzenpus on from the there-goes-the-sun dept.

mask.of.sanity (1228908) writes "Criminals could potentially cause black-outs and mess with power grid configurations by exploiting flaws in a popular solar panel management system used by thousands of homes and businesses. The threat is substantial because, as the company boasts, its eponymous management system runs globally on roughly 229,300 solar plants that typically pump out 566TWh of electrical energy."

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  1. To be fair ... by quietwalker · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Squirrels could potentially cause black-outs and mess with power grid configurations. In fact, they have.

  2. Sounds like a solar FUD piece by Mad+Quacker · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Solar power is still just a tiny tiny fraction of total energy output, yet hackers can cause massive blackouts? If only they knew how to hack the SCADA systems that run traditional power plants :rollseyes:

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