US EditionHidden Communication Devices in Chinese Solar Equipment Raise Global Security Concerns
- Rogue communication devices not documented have been found inside some Chinese-made solar power inverters since mid-2024, raising security concerns globally.
- The discovery follows ongoing U.S.-China tensions and concerns about vulnerabilities in critical renewable energy infrastructure, with exact device numbers and intent remaining unclear.
- Experts warn these hidden cellular radios could bypass firewalls, remotely switch off inverters, alter settings, destabilize grids, and cause widespread blackouts affecting power stability.
- Huawei leads inverter production with 29% global market share in 2022, while U.S. And European authorities respond with legislation and supply chain efforts to limit Chinese influence over energy grids.
- These events have prompted U.S. Energy officials and NATO allies to reassess strategic dependencies and accelerate domestic manufacturing to reduce risks to critical infrastructure.
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Americans Discover Secret Transmitters in Chinese Solar Inverters: "Built-in to Destroy the Power Grid"
American researchers have found "unauthorized communication devices" in Chinese inverters. These inverters control solar installations and can even turn them off remotely, via the internet. Firewalls are supposed to protect them from cyber attacks. But the suspicious transmitters could bypass these firewalls, the Americans claim. As a result, hostile hackers or countries could shut down millions of inverters and cause major power outages.
U.S. Officials Identify 'Rogue' Communication Devices in China-Built Solar Power Units
China will use "any means necessary to spy on, steal from, or strangle our nation." The post U.S. Officials Identify ‘Rogue’ Communication Devices in China-Built Solar Power Units first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
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Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters
LONDON: US 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 produce
Rogue devices found in Chinese solar inverters, raising U.S. grid fears | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
LONDON >> 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.
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