Cybersecurity Expert: American Trains Are Vulnerable to Remote Hacking

A longstanding vulnerability in the U.S. rail system could allow hackers to remotely trigger train brakes, according to a cybersecurity researcher and government officials.

404Media reports that a critical security flaw in the U.S. rail system has left trains vulnerable to remote hacking for over a decade, raising concerns about the safety and security of the nation’s rail infrastructure. The vulnerability, which was first discovered by independent researcher Neil Smith in 2012, allows hackers to remotely lock a train’s brakes by exploiting weaknesses in the “End-of-Train and Head-of-Train Remote Linking Protocol” (EOT/HOT).

The EOT/HOT…

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