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Are 'rogue' communication devices hidden inside solar power inverters?

In a discovery that has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community, U.S. energy officials have found undocumented "rogue" communication devices hidden inside solar power inverters imported from China.

Do Chinese solar power inverters have undocumented communication devices?

However, undocumented communication devices have reportedly been found in some Chinese solar power inverters. And over the past nine months, such devices—including cellular radios—have also been found in some batteries from Chinese suppliers.

Could Chinese solar power inverters destabilise power grids?

Solar panels are seen with a view of the neighbourhood and lower Manhattan in New York in this August 2022 file pic by Reuters. Western nations have raised a security alert after US experts found “rogue communication devices” in Chinese solar power inverters, amid concern they could be used to destabilise power grids.

Could hidden communications equipment be found in Chinese-manufactured solar energy parts?

That has created a vulnerability that suddenly feels more real, as Reuters is reporting that experts have discovered hidden communications equipment in various Chinese-manufactured solar energy parts.