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+-   14-Year-Old Hacks Tram System Into Train Set on Friday January 11 2008, @10:09AM F-3582

Submitted by F-3582 on Friday January 11 2008, @10:09AM
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F-3582 writes "By modifying a TV remote a 14-year-old boy from Lodz, Poland, managed to gain control over the junctions of the tracks. According to The Register the boy had 'trespassed in tram depots to gather information needed to build the device. [...] Transport command and control systems are commonly designed by engineers with little exposure or knowledge about security using commodity electronics and a little native wit.' Four trams derailed in the process injuring a number of passengers. The boy now 'charges at a special juvenile court of endangering public safety.'"
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