While the title Polish teen derails tram after hacking train network is a little deceiving, note that the 14-year-old modified a TV remote to control track junctions along the tram line in the Polish city of Lodz. Pretty impressive work. Now for the scary part:

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. The apparent ease with which Lodz’s tram network was hacked, even by these low standards, is still a bit of an eye opener.

I’ll say.

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