On the rails again… 🚆😎

ByStefan Karg 15.03.202325.08.2025

Security

USB Killer redefined
ByStefan Karg 30.03.202325.08.2025

A Military-Type Explosive Sent Via USB Drive (gbhackers.com) ⚡ So far, USB-Killer devices were used by attackers (or pentesters) to disable or destroy devices with USB interfaces by discharging a high power electrical shock into the data lines of the USB port. ❗ If you find a USB stick somewhere: Do not plug it into…

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AI

AI in the rail sector
ByStefan Karg 08.06.202325.08.2025

We are already seeing real-world applications of artificial intelligence in the rail sector. Deutsche Bahn is using artificial intelligence to reduce delays on its network. My prediction: This is just the beginning of ML/AI applications in our sector. We will see machine learning and AI algorithms becoming more and more widespread in the coming years….

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Political

Open AI Sora Text-to-video
ByStefan Karg 19.02.202425.08.2025

The advances in text-to-video models are staggering. With several elections coming up this year and next, it gives a glimpse of the implications for media and social media and how easy it could be to produce very real looking fake news to influence political discussions.

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OT

Investigation of cyber-attack on Polish rail network
ByStefan Karg 28.08.202325.08.2025

The Polish Press Agency (PAP) reports a cyber attack on the Polish rail network in the north-west of the country in Szczecin. A BBC article reports: “Hackers broke into railway frequencies to disrupt traffic in the north-west of the country overnight, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Saturday.The signals were interspersed with recording of…

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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-3094: Why the xz-utils backdoor is more than a technical issue
ByStefan Karg 02.04.202425.08.2025

Despite the Easter holidays, a lot of incredible work was done over the weekend by many researchers analysing the details of the xz-utils backdoor. Some examples are: As the situation unfolds, it is becoming clear that this was not just one of the most sophisticated technical (perhaps the most sophisticated) attempts to introduce a backdoor…

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Security

Secure easter holidays
ByStefan Karg 16.04.202225.08.2025

Enjoy the Easter weekend!If you haven’t done yet, this weekend could be an opportunity to update your passwords / authentication methods. Remember those 3 basic measures:

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