traffic lights

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2020
Critical flaw could have allowed attackers to control traffic lights

A critical vulnerability in traffic light controllers manufactured by SWARCO could have been exploited by attackers to disrupt traffic lights. A critical vulnerability in traffic light controllers designed by SWARCO could have been exploited by hackers to disrupt traffic lights. SWARCO is the world’s largest manufacturer of signal heads and the number two internationally for […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2015
Hacking into the traffic lights

Cyber security expert Cesar Cerrudo once again is warning the IT security community on the risks related to the deployment of vulnerable traffic lights. Cesar Cerrudo, CTO at IOActive, has conducted several tests to investigate on the security of components within control systems of traffic lights and electronic signs in different cities around the world discovering […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2015
Smart city systems could become a nightmare for security

Cyber security expert Cesar Cerrudo once again is warning the IT security community on the risks related to deployment of flawed Smart city systems. My readers know very well the cyber security expert Cesar Cerrudo that is author of several interesting studies on smart city systems, in August 2014 he presented a research on vulnerabilities affecting […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2014
Hacking Traffic lights and other control systems is not so hard

Security experts Cesar Cerrudo conducted a study on the security of components within control traffic lights and similar electronic systems. The hacking of control systems for traffic lights or cyber grids is a prerogative of sci-fi series and movies, hackers could be able to target them causing serious problems. Cesar Cerrudo, CTO at IOActive, has conducted a study to investigate […]