Solar Panel Hack Westerhof

Willem westerhof found 17 vulnerabilities in inverters which convert.

Solar panel hack westerhof.

Westerhof reported the problem to sma in december last year. The flaws affect the inverters in the solar panels. The flaws affect the inverters in the solar panels. While westerhof and the company discussed his findings after six months the issue.

Willem westerhof a cybersecurity researcher at dutch security firm itsec has identified a serious vulnerability in an essential component of solar panels the inverter. Dutch researcher willem westerhof discovered 17. Westerhof said he discovered 21 vulnerabilities in inverters manufactured by german specialists sma solar technology which sells more than 1bn of kit every year. Solar panel hack could knock out power grid.

Research conducted in the netherlands suggests some equipment used in solar panels could be targeted. If this flaw is exploited then european power grids will be severely affected and there is a threat of widespread outages. To hack devices and control the flow. A security vulnerability in a component in solar panels can help hackers target electricity grids across europe says researcher willem westerhof.

Dutch researcher willem westerhof found that the inverters in solar panels the part that converts the electricity generated by the panels into electricity that can be used by the grid had 17. Solar panels were discovered by willem westerhof. Since at its daily power generation peak solar accounts for almost half of germany s energy production an inverter hack would have serious consequences. Hackers could exploit a recently discovered flaw in solar panels to overload energy grids and create power cuts according to new research.

In a detailed research note which he published in a specially created website dutch security researcher willem westerhof has demonstrated how hackers can exploit a security flaw in a component in. Dutch researcher willem westerhof discovered 17. Westerhof reported the problem to sma in december last year.