two people familiar with the matter said...rogue communication devices
not listed in product documents have been found in some Chinese solar power
inverters by U.S experts who strip down equipment hooked up to grids
to check for security issues, the two people said.
The two people declined to name the Chinese manufacturers of the inverters
and batteries with extra communication devices, nor say how many they had
found in total.
Both declined to be named because they did not have permission
to speak to the media.
Origin article: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/ghost-...
Happened with the port cranes here (Aus) and in the US:
>“The installed components in some cases include cellular modems... that could be remotely accessed."
https://homeland.house.gov/2024/03/12/wtas-joint-investigati...
https://www.senatorpaterson.com.au/news/chinese-cranes-spy-f...
https://archive.is/LMOfo
Their military is probably not talking to their economic advisors…
It’s not worth the risk.
I think the opposite is true, and that China knows there won’t be serious repercussions from this.