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Taiwan's train cyber-trauma reveals a global system that’s coming off the tracks

ID: 4916baf3-d0c7-574a-9cf2-33fd72c730a3

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
72/100

Date Published: 2026-05-11

Date Updated: 2026-05-11

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This opinion piece recounts a disruption to Taiwan’s bullet train TETRA communications caused by a replay/injection attack using an SDR (likely a HackRF), highlights that many global TETRA deployments are aging and lack protections against replay attacks, and warns that inexpensive SDR tools make critical infrastructure vulnerable unless cryptographic protections and system upgrades are implemented.

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