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The Lib Dem leader is seeking a review of the laws to prevent the ‘en masse’ arrestsParents in England are skipping meals and turning to buy-now-pay-later services such as Klarna in order to afford school uniforms before the autumn term, according to a…
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Seems like an old system system that predates any care about security:
The flaw has to do with the protocol used in a train system known as the End-of-Train and Head-of-Train. A Flashing Rear End Device (FRED), also known as an End-of-Train (EOT) device, is attached to the back of a train and sends data via radio signals to a corresponding device in the locomotive called the Head-of-Train (HOT). Commands can also be sent to the FRED to apply the brakes at the rear of the train.
These devices were first installed in the 1980s as a replacement for caboose cars, and unfortunately, they lack encryption and authentication protocols. Instead, the current system uses data packets sent between the front and back of a train that include a simple BCH checksum to detect errors or interference. But now, the CISA is warning that someone using a software-defined radio could potentially send fake data packets and interfere with train operations…
Total overspend on high-speed rail could be as much as 100%, Mark Wild, who runs the project, told MPsHS2 construction contracts priced at £19.5bn have already cost £26bn despite being “just over halfway done”, the boss of the high-speed rail project h…
Critics question pay rise for Thames Tideway project boss, which is drawn from mandatory add-ons to water billsThe chief executive of the London “super sewer” project has been awarded a £600,000 pay rise even as the firm revealed that the total cost ha…
Research finds correlation between car dependency and loneliness, particularly in rural townsPeople who depend on cars to get around are more likely to feel lonely and disconnected than those who have access to good public transport, a UK study has fou…
A14 in Cambridgeshire promised biodiversity net gain of 11.5%, but most of the 860,000 trees planted are dead. What went wrong?Lorries thunder over the A14 bridge north of Cambridge, above steep roadside embankments covered in plastic shrouds containin…
Chief medical officer for England urges people to set media cliches aside to focus on health benefits of physical activityCulture war-based coverage of cycling based on stereotypes of middle-aged men in Lycra could harm the nation’s health because it s…
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Attraction at site of former brickworks in Bedford could boost UK economy by £50bn and create 28,000 jobsThe deal to build Universal’s new theme park in Bedford was secured with a package of support that included £500m of public investment in rail and …