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US Warns: Chinese Solar Inverters May Compromise Power Grids
5/15/2025
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- US officials are raising alarms over Chinese-made solar power inverters that may harbor hidden communication devices. These devices could breach firewalls, enabling remote control of the inverters and jeopardizing power grids, potentially leading to widespread blackouts. This unsettling development echoes past cyberattacks by the Chinese group Volt Typhoon, which targeted US infrastructure.
