Night has just fallen over a county town in the south, yet the convenience store by the roadside remains open. Standing at the checkout counter, the owner opens the month's electricity bill, his brow furrowing even deeper. Refrigeration units run all night, the air conditioner stays on from opening to closing, and the cash register and surveillance system must remain powered without interruption. ...
The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) and cybersecurity firm Modat have confirmed that nearly 8,000 physical and virtual photovoltaic (PV) power assets across Europe are publicly accessible via the internet, exposing a wide range of entities—from individual operators to national-level organizations—to significant cybersecurity risks. Modat’s Soufian El Yadmani and ...