“Newag trains went into hibernation using a sophisticated game of hide-and-seek if they were parked for too long within the geocoordinates of competitors’ or customers’ workshops”
Three hackers showed at 37C3 that Newag rigged its trains to brick themselves near rival repair shops. Newag’s answer was criminal and civil lawsuits against the hackers, not a recall. Their legal bills already run around 30,000 euros, and the CCC is passing the hat. Newag got caught sabotaging its own customers and decided the problem was the people who noticed.