Help Net Security2026-10-09 05:30:52

Thousands of wind and solar park systems sit exposed on the internet across Europe

Modat and NCSC-NL, the Dutch government’s cybersecurity center, found 8,547 internet-facing systems at wind farms and solar parks in 35 countries in and around the EU that should not be reachable from the internet.

Summary

The systems range from login screens to a turbine control page that offers a Stop button to anyone with a browser. Operators in Spain, Greece, Italy and Germany account for most of the confirmed systems. The real number is higher.

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This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.

KazaSec's take

Stories like this are part of why proactive security testing exists, finding the gap before someone else does is always cheaper than responding after the fact.

Coverage details

Source: Help Net Security
Published: 2026-10-09 05:30:52
Author: mirko zorz
Category: technology

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