FCC Blocks New Foreign-Produced Robots and Power Inverters Over Cyber Risks

The Federal Communications Commission FCC added foreign-produced mobile robots and networked power inverters to its Covered List on July 28. The move generally prevents new models from receiving the equipment authorization required for import, marketing, or sale in the US. Previously authorized...

Communications Backdoor in Chinese Power Inverters

This is a weird story: U.S. energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said. … Over the past nine...