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

Reported by Help Net Security (Mirko Zorz)

Summary by Cyber Security News9 Oct 2026, 07:30 CET

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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. 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.

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