This is sure to backfire and increase attention to NEWAG's own alleged criminal behavior.
NEWAG executives & those responsible should face criminal charges for conspiracy to defraud in addition to libel.
It's clear that NEWAG knowingly lied about alleged malfeasance from the third party repair shops, and took advantage of their sabotage to incentivize if not require their customer to pay for service at NEWAG's own repair shops.
That would be lovely, but it depends on how the media presents it (I can see the image of a hooded “hacker” being used and the story being “hackers intrude into trains, face criminal charges, government demands investigation and hardening of DRM to prevent future illegality which poses a risk to the public”), and on how much cash they’re willing to throw at it to crush the hackers with civil and criminal suits.
The story I read said that the repair delays impacted train schedules (owing to fewer trains in operation). Potentially millions of people had their life disrupted because of corporate greed.
I would love to see criminal charges on this one, especially if they come under a computer hacking law, as that might set a great precedent for consumer protections. Unfortunately it will probably be more like a fine if anything.
NEWAG executives & those responsible should face criminal charges for conspiracy to defraud in addition to libel.
It's clear that NEWAG knowingly lied about alleged malfeasance from the third party repair shops, and took advantage of their sabotage to incentivize if not require their customer to pay for service at NEWAG's own repair shops.