Posted 3/10/2024, 7:25:00 PM
ZPMC denies cranes at US ports pose cybersecurity threats despite lawmakers' concerns
- Chinese firm ZPMC, under investigation by Congress, denies its cranes at US ports pose a cybersecurity threat
- Lawmakers identified cellular modem components on ZPMC cranes with no clear purpose, raising security concerns
- ZPMC cranes account for nearly 80% of ship-to-shore cranes at US ports and are built near a Chinese naval shipyard
- ZPMC and ABB have repeatedly requested remote access to US-based cranes, concerning lawmakers
- House committees say ABB has failed to cooperate fully with probe into relationship with ZPMC and port security issues