THE
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WANTS 20 NEW TOWERS BUILT.
MARY HOGAN PIPED IN SAYING JUST
GET IT DONE.
>>> THIS NEXT STORY IS ABOUT
YOUR SAFETY, THERE ARE SHINY
NEW METRO CARDS IN OUR FUTURE.
THE TRAINS WILL 4@HAVE ALL OF T
BELLS AND WHISTLES, BUILT IN
DIGITAL MAPS INSTEAD OF 4@PAPER
POSTERS.
POSTERS.
POSTERS. EACH SEED WILL HAVE POWER
OUTLETS TO CHARGE DEVICES.
4@CYBER SECURITY EXPERTS SAY AL
OF THOSE GADGETS COULD EXPO4@SE
YOUR DATA ESPECIALLY IF 4@A
CHINESE COMPANY TAKES THE BED
TO BUILD THEM.
CONGRESS IS STEPPING IN.
WE HAVE A STORY YOU WILL ONLY
SEE ONLY ON WUSA 9.
>> Reporter: IT COULD BE A PLOT
OUT OF SCIENCE FICTION.
THE RAIL INDUSTRY GROUP4@ HERE
YOU COULD BE TRACKED BY SECRET @
SENSORS ON METRO TRAINS 4@IF A
CH4@INESE COMPANY BUILDS THE
TRAINS AND RAILCARS.4@
ERIC IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
REAL SECURITY ALLIANCE.
THE GROUP OF MANUFACTURERS IS
RALLYING WRITERS AGAINST THE RR@
CORPORATION.
CORPORATION. THE COMPANY IS SUBSIDIZED BY
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.4@
IT IS BIDDING TO BUILD METRO'S
8000 SERIES TRAINS PLANNED FOR
2024.
2024.
2024. HE
2024. HE IS CONCERNED RIDERS WILL BE
SPIED ON.
SPIED ON.
SPIED ON. HE POINTS TO CHINESE MADE SMART
PHONES BANNED FROM MILITARY
BASES.
BASES.
BASES. THE PENTAGON FOUND THAT THE
DEVICES COULD TRACK TROOP
POSITIONS.
POSITIONS. HE INSISTS CHINESE4@ TRAINS COU
SPY ON 4@YOU JUST AS WELL.
>> I DO NOT THINK YOU 4@CAN
MITIGATE THE ISSUE.
IF YOU ARE ALLOWING THE CHINESE
TO BUILD TRAINS IN PARTS, THERE
IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A CYBER
SECURITY CONCERN.
SECURITY CONCERN. >> Reporter: THESE ARE THE
VULNERABILITIES OF 8000 TRAINS,
SECURITY CAMERAS ON 4@RAILCARS
THAT CAN RECOGNIZE YOUR FACE
AND TRACK YOUR COMMUTING HABITS.
THEY ALSO THINK LOOPHOLES COULD
BE DESIGNED INTO TRAIN SOFTWARE,
ALLOWING HACKS OF MAJOR SYSTEMS
SUCH AS TRAIN CONTROL PADDLES.
ENTERAL EMPLOYEES WHO MAKE UP A
THIRD OF METRO RIDERS COULD BE
HACKED OR BLACKMAILED THROUGH
ONBOARD WI-FI.4@
ONBOARD WI-FI.4@ GENERAL JOHN ADAMS IS NOW A
CYBER SECURITY CONSULTANT.4@
HE SAYS INVISIBLE RISK COULD
PUT YOUR RIDE IN DANGER.
>>4@ HUGELY EXPENSIVE AND
SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONIC
SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AS4@ MODERN RAILCARS
ARE FROM CHINA IS A THREAT TO
US.
US.
US. >>
US. >> Reporter: 4@IT BUILDS TR4@AI
US. >> Reporter: 4@IT BUILDS TR4@AIT
PRICES LESS THAN 4@COMPETITORS
COME BECOMING THE FRONTRUNNER
FOR MANUFACTURING4@ CONTRACT4@S
INCLUDING TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN4@
CHICAGO, LA, BOSTON, AND 4@
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA. >> SPIKING COMPETITION QUITE
FRANKLY.
FRANKLY.
FRANKLY. >> Reporter:4@4@ THE RRC
SPOKESWOMAN.
SPOKESWOMAN. >> I THINK THEY WERE A 4@WINNER
OF THOSE CONTRACTS BECAUSE IT
WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE EXACTLY
WHAT THOSE AGENCIES WERE
LOOKING FOR.
LOOKING FOR. THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A
SECURE STATE-OF-THE-ART
SECURE STATE-OF-THE-ART PRODUCT.
PRODUCT.
PRODUCT. >> Reporter: MITCHELL IS
RETI4@RING LEGACY TRAINS AT THE
END OF THEIR 4@USEFUL LIFE.
THEY WANT AT LEAST 250 NEW
CARS, MAYBE AS MANY AS 800.
THEY UNDERSCORE THERE ARE A NO
AMERICAN COMPANIES THAT MAKE
NEW RAILCARS.
NEW RAILCARS. THE COMPANY STRESSES METRO
EXPECT INSPECTORS WILL BE
ALONGSIDE ITS WORKERS AS THE
TRAINS GO THROUGH FINAL
ASSEMBLY IN THE U.S.
>> THERE IS ABSOLUTELY
UNEQUIVOCALLY NO FAX, NO
EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING IN THE
PAST, US OR ANY OTHER
MANUFACTURER OF NEW RAILCARS,
THAT 4@SHOULD BE GIVING ANYBODY
ANY CONCERN ABOUT WHAT WE WILL
BE DOING4@ ON ANY UPCOMING 4@
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS. >> I 4@THINK METRO UNDERSTANDS
THAT CYBER SECURITY THREATS BUT
IT IS GOING ON THE CHEAP
FRANKLY.
FRANKLY.
FRANKLY. >> Reporter: CONGRESSWOMAN
ELEANOR IS LEADING THE CHARGE
AGAINST THE SEA RRC.4@
A NEW AMENDMENT TO A BILL THAT
WILL BLOCK METRO FROM 4@
PURCHASING CHINESE TRAINS.
>> WHY DON'T WE GET THEM FROM
ONE OF THE OTHER 4@COUNTRIES?
IT WILL COST US MORE AND WE 4@
ONE OF THE OTHER 4@COUNTRIES? IT WILL COST US MORE AND WE 4@4@
UNDERSTAND.
UNDERSTAND. WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE ON THAT
BURDEN.
BURDEN.
BURDEN. >> Reporter: METRO WOULD NOT GO
BURDEN. >> Reporter: METRO WOULD NOT GO@
ON CAMERA BUT PROVIDED 4@A
STATEMENT, THEY INSIST THEY DO
NOT TAKE CYBER SECURITY LATELY.
THEY ALREADY FOLLOW FEDERAL
STANDARDS TO COMBAT MULTIPLE
THREATS INCLUDING THOSE 4@FROM
SUPPLIERS. 4@
SUPPLIERS. 4@ BUILDER BIDS WERE SUBMITTED AT
THE END OF LA4@ST MONTH, CHINES
TRAIN COMPONENTS, HERE THERE
CHANCE4@ TO KEEP OUR AREA SAFE,
IS QUICKLY LEAVING THE STATION.
>> NOT WORTH THE CHEAPER DOLLAR
VERSUS THE SECURITY OF OUR
METR4@O RIDERS.
METR4@O RIDERS. >> THE CYBER THREAT ASIDE, IS
METRO SAVING MONEY A GOOD THING?
>> THEY NEED EVERY PENNY THEY
CAN GET RIGHT NOW, EVEN MEMBERS
OF THE METRO BOARD TOLD ME IF
CONGRESS FORCES THEM TO
PURCHASE MORE EXPENSIVE METRO
CARD THEN THEM FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE SUBSIDIZING
THE DIFFERENCE.
THE DIFFERENCE. THIS WILL BE 4@A BIG4@ CONTRACT
>> IS THIS REALLY MONEY THAT IS
MOTIVATION MOTIVATING THE POST
AGAINST SEA RRC.
>> THAT IS WHAT THEY WANT TO
KNOW, THEY THINK THIS IS A
SMEAR CAMPAIGN CONSIDERING THE
FACT THE COMPANY IS ALREADY IN
A FEW CITIES.
THEY SEEM TO THINK THIS IS TO
TRY TO KEEP IT OUT OF ULTIMATELY
MOVING 4@INTO THE FREIGHT RAIL
INDUSTRY AND THE COMPANY
INSISTS IT HAS NO TRACK RECORD
OF CYBER SECURITY ISSUES.
>> WE KNOW YOU HAVE UNCUT
INTERVIEWS AND OTHER
INFORMATION FROM METRO ABOUT
HOW IT SAYS IT IS