“The Northwest Seaport Alliance has a strong security program in place and has undertaken penetration and threat assessments on crane operations prior to the commissioning of the Select Committee’s study,”

…and yet

“The Select Committee began investigating the matter in 2023 after The Wall Street Journal first reported that modems and other electronic equipment installed in the cranes, ostensibly for monitoring performance, could also be used to hack into the crane’s operating systems and monitor cargo, including military equipment.”

Chinese cranes at Tacoma, other ports, are potential espionage risks, investigation finds

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