FCC Investigates Securus Now that LocationSmart who’s data was used illegally by a Sheriff to track other law enforcement officers and was then hacked is out of the closet, their somewhat shady but possibly completely legal business practices are no longer in the shadows and the FCC has begun an investigation. We shall see if […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]GM Says that they have fixed the vulnerability that allowed a hacker to take over the GM Onstar Remotelink software. Once the hacker has taken over the software, she can do anything the owner can do – remote unlock, remote start, etc. The attack worked because GM was not validating the SSL certificates […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A recent Network World article talks about the world of high tech auto theft. Using a $17 amplifier, thieves were able to boost the signal between your car and your key fob sitting on the kitchen table and convince your car to open up. The article has links to several other articles including one that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]BMW announced that it had fixed a bug that would have allowed hackers to compromise it’s ConnectedDrive car automation system. The bug affected over two million BMWs, Minis and Rolls Royces, according to Mashable. Apparently, the communications between BMW’s servers and your car were not even encrypted, so the solution was to use HTTPS to […]
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