Car Hacking – A Never Ending Bowl Of Fun

October 1, 2015 mitch tanenbaum Leave a comment

The Automobile hacking community is having a bang-up year. In a Wired article today, Andy Greenberg talked about two new car hacking techniques – both completely different from the ones I have talked about before. The first one is to use the Wi-Fi network in the dealer’s waiting room to hack the diagnostic equipment in […]

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Yet Another Car Hack – But Not Chevy’s Fault

August 14, 2015 mitch tanenbaum Leave a comment

Another day, another car hack. Computerworld reported that hackers at the Usenix Security Conference demonstrated taking over a Corvette by remotely accessing a telematics device that plugs into the on board diagnostics port (OBD-II). These devices are often used by insurance companies to collect data on driving habits to figure out what insurance rates should […]

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