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Security consulting firm iSec Partners warns drivers that thieves could exploit smart phone apps that allow the unlocking and starting of cars remotely.
- Hackers Discover Model S Vulnerabilities, Help Tesla Develop Fixes
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- Chinese Company Remotely Hacks Locks, Horn, Headlights And Sunroof On Moving Tesla Model S
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- New Honda App Allows Iphone Users To Catch Characters From Tv Spot As They Appear On The Commercial
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- Swiss Researchers Show How Easy It Is To Hack Cars With Keyless Entry
For many of us, the thought of having our car stolen is too great a burden to bear. We assure ourselves by investing in alarm systems, secure parking and cars fitted with keyless entry and start. These cars, we think, would be harder for criminals to...
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Hacking your Car through a Smart Phone: An Emerging Security Risk
Security consulting firm iSec Partners warns drivers that thieves could exploit smart phone apps that allow the unlocking and starting of cars remotely.
Researchers Don Bailey and Mathew Solnik have hacked the protocols some of these apps use and demonstrated how they can take advantage of them using a laptop.
According to Mr. Bailey, the whole process of hacking and improvising the signals these apps send – what he dubs “war texting†– can take as little as two hours.
Read more »- Hackers Discover Model S Vulnerabilities, Help Tesla Develop Fixes
As cars get increasingly connected, hacking becomes a major issue for automakers and consumers alike. Not long ago, two hackers demonstrated how easy it is to remotely hijack a Jeep Cherokee and now the Tesla Model S has been targeted by a similar attack....
- Chinese Company Remotely Hacks Locks, Horn, Headlights And Sunroof On Moving Tesla Model S
Remember the Tesla Model S hacking contest? Well, it didn’t take long before someone managed to hack into the electric sedan. As a matter of fact, the day the contest started Internet security company Qihoo 360 Technology Co said it found ways...
- Vw Releases New Beetle Apple App That Interacts With Billboards
Mobile apps are becoming increasingly popular these days as tools to market products and services. This has not escaped the attention of automakers and their respective advertising and marketing divisions, which try to create apps to draw the attention...
- New Honda App Allows Iphone Users To Catch Characters From Tv Spot As They Appear On The Commercial
In a ground-breaking campaign, Honda has merged the worlds of iPhone Apps and traditional commercials, be they on your TV, computer screen or mobile phone. Created to celebrate the launch of the revised Honda Jazz [Fit in the U.S.], the new interactive...
- Swiss Researchers Show How Easy It Is To Hack Cars With Keyless Entry
For many of us, the thought of having our car stolen is too great a burden to bear. We assure ourselves by investing in alarm systems, secure parking and cars fitted with keyless entry and start. These cars, we think, would be harder for criminals to...