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RockBottom@feddit.org to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

2 Million Cars with Anti-Theft Systems Installed by Dealers are at Higher Risk of Theft due to Bluetooth Flaw Which Expose Them to Unlocking Attacks

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2 Million Cars with Anti-Theft Systems Installed by Dealers are at Higher Risk of Theft due to Bluetooth Flaw Which Expose Them to Unlocking Attacks

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2 Million Cars with Anti-Theft Systems Installed by Dealers are at Higher Risk of Theft
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At least 2.2 million cars on the road today are vulnerable to an attack that allows thieves to lock and unlock doors and immobilize vehicle engines remotely via a Bluetooth connection, computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have found.

Crossposted from https://lemmy.zip/post/68566442

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    Ugh, the fix here isn’t upgrading the software.

    The fix is figuring out how to disable the power going to this Bluetooth device

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    Nice

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