Re:The Car of the Future Will Sell Your Data
by test1235 on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @08:24AM
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Depends on what you mean by hacked - I know that for cars with keyless entry you can relay key-fob signals from keys inside a house to parked cars to get it open, then get to the cars software via the service port. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is a viable method to steal a car.
https://www.wired.com/2017/04/just-pair-11-radio-gadgets-can...
Re:The Car of the Future Will Sell Your Data
by greglindahl on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @11:37PM
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My girlfriend had her car stolen from her driveway that way; the thieves disconnected the infotainment cellphone (dug under the dash to remove the sim card, probably) and it has not been recovered in 3 weeks.
Presumably it was a key amplification attack. And they knew what they were doing when it came to being tracked.
These hackable cars are not of the future, even many of today's cars can be quite easily hacked with some knowledge and the right tools. Luckily this doesn't seem to happen yet as far as I'm aware.
And I fully agree on repairing old cars and the passion that can be put in these machines. It's in a sense sad that cars like this don't get made anymore, but on the other side it's better for the planet.