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Re:Sick Codes jailbroke John Deere, found outdated Linux/Win... by Double_a_92 on Monday August 15, 2022 @02:47AM (#32466579)
What's the issue with running outdated software in a closed ecosystem? It's not like you can remote connect to those tractors over the internet...
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Re:Sick Codes jailbroke John Deere, found outdated Linux/Win... by moomin on Monday August 15, 2022 @02:50AM (#32466598)
It’s not an issue, it’s an opportunity for the owners of the tractors.
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Re:Sick Codes jailbroke John Deere, found outdated Linux/Win... by dirtyid on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:02AM (#32466673)
>It’s not an issue

Not specifically related to the jailbreak, but John Deere bricked tractors Russia stole from Ukraine. If their code is as shoddy as this jailbreak suggest, whose to say they can't be hacked to kill switch ag equipment during harvest season.

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Re:Sick Codes jailbroke John Deere, found outdated Linux/Win... by vbezhenar on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:05AM (#32466693)
LTE suggests that you can actually connect.
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Re:Sick Codes jailbroke John Deere, found outdated Linux/Win... by edf13 on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:10AM (#32466722)
Likely over a private APN… still not 100% secure but helps.
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