Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a License Plate

Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by wasteduniverse on Thursday September 26, 2024 @02:29PM (#41661593)

Don't anthropomorphize the lawnmower and blame Kia for this, blame the NHTSA for making it legal to skimp out on immobilizers in the first place. Regulations matter!

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Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by tptacek on Thursday September 26, 2024 @03:47PM (#41662443)

Since Kia/Hyundai is the only automotive group to have this problem, I'm going to go ahead continuing to blame them.

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Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by piva00 on Thursday September 26, 2024 @03:55PM (#41662558)

I agree and still it's also the lack of regulation that enabled it to happen, and 2nd order effects of it is the increase in carjackings.

It's a pretty good argument for the regulation, since everyone else is already doing it just make it the standard.

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Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by searealist on Thursday September 26, 2024 @11:13PM (#41665905)

Of course you are. The alternative is to blame the governments (of places like Chicago or Milwaukee), or the people doing the theft.

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Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by BoorishBears on Thursday September 26, 2024 @11:38PM (#41666035)

Why are those alternatives for you?

I find it very easy to hold the governments, people, and companies as all culpable in the own way.

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Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by bombcar on Friday September 27, 2024 @07:20AM (#41669009)

Exactly. The situation should be examined like the NTSB does for plane crashes, usually a proximate cause and other contributing causes.

Maybe we’ll see a return of The Club™

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Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by pengaru on Thursday September 26, 2024 @04:19PM (#41662848)

> Volkswagen has entered the chat

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Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by jshdhehe on Friday September 27, 2024 @07:05AM (#41668862)

Wow they will not live that down!

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Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by cryptonector on Thursday September 26, 2024 @03:57PM (#41662573)

Lmao, good reference to u/bcantrill.

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Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by rideontime on Thursday September 26, 2024 @04:47PM (#41663173)

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Re:Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars with Just a Licens... by lambda on Thursday September 26, 2024 @05:10PM (#41663422)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10040429

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