Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world
by patwolf on Monday November 09, 2026 @08:07AM
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I received an email from Toyota asking me to connect to a newly-purchased vehicle in their app. I hadn't actually purchased a Toyota, but I went ahead and installed the app to see what it would do, and I ended up having full access to someone's car. I could see the car's location, lock/unlock it, and even start the engine remotely. I did try to contact Toyota about the issue through various channels and never got a response.
If they can't get the simple parts of security right, like verifying a user's email before creating an account and linking it to a vehicle, then I have little confidence in the security of other parts of their systems.
If they can't get the simple parts of security right, like verifying a user's email before creating an account and linking it to a vehicle, then I have little confidence in the security of other parts of their systems.