Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug
Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug
Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will—the latest in a plague of web bugs that’s affected a dozen carmakers.
Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will—the latest in a plague of web bugs that’s affected a dozen carmakers.
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Probably with every IoT device. Security is always an afterthought.
If the cost of implementing proper security is greater than the cost of the fallout from a serious vulnerability, I think we know how most companies will behave. Just take a look at Crowdstrike's share price, it's recovering nicely.
Oddly enough, the cars will be more secure used since all of those online features will be defunct and abandoned for newer, more "advanced" shitware in ten years.
Continuing the tradition that buying used is always a good idea. Thank you, auto industry.
Mmmm, all those expired domains with known vulnerable api clients still calling them...
Imagine a botnet. Now, imagine a botnet on wheels!
If the data isn't being paid for anymore, they can't connect to anything at all. Is T-Mobile or Verizon or whoever expected to foot the bill ten years down for no reason? There may be some definitions of connecting I'm missing, but I reasoned a data connection over some sort of cellular network.
But then, if it's some hidden proprietary magic on some unused bands, who knows?
I think it does use cellular. But theoretically, it could use a mesh network of all applicable cars that hops back to some entrance nodes into the manufacturer's network or cheap exit nodes to the broader internet.
Edit, autocorrect