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Kia dealer portal flaw could let attackers hack millions of cars (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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A group of security researchers discovered critical flaws in Kia's dealer portal that could let hackers locate and steal millions of Kia cars made after 2013 using just the targeted vehicle's license plate.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Well, the concerning thing for me is less the hack as much as this connected system having these capabilities in the first place. A dealer should not be able to open and start my car without my keys (or a copy of them), a physical lock pick or a pry bar...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I love the innovations that are being created in this late stage capitalism hellscape.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/ford-files-patent-for-system-that-could-remotely-repossess-a-car/