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August 11, 2016 10:27 am PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/PGHdMz_emow/100-million-vws-can-be-unlocke.html
100 million VWs can be unlocked with a $40 cracker (and other cars aren't much better)
In Lock It and Still Lose ItOn the (In)Securityof Automotive Remote Keyless Entry Systems, a paper given at the current Usenix Security conference in Austin, researchers with a proven track record of uncovering serious defects in automotive keyless entry and ignition systems revealed a technique for unlocking over 100,000 million Volkswagen cars, using $40 worth of hardware; they also revealed a technique for hijacking the locking systems of millions of other vehicles from other manufacturers. (more…)
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/PGHdMz_emow/100-million-vws-can-be-unlocke.html
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