Car hacking

Vulnerabilities in car alarm systems exposed 3 million cars to hackVulnerabilities in car alarm systems exposed 3 million cars to hack

Vulnerabilities in car alarm systems exposed 3 million cars to hack

Security experts at Pen Test Partners discovered several vulnerabilities in two smart car alarm systems put three million vehicles globally…

6 years ago
Toyota PASTA Car-Hacking Tool will be soon on GitHubToyota PASTA Car-Hacking Tool will be soon on GitHub

Toyota PASTA Car-Hacking Tool will be soon on GitHub

Toyota plans to release the PASTA (Portable Automotive Security Testbed) Car-Hacking Tool on GitHub next month. Takuya Yoshida from Toyota’s…

6 years ago
Toyota presented PASTA (Portable Automotive Security Testbed) Car-Hacking ToolToyota presented PASTA (Portable Automotive Security Testbed) Car-Hacking Tool

Toyota presented PASTA (Portable Automotive Security Testbed) Car-Hacking Tool

Takuya Yoshida from Toyota's InfoTechnology Center and his colleague Tsuyoshi Toyama are members of a Toyota team that developed the…

7 years ago
Researchers show how to clone Tesla S Key Fobs in a few secondsResearchers show how to clone Tesla S Key Fobs in a few seconds

Researchers show how to clone Tesla S Key Fobs in a few seconds

Researchers demonstrated that it is possible to rapidly clone the wireless key fob of the expensive Tesla Model S and possibly…

7 years ago
Chinese researchers from Tencent discovered exploitable flaws in several BMW modelsChinese researchers from Tencent discovered exploitable flaws in several BMW models

Chinese researchers from Tencent discovered exploitable flaws in several BMW models

A team of security researchers from Chinese firm Tencent has discovered 14 security vulnerabilities in several BMW models. Researchers from…

7 years ago
Misconfigured CalAmp server allowed hacker to take over a lot of vehiclesMisconfigured CalAmp server allowed hacker to take over a lot of vehicles

Misconfigured CalAmp server allowed hacker to take over a lot of vehicles

Security researchers discovered that a misconfigured server operated by the CalAmp company could allow anyone to access account data and takeover…

7 years ago
An unpatchable flaw in CAN protocol expose modern cars to hackAn unpatchable flaw in CAN protocol expose modern cars to hack

An unpatchable flaw in CAN protocol expose modern cars to hack

Experts discovered a flaw in CAN protocol that could be exploited by an attacker to disable safety systems of connected cars, including…

8 years ago
A Self-driving car can be easily hacked by just putting stickers on road signsA Self-driving car can be easily hacked by just putting stickers on road signs

A Self-driving car can be easily hacked by just putting stickers on road signs

A team of experts showed that a simple sticker attached on a sign board can confuse any self-driving car and potentially…

8 years ago
ICS-CERT Issues Warning of CAN Bus VulnerabilityICS-CERT Issues Warning of CAN Bus Vulnerability

ICS-CERT Issues Warning of CAN Bus Vulnerability

The US ICS-CERT issued an alert in response to a public report of a vulnerability in the Controller Area Network…

8 years ago
Security flaws affect TCUs used in BMW, Ford, Infiniti, and Nissan vehiclesSecurity flaws affect TCUs used in BMW, Ford, Infiniti, and Nissan vehicles

Security flaws affect TCUs used in BMW, Ford, Infiniti, and Nissan vehicles

Three security researchers have discovered security vulnerabilities in the telematics control units (TCUs) used in BMW, Ford, Infiniti, and Nissan…

8 years ago