Pierluigi Paganini
February 25, 2016
The security expert Troy Hunt discovered that it is possible to remotely control features of a Nissan Leaf via API. The popular security expert Troy Hunt discovered a security vulnerability affecting the API implemented by Nissan to manage the LEAF cars from a mobile device. Other experts have confirmed the existence of the flaw, the vulnerability […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 11, 2015
A New Zealander expert has found hundred of thousands of vulnerable engine immobilizers are remotely hackable due to a flaw. The New Zealander Lachlan Temple (@skooooch) has discovered hundred of thousands of vulnerable engine immobilizers are remotely hackable. The expert discovered a flaw in a popular cheap car tracking and immobilizer gadget that can allow remote attackers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 01, 2015
Hackers are able to steal Jaguar XFR cars by exploiting a hacking device that sends out a fake signal emulating a wireless key. According to the CCTV footage, a Jaguar XFR parked in a parking lot in Auckland (New Zealand) was stolen with this technique. The video shows the thief that walks towards the car, opens the door […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2015
Virginia State Police (VSP) launched a project to test the resilience to cyber attacks of police cars (models 2012 Chevrolet Impalas and 2013 Ford Tauruses) A couple of months ago the security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek demonstrated how to remotely hack a connected, we the news that cars sued by the US state police […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 31, 2015
Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, the famous car hackers who recently demonstrated that some Fiat Chrysler cars can be remotely hijacked, have been hired by ridesharing giant Uber. The popular hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek who recently hackers a Fiat connected car have announced that they have been hired by the Uber Company. Miller and Valasek […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 24, 2015
Security experts have no doubt about the evolution of the car hacking, we are just at the beginning and we need improve cyber security urgently. The last weeks were very interesting for the security experts interested in the cyber security of modern connected cars. People is even more curious about the car hacking following the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 22, 2015
A security researcher revealed that BMW was aware of the mobile app vulnerability that allows hackers to run the Ownstar attack. At the recent DEF CON conference the popular security researcher Samy Kamkar presented Ownstar, a $100 gadget that allows to hacks GM Cars. The Ownstar tool allows to locate, unlock, and start a car who […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2015
Researchers Roel Verdult and Baris Ege, revealed that popular cars, including Ferrari and Porsche,which use Megamos Crypto transponders can be easily stolen. The level of interest on Car hacking is maximum following the recent hack of the Fiat Chrysler Jeep, news of the day is that a team or experts since 2012 is aware of the presence of security flaws […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 17, 2015
While the Ownstar attack has been fixed by GM, the same flaw affects also BMW Remote, Mercedes-Benz mbrace, and Chrysler Uconnect apps. Recently I wrote about the OwnStar attack presented by the popular hacker Samy Kamkar, a new gadget designed by the expert that could be exploited to hack GM Cars. The tool developed by Kamkar allows to locate […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 09, 2015
RollJam is a $30 device designed to exploit a design flaw in the protocol that determines how keys communicate with car and unlock the majority of car doors. The recent hacks of the Jeep Cherokee and the security patch issued by Tesla for its model S have raised the discussion on the car hacking. Now, security experts […]
