Car hacking

Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2015
How to steal Jaguar XFR cars in 60 seconds by hacking them

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
US state police cars are vulnerable to cyberattack

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
Car Hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek will work at Uber

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
When car hacking has become a scaring reality

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
BMW was aware of the flaw exploited by the OwnStar Hack

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
Rent a luxury car and crack its transponder to steal it later

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
The OwnStar Attack also works with BMW, Chrysler, Mercedes Cars apps

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, a $30 device to unlock the majority of car doors

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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2015
Hack your General Motors Car with $100 Ownstar

The popular hacker Samy Kamkar has presented a new gadget that could be exploited to hacks GM Cars. The tool allows to locate, Unlock, and Start Them. Do you have a General Motors car? Do you have $100 to spare? Do you want to hack your car? If the reply to my questions is yes, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2015
Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles After Jeep Cherokee PoC Hack

Fiat Chrysler has recalled 1.4 million vehicles following security researchers hacked a Jeep Cherokee remotely by exploiting a vulnerability in its systems. One of the arguments most debated in the hacking and security community this week is the recent hack of a Fiat Chrysler Jeep. The security experts Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller have demonstrated […]