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

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by BrikoX to c/databreaches

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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] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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 2 months 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/

[–] BrikoX 11 points 2 months ago

The flaws also exposed car owners' sensitive personal information, including their name, phone number, email address, and physical address, and could have enabled attackers to add themselves as a second user on the targeted vehicles without the owners' knowledge.