At just the push of a button, hackers tell Forbes they could've disabled 25,000 cars at once
Share to twitterHackers found a way to take over 25,000 car immobilizers and lock down all of them at once.Every day millions of us rely on tech to protect our cars from thieves. Immobilizers, for instance, ensure only the owner of the right key fob can start the vehicle.they could lock down up to 25,000 cars at once. It's all thanks to a vulnerability that made it frighteningly simple to quickly take remote control of a car’s immobilizer and prevent drivers from starting their vehicle.
Munro warned that it would be impossible for anyone to start the car again with the immobilizer fitted. The only option would be to have the tech removed entirely, he added."We now control the immobiliser, so only we can de-immobilize the car." Munro was also critical of Thatcham Research, the industry body which had given accreditation to the SmarTrack devices, saying it was safe to use. "People buy these devices thinking that the accreditation means something. We’ve shown that in some cases, fitting a theft tracker makes your car less secure," Munro said.
"Security has always been and remains of paramount importance to us and as a result of the contact from Pen Test Partners we now have reassessed our ongoing security improvement project to ensure we remain market leaders in security and safety."
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