Hackers prove they can break into Subaru Outback via texting

[sjmmail2000-247]

Texting and driving is a dangerous practice, we can all agree on that. But would you be surprised to learn that texting might cause you trouble even when your vehicle is locked up tight? As more and more daily items tap into the Matrix, we're exposing more products to those crafty enough to have taken the red pill that is a complete understanding of computer science. The Black Hat organization gathers industry professionals for events that focus on technical security, and hosts meetings around t...
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[Nobody > (Revisited)]

Texting and driving is a dangerous practice, we can all agree on that. But would you be surprised to learn that texting might cause you trouble even when your vehicle is locked up tight? As more and more daily items tap into the Matrix, we're exposing more products to those crafty enough to have taken the red pill that is a complete understanding of computer science. The Black Hat organization gathers industry professionals for events that focus on technical security, and hosts meetings around t...
Read More: http://feeds.autoblog.com/~r/weblogsinc/autoblog/~3/m6dVuYIjsPE/

I know, the "original poster" will never see this. Technically, these
"autoblog posts" are Usenet spam, but I don't mind in AAS as it's at
least S00bie related so it's "on-topic".

There's nothing really "new" here, it's just the latest in a long
history of wireless technology security holes made public.


Does anybody remember the 80's/90's hoopla over "rolling code high-power
keyfob devices" that the gangbangers supposedly were cruising mall
parking-lots with to pilfer or hijack cars; or the same idea with
garage-door openers even decades earlier? Yup, there were incidents of
these happening, but rarely. The reason both of those never caught on
was that most low-lifes *back then* didn't have the Internet to find the
gear/skills to pull this crap.

But things have changed. "You can find anything you want on Alice's
Internet" (Sorry, Arlo, but it fits)

I can see it now:
Symantec"Norton Internet Security; Subaru Edition"




--
"Shit this is it, all the pieces do fit.
We're like that crazy old man jumping
out of the alleyway with a baseball bat,
saying, "Remember me motherfucker?"
Jim “Dandy” Mangrum

 

[Dean Hoffman]

Texting and driving is a dangerous practice, we can all agree on
that. But would you be surprised to learn that texting might cause
you trouble even when your vehicle is locked up tight? As more and
more daily items tap into the Matrix, we're exposing more products to
those crafty enough to have taken the red pill that is a complete
understanding of computer science. The Black Hat organization gathers
industry professionals for events that focus on technical security,
and hosts meetings around t... Read More:
http://feeds.autoblog.com/~r/weblogsinc/autoblog/~3/m6dVuYIjsPE/

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Oh, for the good old days of points and condenser ignition. That,
and 2-60 or 4-60 air conditioners.

 

[Conscience]

Autoblog posts removed; it was reported on the Huffington-Puffington post,
but it named no particular brand of car. All it said was that cars that
get their software updated by SMS. Ford comes to mind right off the bat...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/05/hackers-text-message_n_919382.html

A security consultant has identified a serious security glitch that allows
him to break into cars -- via text message.

Don Bailey, a consultant with iSEC Partners, uses a mobile trick to hack
into cars' security systems. Because many systems receive firmware updates
through SMS messages, it leaves them vulnerable to abuse.

In an interview with CNN, he warned that the same hack he uses to unlock
cars could be used for even more damaging attacks against the power grid
and water systems.


Actually, now I think about it, isn't it GM that advertises this
functionality, with the woman unlocking the doors with her cell?

Makes you wonder what else Government Motors is putting in the cars...

Think I'll keep buying Japanese...

So why does the subject line mention Subaru?

 

[Hachiroku]

I know, the "original poster" will never see this. Technically, these
"autoblog posts" are Usenet spam, but I don't mind in AAS as it's at
least S00bie related so it's "on-topic".

Autoblog posts removed; it was reported on the Huffington-Puffington post,
but it named no particular brand of car. All it said was that cars that
get their software updated by SMS. Ford comes to mind right off the bat...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/05/hackers-text-message_n_919382.html

A security consultant has identified a serious security glitch that allows
him to break into cars -- via text message.

Don Bailey, a consultant with iSEC Partners, uses a mobile trick to hack
into cars' security systems. Because many systems receive firmware updates
through SMS messages, it leaves them vulnerable to abuse.

In an interview with CNN, he warned that the same hack he uses to unlock
cars could be used for even more damaging attacks against the power grid
and water systems.


Actually, now I think about it, isn't it GM that advertises this
functionality, with the woman unlocking the doors with her cell?

Makes you wonder what else Government Motors is putting in the cars...

Think I'll keep buying Japanese...

 

[Hachiroku]

So why does the subject line mention Subaru?

Because some nit wit that has one of those pay-per-click "blogs" posted it
in the S00B group.

Someone posted it here, too, or was that rec.autos.tech?