Two Automakers’ Servers Still Took ‘admin:admin’ on a Hidden Console, Researchers Say. A Test Car Got Remote-Started. Fixes Took 2 Hours
Security researchers Sam Curry and Shubham Shah say the customer-login servers at two automakers still...
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Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base Bars BYD Vehicles as an ‘Unacceptable and Unmitigable’ Risk, Weeks After BYD Opened Its Only Okinawa Dealership
The 18th Wing barred BYD cars, taxis and trucks from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa but hasn’t said what the…
All It Took to Get Into Florida’s Driver Records Was One Plant City Police Login on a Personal Device, State Says
One Plant City police employee kept a login on a personal device. According to the...
Android Head Units Were Infected Through Their Own Updater, Kaspersky Says
Kaspersky says malware reached DoFun Android head units through their own update app, aiming to build a proxy botnet. Here…
Hackers Spent Three Weeks in German Dealer Software and Walked Off With Buyers’ Delivery Dates and Loan Amounts
A three-week intrusion into GeNesys, dealer software used by Volkswagen Group retailers in Germany, exposed order numbers, delivery dates and…
The Senate’s China Car Bill Gives Mercedes Until 2030. Its Own Buyback Is Making the Math Worse.
The Senate Commerce Committee's reported connected-vehicle bill gives Mercedes-Benz until model year 2030. After that, its U.S. sales depend on…
Mercedes Trips the China Car Bill’s 15% Wire. Volvo, Nearly 79% Geely-Owned, Already Has a Hall Pass.
Commerce cleared majority Geely-owned Volvo and refused Polestar under a control test. The Senate bill's 15% ownership line would instead…
BYD’s Shark 6 Security Fix Closes the Door a Researcher Used, and an Aftermarket App Goes With It
BYD says an over-the-air update will close the Android debug route used in the Four Corners Shark 6 demonstration. An…
A Trademark Complaint Filed for Flock Wants This 335,701-Record Camera Map Gone
A researcher mapped 335,701 Flock device records pulled from the company's own systems. A brand-protection firm that says it acts…
Researcher Shut Off a Moving BYD’s Headlights From the Roadside, Then Used Its Speakers to Get Siri to Read Out the Driver’s Home Address
A researcher sat on the shoulder of a road outside Canberra with a laptop and...
Norway Sealed a Chinese Bus Inside a Mountain to Find Its Kill Switch. A Romanian SIM Card Was Holding It.
Oslo's transit agency sealed a Yutong electric bus inside a mountain and found its maker could reach the power system…
BYD Shark 6 Hack: Password-Free Access Exposes Lights, Locks and Cabin Microphone
The BYD Shark 6 is a 2.6-tonne plug-in hybrid ute (Australian for pickup) that’s become...
Autobell’s Data Breach Settlement Isn’t About Your Car. It’s About Who Dried It.
The 2024 Autobell Car Wash breach reached 52,714 people, more than 17 times its workforce. The real story is what…
South Korea Just Rehearsed a Hacked Steering Wheel. The U.S. Never Wrote the Playbook.
Nobody’s steering wheel actually moved on September 15. That was the point. Inside Hyundai’s Advanced...
IDScan Got Hacked. Guess Who’s Actually on the Hook — Not IDScan.
IDScan.net has confirmed the data breach behind 153 million leaked driver licenses. Under the FTC Safeguards Rule, the dealership that…