Ravie LakshmananRavie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a set of now patched vulnerabilities in Kia vehicles that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed remote control over key functions simply by using only a license plate.
“These attacks could be executed remotely on any hardware-equipped vehicle in about 30 seconds, regardless of whether it had an active Kia Connect subscription,” security researchers Neiko Rivera, Sam Curry, Justin Rhinehart, and Ian Carroll said.
The issues impact almost all vehicles made after 2013, even letting attackers covertly gain access to sensitive information including the victim’s name, phone number, email address, and physical address.
Read more at The Hacker News.