Collaborate Disseminate
This isn’t a security story, but it easily could have been. Last Saturday, Zipcar had a system outage: "an outage experienced by a third party telecommunications vendor disrupted connections between the company’s vehicles and its reservation software." That didn’t just mean people couldn’t get cars they reserved. Sometimes is meant they couldn’t get the cars they were already driving to… Continue reading Zipcar Disruption
This isn’t a security story, but it easily could have been. Last Saturday, Zipcar had a system outage: "an outage experienced by a third party telecommunications vendor disrupted connections between the company’s vehicles and its reservation softwa… Continue reading Zipcar Disruption
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By gaining access to the vehicles, hackers can not only locate them but also open their doors and even turn off the engine while the owner is driving. Two popular car alarm companies are facing problems with their products. Viper and Pandora a… Continue reading Vulnerable smart alarms allowed hackers to track & turn off car engine
The latest version of the “Robutt” replicates a sweat-soaked ass. Continue reading Ford Designed a Sweaty Robotic Ass to Test Car Seats
A lot has been going on with autonomous vehicles these days. Almost every famous car manufacturer seems to be in a rush to master the perfected version of self-driving cars. While most people believe that fully autonomous vehicles are still in their in… Continue reading Self-Driving Cars: How Automakers can Overcome Cybersecurity Issues
A new collection of data from MuckRock and the Electronic Frontier Foundation has shown that law enforcement agencies only have an average hit rate of 0.5 percent for automated license plate readers. Continue reading License Plate Scanners Track Millions of Drivers to Catch a Handful of Criminals
Toyota and Pizza Hut teamed up to make the prototype, which includes robots that bake your pizza en route. Continue reading This Pizza Delivery Truck Cooks Your Pie on the Road and Produces Zero Emissions
Hitch, run by rideshare app Didi Chuxing, has been shut down for the time being. Continue reading China Suspends Carpool App After Two Passengers Murdered
Modern cars have alarm systems that automatically connect to a remote call center. This makes cars harder to steal, since tripping the alarm causes a quick response. This article describes a theft attempt that tried to neutralize that security system. In the first attack, the thieves just disabled the alarm system and then left. If the owner had not immediately… Continue reading "Two Stage" BMW Theft Attempt
This is weird: Police in Detroit are looking for two suspects who allegedly managed to hack a gas pump and steal over 600 gallons of gasoline, valued at about $1,800. The theft took place in the middle of the day and went on for about 90 minutes, with the gas station attendant unable to thwart the hackers. The theft, reported… Continue reading Gas Pump Hack