Collaborate Disseminate
I am pentesting an infotainment platform that is still under development. I did a nmap scan (for all ports with option -p-) of the platform and found a few open ports.
111/tcp open rpcbind
3490/tcp open colubris
5355/tcp open llmnr
… Continue reading Penetration test on a infotainment system platform [closed]
When I get within a meter of my car with the key in my pocket, the door unlocks automatically.
A standard 200mAh 3V coin cell powers the key for about two years. To think about this
easily, let me assume the key at least sends out a 1ms R… Continue reading Low-Power Keyless Entry
By Waqas
Waze app has more than 130 million active monthly users globally and that makes it a lucrative target for hackers. Here’s what happened.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Waze app vulnerability allowed users’ real-… Continue reading Waze app vulnerability allowed users’ real-time location tracking
[Daniel] was recently featured here for his work in improving the default charging mode for the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle when using the emergency/trickle charger included with the car. His work made it possible to reduce the amount of incoming power from the car, if the charging plug looked like …read more
What would happen if someone deauthed a cars mac address?
Continue reading Can you deauth a car, if so what would happen? [closed]
Whilst swapping out the stereo in his car for a more modern Android based solution, [Aaron] noticed that it only utilised a single CAN differential pair to communicate with the car as opposed to a whole bundle of wires employing analogue signalling. This is no surprise, as modern cars invariably …read more
Continue reading Custom Packet Sniffer Is A Great Way To Learn CAN
In the days of carburetors and leaf spring suspensions, odometer fraud was pretty simple to do just by disconnecting the cable or even winding the odometer backwards. With the OBD standard and the prevalence of electronics in cars, promises were made by marketing teams that this risk had all but …read more
Up until the 1980s or so, a mechanic could check for shorts in a car’s electrical system by looking for sparks while removing the battery terminal with everything turned off in the car. That stopped being possible when cars started getting always-on devices, and as [Kerry Wong] learned, these phantom …read more
Continue reading Solar Panel Keeps Car Battery Topped Off Through OBD-II Port
Progress and the proliferation of computers in automotive applications have almost made the shade tree mechanic a relic of the past. Few people brave the engine compartment of any car made after 1999 or so, and fewer still dive into the space behind the dashboard. More’s the pity, because someone …read more
Continue reading Dashboard Dongle Teardown Reveals Hardware Needed to Bust Miles
I was recently at my local hardware store, where they were offering copies of car keyfobs. They claimed they could copy ”over 90% of cars on the road” across a number of manufacturers.
I’m wondering how this is possible, g… Continue reading How can the hardware store copy my car keyfob?