Posted on 04/25/2019 8:06:50 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
“I can absolutely make a big traffic problem all over the world,” the hacker said.
On some cars, the software has the capability of remotely turning off the engines of vehicles that are stopped or are traveling 12 miles per hour or slower, according to the manufacturer of certain GPS tracking devices.
By reverse engineering ProTrack and iTrack’s Android apps, L&M said he realized that all customers are given a default password of 123456 when they sign up.
ProTrack is made by iTryBrand Technology, a company based in Shenzhen, China. iTrack is made by SEEWORLD, a company based in Guangzhou, China. Both iTryBrand and SEEWORLD sell hardware tracking devices and the cloud platforms to manage them directly to users,
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"The price of peace is eternal vigilance"
should be:
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose...”
Yep, next car is gonna be a 1966 chevy C10 pickup.
CC
And carjackers will eventually be able to do the same. And they will be able to make the police following the Perp ineffectual.
But, but... that sucker has points and a condenser!
Never drive it after dark or in the rain.
‘71 Camaro
They have HEI and electronic ignition conversion kits for ‘em. Just no tattletale computers.
CC
there will be preteen boys sitting on overpasses using devices to randomly mess with cars passing by on the freeways... this technology is really not well thought out in terms of dealing with real world
Good choice.
CC
Same year, but Chevelle.
That and anything plastic in the fuel system, that MTBE crap is still out there.
Enjoy your new ride!
The only trick with old cars like that is to make sure you get a lead replacement in the fuel and a zinc replacement in the oil. Otherwise you wear out your bearings and your valve seats erode.
CC
Seems like I saw a video on this - the cops using OnStar(?) to kill the car’s engine? (shut it down, that is)
123456 is the default password. Almost as dumb as Podesta’s PASSWORD.
Yep, next car is gonna be a 1966 chevy C10 pickup.
ping
Hacker Finds He Can Remotely Kill Car Engines After Breaking Into GPS Tracking Apps
“I can absolutely make a big traffic problem all over the world,” the hacker said.
Yeah onStar used to advertise that. Not sure if they still do that remote control stuff anymore.
My buddy’s pickup has remote start. I always tease him that one day soon, some high school kid would hack it. 60k for the damn truck is crazy.
I had a 71 Camaro RS.
Bet he can’t touch my 2004 Chevy Silverado pickup. Will be driven till it can’t no more or I die, which ever comes first.
[60k for the damn truck is crazy]
I agree. When they hit $50,000 I couldn’t believe it.
Remember all those “hot-rod” pickup trucks in the early 2000’s?
You hardly ever see them anymore. They were pretty high-priced as I recall. I did run across one for sale on Craigslist.
Of course, even the SUV’s that were plentiful back then have disappeared. I think a lot of stuff got destroyed by Cash For Clunkers. And that’s a shame.
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