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100 Million Volkswagen Cars Vulnerable to Wireless Hack Due to 20-year-old Flaw

posted by n1 on Sunday August 14 2016, @09:02AM   Printer-friendly
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MrPlow writes:

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A duo of computer experts at the University of Birmingham, Flavio Garcia and David Oswald, have uncovered two flaws in VW's keyless entry systems that could allow hackers to remotely unlock over 100 million cars sold by the firm since 1995.

The first vulnerability gives hackers the ability to remotely break into nearly every car VW has sold since 2000, while the second impacts "millions" more vehicles including models from Ford, Peugeot and Citroen.

Source: The Inquirer

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Bot on Sunday August 14 2016, @11:27PM

    by Bot (3902) on Sunday August 14 2016, @11:27PM (#388011) Journal

    "Cars"

    Here in my car
    I feel safest of all
    I can lock all my doors
    It's the only way to live
    In cars

    NOT SO FAST, GARY.

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