Other car manufacturers are also vulnerable
Using mobile TCUs (Telematic Control Units), or better known as tracking/insurance dongles, four security researchers from the University of California in San Diego hacked a Corvette using SMS messages.
Presenting their research paper at the USENIX WOOT 2015 conference in Washington, the four showed how the tracking dongles used by many companies like Metromile (car insurance) and Uber can be easily reverse-engineered and controlled via SMS.
These devices are connected to the car via an ODB-II port, which then grants them access to its CAN bus, from where various car features can be interacted with.
While not all TCUs have Wi-Fi capabilities, a mobile 2G or 3G modem is offered with most of them, a feature included for providing Internet capabilities, relaying GPS location to the tracking servers or for sending and receiving SMS messages when needed.
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Using mobile TCUs (Telematic Control Units), or better known as tracking/insurance dongles, four security researchers from the University of California in San Diego hacked a Corvette using SMS messages.
Presenting their research paper at the USENIX WOOT 2015 conference in Washington, the four showed how the tracking dongles used by many companies like Metromile (car insurance) and Uber can be easily reverse-engineered and controlled via SMS.
These devices are connected to the car via an ODB-II port, which then grants them access to its CAN bus, from where various car features can be interacted with.
While not all TCUs have Wi-Fi capabilities, a mobile 2G or 3G modem is offered with most of them, a feature included for providing Internet capabilities, relaying GPS location to the tracking servers or for sending and receiving SMS messages when needed.
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