Sirius XM flaw could’ve let hackers remotely unlock and start cars
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#66FAP)
Nissan is just one of the auto manufacturer's that use Sirius XM's connected vehicle services. A vulnerability affecting Sirius XM's connected vehicle services could've let hackers remotely start, unlock, locate, flash the lights, and honk the horn on cars. Sam Curry, a security engineer at Yuga Labs, worked with a group of security researchers to discover the flaw and outlined their findings in a thread on Twitter (via Gizmodo).
In addition to providing a satellite radio subscription, Sirius XM also powers the telematics and infotainment systems used by a number of auto manufacturers, including Acura, BMW, Honda, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota. These systems collect a whole lot of information about your car that's easy to overlook - and could pose potential privacy implications. Last year, a r...