Security News > 2022 > December > Sirius XM Software Vulnerability

Newly revealed research shows that a number of major car brands, including Honda, Nissan, Infiniti, and Acura, were affected by a previously undisclosed security bug that would have allowed a savvy hacker to hijack vehicles and steal user data.

According to researchers, the bug was in the car's Sirius XM telematics infrastructure and would have allowed a hacker to remotely locate a vehicle, unlock and start it, flash the lights, honk the horn, pop the trunk, and access sensitive customer info like the owner's name, phone number, address, and vehicle details.

Cars are just computers with four wheels and an engine.

It's no surprise that the software is vulnerable, and that everything is connected.

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https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/12/sirius-xm-software-vulnerability.html