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I'm curious, would it be possible for a malicious person to create a bunch of VMs running the app and brute force VINs to get access to thousands of vehicles an
by RandomBacon 7y ago
I'm curious, would it be possible for a malicious person to create a bunch of VMs running the app and brute force VINs to get access to thousands of vehicles and do things all at the same time?
As it is, it already sounds like a theif's dream: no special, suspicious tools required: just a burner phone with an app, walk up to a car, enter the VIN, unlock doors, steal stuff.
- rad_gruchalski 7y agoNo, it’s not possible: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22259046 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22259046
- fortytw2 7y agoVINs roughly follow patterns, so if you know one, you can figure out many other cars with very little brute force effort. vinwiki probably has a guide explaining them somewhere if you search