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Technical crux: ``` the attack, called CAN (controller area network) injection, works by sending fake messages that look as if they come from the car’s smart k
by T3OU-736 3y ago
Technical crux:
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the attack, called CAN (controller area network) injection, works by sending fake messages that look as if they come from the car’s smart key receiver, the research continues. The underlying issue is that vehicles trust these messages without verifying them. Once the thieves have accessed the necessary cables by removing the headlights, they can use their device to send these messages, it adds.
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- m00dy 3y agostone age in car security systems.
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- amelius 3y agostone age in regulation. I mean car manufacturers don't pay if a car is stolen, they benefit because someone needs a new car.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoWith license plate readers, it should be trivial for police to find and arrest thieves. Lack of law enforcement seems to be a problem as well.
- toss1 3y agoHow does that work when the car is driven only on a trip measured in minutes to the shop before it is even reported stolen, then is either disassembled in double-digit hours, or packed into a container headed for a 3rd-world country? The entire car is never seen in the country again. Bonus, even if the car could report itself stolen in real-time and ubiquitous license plate readers were online so it became a significant problem for thieves, how would it defeat the simple measure of slapping on a valid plate with a magnet for the trip to the shop?
- lotsofpulp 3y agoI did not think about the cars being stripped for parts quickly. I figured the fake license plates are harder to come by, but that could be an issue too.