Security researchers have discovered an arbitrary account takeover flaw in Subaru's Starlink service that could let attackers track, control, and hijack vehicles in the United States, Canada, and Japan using just a license plate.

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Subaru Starlink flaw let hackers hijack cars in US and Canada

As long as employees have access to such data, that information is vulnerable to evolving methods of hacking.

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Hackers found a way to remotely unlock, start, and track millions of Subarus

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Researchers detail Subaru's now-fixed web vulnerabilities that would've let them unlock and start millions of Subarus via Starlink in the US, Canada, and Japan  —  Now-fixed web bugs allowed hackers to remotely unlock and start millions of Subarus.  More disturbingly, they could also access …

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Researchers detail Subaru's now-fixed web vulnerabilities that would've let them unlock and start millions of Subarus via Starlink in the US, Canada, and Japan

Two researchers found a serious vulnerability in Subaru's systems, and all defenses proved to be circumventable.

Komoly sebezhetőséget talált két kutató a Subaru rendszereiben, minden védelem kijátszhatónak bizonyult.

Több millió Subaru autó volt sebezhető – távolról lehetett őket kinyitni és beindítani, de az is látszott, merre járnak épp

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Millions of Subaru cars were vulnerable – they could be unlocked and started remotely, but it was also possible to see where they were going

Security researchers hacked into an admin portal that also let them remotely control cars. They say Subaru is only one of many automakers tracking vehicles with lax security.

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Subaru’s poor security left troves of vehicle data easily accessible

Security researchers have managed to take control of Subaru vehicles via the Internet, but they have also discovered a wealth of data.

Sicherheitsforscher haben es geschafft, über das Internet die Kontrolle über Subaru-Fahrzeuge zu übernehmen. Entdeckt haben sie aber auch einen Datenschatz.

Subaru: Autos gehackt – und riesige Sammlung mit Standortdaten entdeckt

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Subaru: Cars hacked – and huge collection discovered with location data

Flaws also allowed access to one year of location history.

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Millions of Subarus could be remotely unlocked, tracked due to security flaws

If you own a modern Subaru, chances are you’ve heard of Starlink — the company’s connected services suite, which lets you control your car through an app or call roadside assistance to your location. That system, though, has other functionality that you might not know: Storing your car’s location history for the last…Read more...

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Hackers Crack Subaru's Connected Services To Access Location Data, Door Locks And More

A Subaru security vulnerability allowed millions of cars to be remotely tracked, unlocked, and started. A full year’s worth of location history was available, and was accurate to within five meters … more…

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Subaru security vulnerability allowed millions of cars to be tracked, unlocked, and started

Now-fixed web bugs allowed hackers to remotely unlock and start millions of Subarus. More disturbingly, they could also access at least a year of cars’ location histories—and Subaru employees still can. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read… Read more → The post Subaru Security Flaws Exposed Its System for Tracking Millions of Cars appeared first on IT Security News.

Subaru Starlink flaw let hackers hijack cars in US and Canada

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