White Hat Hacker Exploits Flaw To Unlock Cars And Data Of An Unnamed Brand

White Hat Hacker Exploits Flaw To Unlock Cars And Data Of An Unnamed Brand

The hacker found financial data and real-time tracking for rental and courtesy cars, plus he could unlock any of the cars within this system.

Security flaw exposed automaker's entire dealership portal to hackers

A security expert uncovered a flaw in an automaker’s online dealership portal that could have allowed hackers to remotely break into customer vehicles—and to prove it, the expert, with permission, took over a friend’s car. That’s according to a report from TechCrunch, which said Eaton Zveare, a security researcher at software company Harness, was able to create an administration account through the flaw that granted him “unfettered access” to th…