With an sms researchers could, among other things, to start the vehicle’s windshield wipers.
A group of researchers in the US has managed to hack a car through texting.
This summer, media reported on several different ways to hack into cars.
Now researchers at the University of California at San Diego managed to hack into a Corvette just by sending SMS – or text messages via mobile phones.
The method could for example access to remotely control the car, turn on the windshield wipers and brakes, reports The Guardian.
The researchers’ aim was to test the security of small modems, dongles, insurance and transport companies often require vehicles to be fitted with. These are connected to the electronics in the car via a USB port in the diagnostic connector.
Using dong glands, companies can track and collect data on vehicles’ fuel consumption and other technical information.
The investigated modems were manufactured by the company Mobile Devices, and distributed to the American insurance company Metro Mile to customers who pay vehicle insurance per miltaxa. Even the taxi company Uber in the United States use dong glands.
– We purchased some of this stuff, watched how they worked, and found along the way they had a bunch of security problems, says Stefan Savage, a professor of security, leading the research team, to The Guardian. He warns that other similar dongles can also be chopped.
The findings will be presented this week at the Usenix 2015 conference in Washington.
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