<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I saw someone demonstrate using the radio frequencies many tire sensors use to "hack" a car. I didn't think many embedded systems had access to the brakes.<div><br></div><div>I agree, cars need to be pretty dumb. The only security risk I want to deal with in my car is someone else's bad driving.<br><div><div><div><div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>On Sep 20, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p>Heh, heh.<br>
The more I learn about computers and their "security" the more I want an all mechanical/electrical car with NO digital electronics of any kind.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 19, 2012 10:07 PM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com">atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>heard this on security now.<br>
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if you have a keyless bmw, think about upgrading the car's firmware. that's a scary thought. i'm sure other keyless cars are NOT immune.<br>
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<a href="http://www.zdnet.com/hackers-steal-keyless-bmw-in-under-3-minutes-video-7000000507" target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/hackers-steal-keyless-bmw-in-under-3-minutes-video-7000000507</a>/<br>
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google hackers steal bmw to learn more.<br>
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i'm going to think twice before buying a car without a mechanical key.<br>
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