Vulnerabilities in Car Anti-Theft Device

Security researchers at UC San Diego discovered critical vulnerabilities in the KARR Security System, an aftermarket car alarm installed in an estimated 2 million vehicles across the US. The flaws allow attackers within Bluetooth range to remotely unlock vehicles, disable alarms, control lights and horn, and even disable ignition systems, leaving drivers stranded.

This is disturbing: …a team of security researchers at UC San Diego, who found that a model of aftermarket car alarm known as the KARR Security System, installed in more than 2 million vehicles across the US by their estimate, can let any hacker within Bluetooth range send radio commands to silently unlock the car at will, turn off its alarm, honk the car’s horn or flash its lights, or even disable its ignition and leave a driver stranded.

Originally published at schneier.com

#Automotive Security #Bluetooth Vulnerabilities #Cryptography #Cybersecurity #IoT security #Physical-Security #Policy

Vulnerabilities in Car Anti-Theft Device

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