SMS+Car Language Detection - External URLs, Possible privilege escalation, SD-card access vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application SMS+Car Language Detection published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

SMS+Car online Voice Control - External URLs, Possible privilege escalation, Unsafe deleting vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application SMS+Car online Voice Control published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Car Wallpapers HD - Dangerous filesystem permissions, WebView code execution vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Car Wallpapers HD published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Car MOD For MCPE! - Dynamic Code Loading, External URLs, Unsafe deleting vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Car MOD For MCPE! published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

OBDLink (OBD car diagnostics) - Dangerous filesystem permissions, MIT license, WebView code execution vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application OBDLink OBD car diagnostics published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Luxury Car Rental - Customized SSL, Dangerous filesystem permissions, WebView SSL handling enabled vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Luxury Car Rental published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Car Market Switzerland - Customized SSL, Dangerous filesystem permissions, WebView code execution vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Car Market Switzerland published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

DEKRA Used Car Report - Customized SSL, External URLs, SD-card access vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application DEKRA Used Car Report published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

FBI Warning Of Car Hacks A Good Start, Say Security Experts

Security researchers are applauding the FBI and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for warning the auto industry that cars and trucks are vulnerable to internet-based attacks. But, they argue, more needs to be done by the government and car makers to protect drivers. Last week, in...

Chris Valasek Talks Car Hacking, IoT, at RSA

Threatpost editor Mike Mimoso talks to Chris Valasek, Security Lead, Uber ATC, about the talk he and Charlie Miller gave at RSA, hacking cars, the challenges around getting manufacturers to patch vulnerabilities in vehicles, IoT, and more...

Nissan Car Hack Allowed Remote Access To Car

Automaker Nissan deactivated a remote access feature that let owners of its Leaf electric car remotely adjust climate controls and check battery status via a smartphone app. The move comes after a security researcher posted his finding regarding a simple hack that allowed anyone with the right Le...

General Motors GM Vulnerability Disclosure Program

General Motors’ new vulnerability disclosure program puts it alongside Tesla as the only major automakers with a mechanism for security researchers to report flaws. Unlike Tesla’s program, however, GM’s does not offer a monetary reward. GM launched its program last week via the HackerOne platform...

Watch the World's First Mind-Controlled Car in Action

When automobiles giant like Nissan, Toyota and Tesla are focusing on self-driving smart cars, Chinese researchers have taken the future of automotive car driving technology to the level that's beyond your imaginations. Chinese researchers have built what they claim is the World's First...

You Can Hack Your Own Car — It's Legal Now

Yes, you heard right. You can now hack a car by making necessary modifications – but to the car owned by you, not your neighbors. Last year, President Obama passed a bill called 'Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act,' following which users could unlock their devices – generally...

Car Hacking, Mobile Jailbreaking Among DCMA Exemptions Granted

Car hackers and jailbreakers today apparently got a green light from the Librarian of Congress David Mao to tinker away. The Library of Congress’ triennial exemptions to the anti-circumvention rules within the Digital Copyright Millennium Act DCMA were released today, and among the exemptions to...

Hackers Find A Way To Disable Car Airbags System

Car Hacking is a hot topic today. Today, many automobiles companies are offering vehicles that run on the mostly drive-by-wire system, which means that a majority of car's functions are electronically controlled, from instrument cluster to steering, brakes, and accelerator. No doubt these...

Is This Security-Focused Linux Kernel Really UnHackable?

Can you name which Operating System is most Secure? ...Windows, Mac, Linux or any particular Linux Distribution? Yes, we get that! It’s not an easy thing to pick. Besides Windows, Even the so-called ultra-secure Linux Distros were found to be vulnerable to various critical flaws in past years...

WordPress Car Rental System SQL Injection Vulnerability

Exploit Title : Car Rental System Native WordPress Plugin SQL Injection vulnerability version3.1 Author : Manish Kishan Tanwar AKA error1046 Vendor Link : http://codecanyon.net/item/car-rental-system-native-wordpress-plugin/11758680 Affected Version: below version 3.1 Date : 12/07/2015 Love to :...

Chris Valasek Security of Things Forum Keynote

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller’s car hacking research put a crunching reality on Internet of Things security, moving it beyond almost clichéd discussions of smart refrigerators leaking inconsequential data, to hackers remotely manipulating car brakes. But Furby hacking matter...

These Top 7 Brutal Cyber Attacks Prove 'No One is Immune to Hacking' — Part II

In Part I of this two-part series from The Hacker News, the First Four list of Top Brutal Cyber Attacks shows that whoever you are, Security can never be perfect. As attackers employ innovative hacking techniques and zero-day exploits, the demand for increased threat protection grows. In this...