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Researchers pwn automakers’ Android apps to remotely unlock cars, honk horns

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Security researchers exploited flaws in Android apps to gain remote access to connected cars from two major automakers, allowing them to start engines, flash headlights, and sound horns. Shubham Shah, co-founder at Assetnote, and researcher Sam Curry worked together on the exploits earlier this year.

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