Car Theft Achieved via Text Message -- But Don't Panic
Don Bailey and Mat Solnik, researchers from security determined iSec Partners, demonstrated the attack on a Subaru Outback, using a laptop to send their messages and scatter into the vehicle. The hack could apply to high-end security systems like OnStar, although Bailey and Solnik wouldn't disclose whose system they cracked."Their findings show that text messaging is no longer predetermined to short notes telling friends you're constant late or asking if they're free for dinner," the AP snarks.
Like I said, horrifying stuff, but in reality, the cause for alarm is practically nil.
As the AP article goes on to clarify, hackers need a specific phone tally to break into an in-car security system. To get that number, they must run a certain kind of network supplying program, which can probe for vulnerable security devices by descry and model. Then, the thief must get close to the target channel and run a hacking tool to see if that car is using a vulnerable security system.
After all that work, the car's steering wheel may still be mechanically locked, preventing the hacker from driving away after breaking in. If someone absolutely wants to steal a car, there are plenty of other methods that seem a lot easier. Besides, Bailey and Solnik are already working with the maker of the security system they hacked to hype stop up the holes.
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