Thursday 25 February 2016

Hacker controls Nissan Leaf using smartphone app vulnerability


A cybersecurity expert has found a way to control any Nissan Leaf, the world’s most popular electric vehicle. The vulnerability, discovered by expert Troy Hunt, allows anyone to take control of the air conditioning and heating systems of any Leaf – and even gives access to the car’s journey history. According to Hunt, the hack was done remotely via the NissanConnect EV app and allowed him to take control of other people’s Leafs on the other side of the world.


How does it work?


Like many other electric vehicles,…



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Hacker controls Nissan Leaf using smartphone app vulnerability

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