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OwnStar - hacking cars with OnStar to locate, unlock and remote start vehicles

Samy Kamkar · Youtube · 2 HN points · 1 HN comments
HN Theater has aggregated all Hacker News stories and comments that mention Samy Kamkar's video "OwnStar - hacking cars with OnStar to locate, unlock and remote start vehicles".
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OwnStar is a device that can locate, unlock and remote start any vehicle with OnStar RemoteLink after intercepting communication between the RemoteLink mobile app and OnStar servers. It can also unlock (and more) BMW Remote, Mercedes-Benz mbrace, Chrysler Uconnect, and Viper SmartStart. More technicals details to come at Defcon and in a future video.

Since my communications with GM, GM/OnStar have resolved this issue for more than 3 million RemoteLink users!

Read more: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/patch-gm-onstar-ios-app-avoid-wireless-car-hack/

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Samy does some great hacks, always impressed with the amount of effort he puts into developing the hack. Here's his video which the article is based on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3olXUbS-prU

Also his motorized combo lock breaker has made HN front page before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcpSvHpbHQ4

⬐ comrh
Also Evercookie and a drone that seeks and hacks other drones. His output is seriously impressive.
Jul 30, 2015 · 2 points, 0 comments · submitted by JoshTriplett
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