I know, the "original poster" will never see this. Technically, these
> "autoblog posts" are Usenet spam, but I don't mind in AAS as it's at
> least S00bie related so it's "on-topic".
Autoblog posts removed; it was reported on the Huffington-Puffington post, but it named no particular brand of car. All it said was that cars that get their software updated by SMS. Ford comes to mind right off the bat...
Don Bailey, a consultant with iSEC Partners, uses a mobile trick to hack into cars' security systems. Because many systems receive firmware updates through SMS messages, it leaves them vulnerable to abuse.
In an interview with CNN, he warned that the same hack he uses to unlock cars could be used for even more damaging attacks against the power grid and water systems.
Actually, now I think about it, isn't it GM that advertises this functionality, with the woman unlocking the doors with her cell?
Makes you wonder what else Government Motors is putting in the cars...
Think I'll keep buying Japanese...