California-bought cars can be hijacked via Bluetooth

(theregister.com)

17 points | by sbulaev 7 hours ago ago

5 comments

  • no-name-here 2 hours ago

    Very misleading title - it’s an aftermarket security system sold across the U.S., but apparently especially in southern California. The current title incredibly strongly makes it sound like any car bought in California can be hacked (presumably due to some California requirement, which does not actually exist).

    Better title would be something like “2M car security systems hackable”

  • netsharc 6 hours ago

    Nobody in the team is old enough to tell them not to name the system after a villain car... https://youtu.be/CWCTEL-PA08

  • stonewhite 5 hours ago

    You pay extra for an anti-theft system, turns out it is an unintentional theft system.

  • heaney-555 6 hours ago

    Just get a Tesla. Has none of these problems.

    • m463 4 hours ago

      wait until someone hacks Actually Smart Summon to become Automatic Sneaky Stealing.

      (Actually Smart Stealing?)