[LINK] Hacker runs amok with remote cars

[Jan Whitaker]

>Hacker Disables More Than 100 Cars Remotely
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>More than 100 drivers in Austin, Texas found their cars disabled or 
>the horns honking out of control, after an intruder ran amok in a 
>web-based vehicle-immobilization system normally used to get the 
>attention of consumers delinquent in their auto payments.
>...
>
>The dealership used a system called Webtech Plus as an alternative 
>to repossessing vehicles that haven't been paid for. Operated by 
>Cleveland-based Pay Technologies, the system lets car dealers 
>install a small black box under vehicle dashboards that responds to 
>commands issued through a central website, and relayed over a 
>wireless pager network. The dealer can disable a car's ignition 
>system, or trigger the horn to begin honking, as a reminder that a 
>payment is due. The system will not stop a running vehicle.
>
>Read More 
>http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/hacker-bricks-cars/#ixzz0iq3wfmAq


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