hacking thru the infotainment system.. more importantly, a few newsfeeds running this story about Skoda cars being hacked thru the infotainment system. Anyone know who supplies their security?? (hoping its not QNX) maybe a good news story for the use of QNX if its not...comments?? dwdc
"Experts have revealed a discovery of 12 new security vulnerabilities affecting the Skoda Superb III sedan, including flaws which could allow a threat actor to access the vehicle's GPS and speed information, as well as remotely record conversations and access the infotainment screen.
Cybersecurity researchers from PCAutomotive revealed they were able to exploit the vulnerabilities to inject malware into the vehicle without authentication. The security flaws allowed them to to achieve unrestricted code execution and to run malicious code when the unit starts.
In turn, a malicious actor could have taken screenshots of the in-car infotainment screen, or recorded conversations through the microphone - and access live GPS coordinates. This was achieved through a Bluetooth connection with the system, so researchers could not access safety-critical controls like brakes, steering, or accelerators."