A device inside millions of cars has a security flaw that lets hackers unlock, track, even paralyze vehicles.
There's a patch. The problem? Half of car owners who have the device installed didn't ask for it, and may not even know about it. Thread👇
https://www.wired.com/story/a-device-hidden-in-cars-across-the-us-leaves-them-vulnerable-to-hacking-and-paralysis-patch-it-now/
Andy Greenberg
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