Driver beware: A "white-hat" hacker has posted a video saying he had figured out a way to "locate, unlock and remote-start" General Motors vehicles and planned to reveal more at the Def Con conference next week. Photo: Reuters
BOSTON/DETROIT: A researcher is advising drivers not to use a mobile app for General Motors Co's OnStar vehicle communications system, saying hackers can exploit a security flaw in the product to unlock cars and start engines remotely.
"White-hat" hacker Samy Kamkar posted a video saying he had figured out a way to "locate, unlock and remote-start" vehicles by intercepting communications between the OnStar RemoteLink mobile app and the OnStar service.
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