Car Thieves Hacking the CAN Bus
Car thieves are injecting malicious software into a car’s network through wires in the headlights (or taillights) that fool the car into believing that the electronic key is nearby.
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yet another bruce •
Are they injecting software or just messages in the form of CAN bus packet frames?
Pete •
What I don’t understand is why the CAN bus wiring is run out to the headlights? What data/signals are there that can’t be relayed on dumb wires back to a spot harder to access?
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