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Subaru Portal Flaw Exposes Millions of Vehicles to Hackers

1/23/2025

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Security researchers Sam Curry and Shubham Shah uncovered alarming vulnerabilities in Subaru's web portal, granting remote access to millions of vehicles. They could track location data for an entire year and even control functions like unlocking and starting cars. While Subaru has addressed the issues, the researchers caution that similar security risks plague the entire automotive industry.

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Security researchers Sam Curry and Shubham Shah uncovered alarming vulnerabilities in Subaru's web portal, granting remote access to millions of vehicles. They could track location data for an entire year and even control functions like unlocking and starting cars. While Subaru has addressed the issues, the researchers caution that similar security risks plague the entire automotive industry.