Anyone in Bluetooth Range Can Unlock Cars, Kill Engines Through Alarms Owners May ...

UC San Diego researchers discovered a Bluetooth vulnerability in Karr alarm systems installed in approximately 2 million US vehicles that allows attackers to unlock doors, disable ignition, and trigger other functions remotely. Karr has released a firmware patch via a smartphone app, though the vulnerability went unpatched for 18 months and many owners are unaware their vehicles have the system installed.

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