Hacker shows he can locate, unlock and remote start GM vehicles
A security researcher has posted a video on YouTube (embedded below) demonstrating how a device he made can intercept wireless communications to locate, unlock and remotely start GM vehicles that use the OnStar RemoteLink mobile app.
Samy Kamkar, who refers to himself as a hacker and whistleblower, posted the video today showing him using a device he calls OwnStar. The device, he said, intercepts communications between GM’s OnStar RemoteLink mobile app and the OnStar cloud service.
Samy KamkarHacker Samy Kamkar shows how after hacking the OnStar mobile app, he’s able to use it to control a Chevy Volt.
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