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Hacking Digital License Plates

Schneier on Security

. […] Because the vulnerability that allowed him to rewrite the plates’ firmware exists at the hardware level—in Reviver’s chips themselves—Rodriguez says there’s no way for Reviver to patch the issue with a mere software update. Instead, it would have to replace those chips in each display.

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Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm

Krebs on Security

The cracked software is being resold as a cloud-based attack tool by at least two different services, one of which KrebsOnSecurity traced to an information technology firm based in Turkey. But a review of this Araneida nickname on the cybercrime forums shows they have been active in the criminal hacking scene since at least 2018.

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NSO Group Spies on People on Behalf of Governments

Schneier on Security

Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker ­ and not its government customers ­ is the party that “installs and extracts” information from mobile phones targeted by the company’s hacking software.

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Hacked Cellebrite and MSAB Software Released

Schneier on Security

Cellebrite is an cyberweapons arms manufacturer that sells smartphone forensic software to governments around the world. Someone has released software and documentation from both companies. MSAB is a Swedish company that does the same thing.

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Hacking the Sony Playstation 5

Schneier on Security

I just don’t think it’s possible to create a hack-proof computer system, especially when the system is physically in the hands of the hackers. The two exploits are particularly notable due to the level of access they theoretically give to the PS5’s software.

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Hacking Automobile Keyless Entry Systems

Schneier on Security

A fraudulent tool—marketed as an automotive diagnostic solution, was used to replace the original software of the vehicles, allowing the doors to be opened and the ignition to be started without the actual key fob. The article doesn’t say how the hacking tool got installed into cars.

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Tesla Remotely Hacked from a Drone

Schneier on Security

This is an impressive hack: Security researchers Ralf-Philipp Weinmann of Kunnamon, Inc.

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