Chinese Researchers Show How They Remotely Hacked a Mercedes-Benz


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Chinese Researchers Show How They Remotely Hacked a Mercedes-Benz By Eduard Kovacs on August 07, 2020 Tweet A team of Chinese researchers has described the analysis process that resulted in the discovery of 19 vulnerabilities in a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, including flaws that can be exploited to remotely hack a car. The research was conducted starting in 2018 by Sky-Go, the vehicle cybersecurity unit of Chinese security solutions provider Qihoo 360. The findings were disclosed to Daimler, which owns the Mercedes-Benz brand, in August last year. The car maker patched the security holes and in December 2019 it announced that it...