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Posted by campuscodi 9 hours ago

Malware infects Android-based automotive head unit firmware(securelist.com)
191 points | 90 commentspage 2
bluGill 8 hours ago|
One more reason cars should not be internet connected. They last for decades and manufactures don't want to support their cars that long. Always proxy to a phone and the attack surface is limited to things that are updated.
doublerabbit 7 hours ago||

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After discovering the new OLED televisions come with antivirus, I'm done with thinking technology will ever be secure.
Telaneo 4 hours ago|
Even from this perspective, it's pretty easy to make things more secure by having less technology. Have the infotainment system just be a blank canvas for Carplay or AA to display on (there does need to be a bit back and fourth, phone needs to send audio to car, car needs to send GPS, speed and state of charge to phone (not strictly necessary, but there are user benefits from the phone having this information). The car itself doesn't need a whole internet-connected general purpose computer attached to it, but doing that is an easy way for the manufacturer to supposedly add value.

Similarly, the LG kerfuffle could be solved by their monitors just being monitors, and not throwing in pointless extras that just broadens their attack surface. Monitors don't need to be general purpose computing devices either. I shouldn't have to worry about general computing problems, like getting infected with malware, outside of computers that obviously are general purpose (i.e. phone, desktop, laptop, and anything else I intentionally set up with foreknowledge of it being general purpose and internet-connected, like a Raspberry Pi).

zb3 7 hours ago||
I'd not consider it malware if its sole purpose is to do ad/click fraud. The user is not the target here, the user's enemies are :)
IshKebab 8 hours ago||
Um so which car is this? tw.com doesn't seem to be in use.
miohtama 8 hours ago||
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promptspheree 7 hours ago||
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lvbyte 8 hours ago||
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sehw 8 hours ago||
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waazy 5 hours ago||
this is crazy
tiahura 7 hours ago|
Apple's gatekeeping doesn't make IPhone users any safer.