Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars With Just a License Plate

Published

2024-09-20 00:00

Collected

2026-08-18 01:09

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id: 6562
title: "Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars With Just a License Plate"
source_domain: samcurry.net
source_url: "https://samcurry.net/hacking-kia"
published_at: "2024-09-20T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["api-security", "car-hacking", "automotive-security", "pii", "remote-control", "kia"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6562"
lang: en
---

# Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars With Just a License Plate

## Summary

Kia vulnerabilities let attackers remotely unlock, start and track any hardware-equipped vehicle with a license plate—~30 seconds, subscription or not—and add themselves as invisible second users.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** samcurry.net
- **Published:** 2024-09-20T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://samcurry.net/hacking-kia
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6562