Hackers can remotely operate electric vehicles in South Africa

[Newsfeed]

Hackers can remotely operate electric vehicles in South Africa

Cybersecurity expert Boikokobetso Makhetloane said that South African drivers should be concerned after hackers showed how the BYD Shark 6 bakkie could be remotely operated from a laptop.

 

[Heisenborg]

 

[FiestaST]

Shark 6 by BYD, nee Bring Your Drinks.

 

[McGuywer]

They needed physical access first. What a terrible headline.

 

[Fulcrum29]

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Waar is Jan?

 

[Heisenborg]

Waar is Jan?

Who

 

[Fulcrum29]

Who

Jan AI the Editor Guy

 

[FiestaST]

Just under a million views:

 

[TedLasso]

I can hack any car if I have physical access to it.

What shall we do, go back to driving Citi golf's and ford cortinas?

 

[SauRoNZA]

Ja nee fok. this is the same as claiming you hacked a server by having physical access to it.

Not remote at all.