General Motors Co. said Thursday it has already fixed an issue connected to its OnStar RemoteLink app that a hacker alleged has allowed him to locate vehicles and remotely unlock someone’s doors and start engines.
Samy Kamkar, in a YouTube video posted Thursday featuring a Chevrolet Volt, says he can hack into OnStar’s RemoteLink mobile app by intercepting communication between a mobile phone with the app and OnStar servers. Kamkar also tweeted Thursday: “I’ve revealed OwnStar, a device that intercepts OnStar RemoteLink mobile app and can locate/unlock/remote start cars.”
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