Mini News 2.2 million BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce cars found vulnerable to being unlocked by hackers

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  1. Steve

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    2.2 million BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce cars found vulnerable to being unlocked by hackers (autonews.com)
     
  2. Firebro17

    Firebro17 Dazed, but not Confused
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    Not sure they can get away with mine. But if so, so be it...

    Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there!
     
  3. Dave.0

    Dave.0 Helix & RMW Powered
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    Still have to get in my garage and get around the car parked behind it.

    Oh I have an 05 without the ConnectedDrive crap so I am good......:lol:
     
  4. RallyMini370

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    good luck with mine, if they can get it running they'll be off on the first corner due to the snatching nature of the LSD
     
  5. buttonbag

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    Good thing I don't have that fancy tech.

    I wish they made a car without any of these extra stuff. Just the basics. No seat warmers, no one button start, bring back the manual window crank, it'll feel like a time machine when you're in it.
     
  6. mrntd

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    Another reason not to have all the tech carp on cars.
     
  7. LowCountry S

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    saw an article the other day, a 12 year old with $15 worth of parts from Radio Shack hacked into one of the new models (they wouldn't say which) in about 20 minutes; yeah......no thank you....... (and I still have the '51 Ford with NONE of that modern crap, so when the EMP takes it all out, I'll still be rollin'!)
     

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