Viper – known as Clifford in the United Kingdom – and Pandora Car Alarm System, which cater for at least three million customers between them, recently became the topic of interest to researchers from Pen Test Partners.
On Friday, the cybersecurity researchers published their findings into the true security posture of these “smart” alarms and found them falling short of the vendors’ claims.
Not only could compromising the smart alarms result in the vehicle type and owner’s details to be stolen, but the car could be unlocked, the alarm disabled, the vehicle tracked, microphones compromised, and the immobiliser to be hijacked.
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