A British security firm has successfully hacked into a Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid, rekindling the debate over automobile vulnerability in an age where cars increasingly are reliant on their computers.
Pen Test Partners purchased a 2017 Outlander PHEV, which is expected to go on sale in the U.S. this fall, with the express purpose of seeing whether the SUV's unique mobile app set-up might also provide an easy way into its on-board computer. The organization announced Monday it had been able to breach the vehicle's alarm system and turn it off.
"Once unlocked, there is potential for many more attacks," read a report on the Pen Test Partners site. "The on-board diagnostics port is accessible once the door is unlocked."
Mitsubishi is advising customers who own this Outlander to temporarily disable the car's WiFi and decouple the app from the car. The company is working on new firmware that will be pushed to the app.
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