Researchers Hacked California's Digital License Plates Revealing Sensitive User Info | Carscoops carscoops
License plates entered the digital age last year when California allowed Reviver to market its hi-tech plates to drivers in the state,soon following suit. The company claims it offers “reimagined convenience, personalization and safety” but a team of security researchers proved that users’ data is anything but safe by hacking into Revival’s computer system.
Reviver charges $19.95 per month for a 48-month subscription with a wireless plate whose batteries are good for five years, or $24.95 per month for a wired plate. Apart from looking suitably modern,claim several benefits, including the ability to virtually renew registration, to change the look of the plates, including the personalized text and also to track the plate, and therefor the car it’s attached to.
But that means Reviver holds some important sensitive data about the car’s owner, and the hackers found that data was far too easy to access. By changing their account status from user to administrator the hackers gave themselves privileges that would have allowed them to view the location of vehicles, update the look of vehicle plates, including changing the personalized text running along the bottom and add new users to accounts.
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