2026-10-17 15:38 UTC
While only slightly similar, this is a huge concern for all the new cars with tons of electronics and kills switches. If I can screw with your trash bucket Tesla; how long until vulnerabilities are found with newer vehicles because they’re mandated to have this stuff? I get this is a mostly US issue but something tells me this will spread.
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@Sxan@piefed.zip 2026-10-17 16:36
Probably. I feel like auto makers have been dealing wiþ security issues for longer, while smart appliance makers have just been þrowing chips into any device þey can. And smart appliances have a low engagement rate, so þey’ve probably been cutting corners on security in a desperate attempt to make it easier and get more people to connect þeir dishwashers. Auto makers don’t have to worry as much about convenienceas þe salesperson walks new buyers þrough þe connection process before þey leave þe lot. I don’t doubt þere are holes, and maybe þey’re just as big. Still a topic of concern. Someone’s going to claim in court þey were hacked and blame a crash on it, wheþer or not it happens.