IOS WIFI HACKER UPDATE

Impacted customers will receive a communication from OnStar today and the previous version of the app will be decommissioned following that communication to ensure customer security.'

IOS WIFI HACKER UPDATE

An update is now available via AppleвЂ™s App Store.

'GM takes matters that affect our customersвЂ™ safety and security very seriously. In our continued testing and conversations with him yesterday, we confirmed that for Android, Windows and Blackberry users but not for Apple iOS users,' wrote GM spokesperson Renee Rashid-Merem in a statement to WIRED.

'Based on our initial conversations with Samy, we made changes that did not require user interaction. But after Kamkar pointed out that the attack wasn't blocked in his subsequent tests, the company has now also created a patch for its iOS app and says iPhone and iPad users should follow up by updating their RemoteLink app to fully protect their vehicles. Responding to WIRED's story Thursday about the vulnerability revealed by security researcher Samy Kamkar, GM had said it fixed the flaw through a change to its server software. On Friday afternoon, GM OnStar announced a software update to its RemoteLink app for iPhone to patch a security vulnerability that could have been used from across the internet to track GM vehicles, unlock their doors, start their ignitions, and even access the car owner's email and address. One car hack down, an entire industry of potentially vulnerable vehicles to go.

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