Several Honda vehicles can be hacked remotely, a major security issue

Technology is not immune to problems, and in fact, no matter how many advances have been made, the truth is that security or privacy issues come to light from time to time. The latest that has just been discovered is an issue that is present in a large number of Honda vehicles and poses a safety risk to users..

This problem is quite serious on a general level, although the data collected relates to the United States market. And that’s what For comparison, in 2019, the number of car thefts in this country reached 721,885, although in 2020 it will grow by 11.8%..

Considering that the figure is close to a million, an interesting fact is found in the cars that are in the top of the most stolen. Being three Honda models in the first ten holes of a rather controversial ranking. Namely Honda Civic, Honda Accord and Honda CR-V..

Seeing that Honda cars are positioned in this top, investigations were launched to find out the reason for this situation. Fortunately, these studies have borne fruit andA problem has been discovered that plagues many Honda models, making them very easy to steal.

Some researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the security of opening the doors of Honda vehicles. The principle of its operation is quite simple from a technical point of view and is based on the remote use of door opening codes..

In recent years, a complete transition has been made to remote opening of doors through the controls of the vehicles themselves. To open vehicles, a variable code must be run that recognizes the vehicle and therefore the door is opened. Attackers use the radio to intercept these codes.

After intercepting these codes, it starts copying the same format until it finds one that works and, logically, makes the machine open.. Can unique codes be used permanently? No, as these codes can also be forced to access the vehicle.

The name of the vulnerability is called Rolling Pwn and, unfortunately, it is to blame for the fact that many Honda cars do not follow their owners.. Honda is aware of this issue, although its response has generally not been very positive and it is not currently working on a solution.