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19-08-2015, 12:00 AM
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...mborghini.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3201564/Hackers-reveal-flaw-100-cars-kept-secret-Volkwagen-TWO-YEARS-Bug-used-unlock-Kia-Lamborghini.html)

Quote:Hackers reveal flaw in over 100 cars kept secret by Volkswagen for TWO YEARS: Bug can be used to unlock everything from a Kia to a Lamborghini

Technology used in 126 types of cars makes them easier to steal

Volkswagen used its lawyers to keep the research under wraps until now

Settlement allowed flaw to be revealed at conference for first time
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/17/23/2B7309C500000578-0-image-a-33_1439851661861.jpg

The list of cars affects includes several luxury brands. Researchers experimented on, or exploited, the cars written above in bold


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