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Re: Wondering

From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:50:58 -0400

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 09:20:08PM -0700, Paul Ferguson wrote:

It doesn't have to be a "trusted admin" -- putting my "evil" cap on, it
could certainly be someone who impersonates a "trusted admin" or
"interested party".


Right.  So now we have an existence proof that OnStar has this capability,
and the problem reduces to figuring out how to exploit it.

I wonder if anyone there has considered the consequences that would
ensue should someone penetrate their security and send out the signal
to shut them *all* down.

---Rsk
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