Man Charged After Using App to Remotely Hack, Track Girlfriend's Car Location

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https://www.thedrive.com/news/30890/man-charged-after-using-app-to-remotely-hack-track-girlfriends-car-location

By Chris Chin
The Drive
November 7, 2019

In a string of bizarre events, authorities in Australia charged a man for
criminally stalking his ex-girlfriend after he allegedly hacked her car, just so
he could keep track of her whereabouts and play tricks with the vehicle’s
keyless-entry and push-button stop-start ignition system, all without her
knowing.

The 38-year-old man supposedly set up an online computer application that
allowed him to exploit various security vulnerabilities on his ex’s Land Rover
through the car’s on-board wireless connectivity capabilities, according to the
Magistrates Court in Hobart.

According to a news report by the Australia Broadcasting Corporation, the man
reportedly helped his ex purchase the unknown Land Rover model during the two
months that they were dating. As a result of this transaction, the man, who was
also an auto mechanic, had possession of the car’s VIN, which gave him access to
control various functions of the car’s onboard technology thanks to the
aforementioned computer program.

The application supposedly notified the man of his ex’s movements anytime she
used the vehicle and all the locations she visited or parked at by sending an
email notification. That then gave him limited control of the Land Rover. The
victim was totally unaware that it was her ex that was causing grief with her
vehicle.

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