https://hackingpassion.com/tags/application-security/Recent content in Application Security on HackingPassion.com : root@HackingPassion.com-[~]HugoenWed, 11 Nov 2026 11:46:49 +0100https://hackingpassion.com/unlock-cars-from-a-license-plate/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:46:49 +0100https://hackingpassion.com/unlock-cars-from-a-license-plate/<p><strong>A photo of your license plate could open your car and start its engine from far away.</strong> The car&rsquo;s locks had nothing to do with it. The way in was an admin password the carmaker had left in its own files.</p> <p>Two security researchers, <strong>Shubham Shah and Sam Curry</strong>, spent time earlier this year on the connected-car systems behind two car brands, from two sides. Shah is a co-founder of the Australian security firm Assetnote, and he took the Australian side. Curry has been taking apart car systems for years, and he took the United States. The apps let an owner unlock the doors, start and stop the engine, sound the horn and find the car on a map. Both sign customers in through the same software. That software is where it all fell apart.</p>