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Originally Posted by freebeard
CANbus isn't the problem, it's features like remote unlock/start and updating iTunes while the car is parked in the garage. A DB-9 serial interface would require breaking into the car.
Still driving a 1971 Superbeetle.
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Well, CAN bus is a significant part of the problem... When someone hacks into a car, it's the CAN bus that they are manipulating to make the car do various things.
This can be done over cell networks and Wi-Fi on cars that are equipped with it... but it can also be accessed through Bluetooth which is on most, if not all, cars that utilize a CAN bus. Granted, the range is less with Bluetooth, but there is still a lot that can be done.
EDIT: I had read a report explaining much of this and just found it again:
Comprehensive Experimental Analyses of Automotive Attack Surfaces
It covers methods for connecting to a car via Bluetooth in section 4.3