Hackers can unlock, steal vehicles, NCC warns Nigerians
THE Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has warned car owners in Nigeria to beware of new hacking methods which can remotely open car doors and start engines without keys. The commission said owners of Honda and Acura car models are more susceptible to this attack. The warning contained in the discoveries by the Computer Security Incident Response Team, CSIRT, a cybersecurity centre established for the telecom sector by the NCC. Part of the centre's report, released to the media by the commission's Director Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, alerted telecom consumers and members of the public, particularly, car owners on an ongoing cyber-vulnerability that allows a nearby hacker to unlock vehicles, start their engines wirelessly and make away with the cars. According to Adinde, "the CSIRT discovered that because car remotes are categorized as short-range devices that make use of radio frequency, RF, to lock and unlock cars, there are immediate dangers in a new hack...