Reviver Digital License Plate Fixes Hack That Could Track and Falsely Report Stolen Vehicles

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The white hat hackers first started with the mobile app, but eventually found access to the plate’s data through accessing the Reviver URL to reset passwords.

and it uses cell phone networks to not only work over the web to allow you to personalize your plate but also pay fees, track its location, and even have it display that the vehicle is stolen. Unfortunately, this is where the story starts to take a bit of a bad turn as there was a way for bad actors to gain access to all of that personal information, but could even wipe your information away. There is some good news, though.reported to Reviver.

The full step-by-step process that he and his team used to access the backend is on his blog and goes into detail on what they did, though not deep enough that anyone would really be able to replicate it without better knowledge of how websites, API, and JavaScript work. In fact, the blog post is more than just the Reviver vulnerability and goes into issues with OEM automakers and a vehicle tracking service, as well.

 

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