The popular Nissan Leaf electric car can be drained of its battery life using little more than its vehicle identification number (VIN). The major security hole was found by researcher Troy Hunt, who figured out that the Leaf’s smartphone app interface (API) uses only the VIN to control car features remotely without passwords. These features include seeing the car’s current battery life, times and distances the car has traveled, and remotely-controlling climate control.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE: Business Insider
