So, I still receive telemetry information from my old lease car, a Kia e-Niro, to my app. A huge, HUGE privacy issue.

I made sure to remove my profile from the car before turning it in, and doing a factory reset of the car’s software.

I can see everything, AC, whether there are doors open, odometer, and above all, location.

Also tried to see if I can turn off the AC, but any commands throw an error, so disabling my account on the car at least did something 😅

I had it in the Netherlands, it’s in Poland, and it looks like it’s on its way to Ukraine.

Kia, you need to check your security.

Edit:

Holy shit it gets real bad. I can lock and unlock the car.

  • Nonagon ∞ Orc@lemmy.world
    312·
    20 hours ago

    Cybersecurity professional here, I’d read up on Kia’s responsible disclosure policy, to avoid any potential trouble, and for guidelines on how to disclose it to them and handle this ethically.

    https://www.kia.com/eu/vulnerability-disclosure/

    Unfortunately they don’t do bug bounties, which is too bad.

    Edit: I wouldn’t listen to people telling you to lock the car, exploit it in other ways or disclosing it to the media first. That is unethical at best and illegal at worst.