Three cryptography experts from a Dutch university have cracked the codes used to start luxury cars such as Audis, Bentleys, Porsches, and Lamborghinis, knowledge that could allow anyone with the right tools to wirelessly lockpick a $300,000 car. The researchers were preparing to publish a paper in August explaining the method used to penetrate Megamos Crypto, the algorithm-based system used to verify an owner's key. However, Volkswagen's parent, which owns the four brands, has secured an injunction against the scientists from a UK court.
"The public have a right to see weaknesses in security."
The scientists argued that "the public have a right to see weaknesses in security on which they rely exposed," but a judge ruled three weeks...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/27/4562666/court-stops-scientists-from-publishing-codes-that-start-audis-and-bentleys
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