Tire Pressure Systems in Toyota, Mercedes, and Other Major Car Brands Enable Silent Vehicle Tracking

Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) in vehicles from Toyota, Renault, Hyundai, and Mercedes broadcast unencrypted tire data, enabling low-cost passive tracking of cars and drivers. Researchers from IMDEA Networks and partners have revealed that a 10-week study captured over 6 million signals from 20,000 vehicles using $100 receivers, highlighting severe privacy risks. Direct TPMS (dTPMS) […]

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