Hackers show how easy it is to take control of a supercar on this Nissan GTR experiment

Hackers have shown just how easy it is for a supercar to be taken control of remotely, like this Nissan GTR.

Many of us have experienced social media accounts or emails being hacked, but it turns out that our cars can also fall victim, too.

After teaming up with experienced car hackers, this YouTube channel gained a new insight into how simple it is to get deep into a car’s operating system.

From addresses to turn signals, many elements can be affected, and you may not even realize.

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How does hacking work?

Nowadays, hacking can be a huge problem, especially with computer networks, but many people don’t realize how prominent this can be when it comes to their cars.

YouTube channel Cybernews teamed up with hackers Busescanfly and Sam Curry to show just how easy hacking into a car’s system can be, and it may shock you.

“It’s really hard to permanently brick a modern car; it’s definitely possible,” said Sam as he got to work behind the wheel.

Explaining that if you own a car, at one point or another, a mechanic would have plugged devices into it, and you can use a similar cable to grab raw data, as vehicles are often built around resilience, not security.

Using cables underneath the dashboard and a laptop, the hacker managed to read some important information.

The team saw that the hacker basically learnt what the command was, took the code, and remotely used it to make the headlights flicker, and was also able to trigger the turn signal.

“Every car connects to an API up in the cloud,” he said, as he explained that you can access information such as location, unlock, lock, and remote start.

But the biggest shock?

Newer cars can be hacked without any wires whatsoever.

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This Nissan GTR experiment will blow your mind

Using expertise from YouTuber Sam Curry, the team managed to hack a Nissan GTR by just using a computer and a license plate – yes, it’s really that easy.

“All you need is the victim’s license plate,” said Sam as he got to work explaining just how easy it is to hack a modern-day car. ‘

“You can basically go and quietly steal someone’s car, and they’re never going to know.”

The method?

A clever app that takes over the connector account.

The app is able to turn a vehicle’s license plate into a VIN number, which allows the user to pull up info and then add themself as a secondary user to the account.

The user can also live track the vehicle, all with no wires involved, which shows just how simple it is to grab private information such as workplace, home address, relationships, etc.

Even though the hacking experience was just a whistle-stop tour and just touched the sides, more extreme versions of hacking can even make vehicles crash.

It’s scary but true that hacking is taking over all aspects of life, not just your email and social media accounts, and with the move to more keyless technology, more measures will have to be taken to keep safety levels high.

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