A popular Chinese-made automotive GPS tracker used in 169 countries has “severe vulnerabilities,” posing a potential danger to highway safety, national security, and supply chains, according to new research by a Boston-based cybersecurity firm.
BitSight said in a press release it discovered six “severe” flaws in the MV720 GPS tracker, a hardwired device manufactured by Chinese company MiCODUS.
If exploited in an attack, the flaws could allow “threat actors” to seize control of device-equipped vehicles remotely, cutting off fuel while a vehicle is in motion, or surveilling its movements, according to the BitSight report published on July 19. BitSight researchers noted that 1.5 million such GPS tracking devices are currently in use by companies and individuals….