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===Security vulnerability (2024)===
===Security vulnerability (2024)===
Researchers disclosed flaws in Kia’s European web portal that allowed remote control of vehicle functions, including unlocking doors, starting engines, and tracking location, using only a license plate number. The vulnerability was patched after disclosure <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/story/kia-web-vulnerability-vehicle-hack-track/|title=Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug|first=Andy|last=Greenberg|date=2024-09-26|work=Wired|access-date=2025-08-26 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216145111/https://www.wired.com/story/kia-web-vulnerability-vehicle-hack-track/ |archive-date=16 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://samcurry.net/hacking-kia|title=Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars With Just a License Plate|date=2024-09-20|work=samcurry|access-date=2025-08-28 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260111141618/https://samcurry.net/hacking-kia |archive-date=11 Jan 2026}}</ref>.
Researchers disclosed flaws in Kia’s European web portal that allowed remote control of vehicle functions, including unlocking doors, starting engines, and tracking location, using only a license plate number. The vulnerability was patched after disclosure <ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenberg |first=Andy |date=2024-09-26 |title=Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug |url=https://www.wired.com/story/kia-web-vulnerability-vehicle-hack-track/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216145111/https://www.wired.com/story/kia-web-vulnerability-vehicle-hack-track/ |archive-date=16 Dec 2025 |access-date=2025-08-26 |work=[[Wired]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-20 |title=Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars With Just a License Plate |url=https://samcurry.net/hacking-kia |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260111141618/https://samcurry.net/hacking-kia |archive-date=11 Jan 2026 |access-date=2025-08-28 |work=[[samcurry.net]]}}</ref>.


==See also==
==See also==