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Millions of Subarus could be remotely unlocked, tracked due to security flaws

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Security researcher Sam Curry bought his mother a 2023 Subaru Impreza last year .

Curry and a researcher found vulnerabilities in a Subaru web portal that let them hijack the ability to unlock the car and start its ignition.

They also found they could also track the car's location, including where it had been for the entire year that his mother owned it.

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