# Researchers pwn automakers’ Android apps to remotely unlock cars, honk horns

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1 outlet covering · First listed: The Register, Nov 9, 2026, 11:31 AM · Read it: <https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/09/researchers-pwn-automakers-android-apps-to-remotely-unlock-cars-honk-horns/5308483>

Pair of researchers chain WAF bypasses and default logins to command vehicles in Australia and the US

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 9, 2026, 11:31 AM: [Researchers pwn automakers’ Android apps to remotely unlock cars, honk horns](<https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/09/researchers-pwn-automakers-android-apps-to-remotely-unlock-cars-honk-horns/5308483>) — The Register (Digital news, United Kingdom)
  Pair of researchers chain WAF bypasses and default logins to command vehicles in Australia and the US
