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Carpark app a security risk

Car News

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The app connects to the centre's Park Assist guidance system.

Chris Griffith

15 Sep 2011

1 min read

Chris Griffith

15 Sep 2011

1 min read

…after a security analyst showed he could monitor all cars parked in its Bondi Junction shopping centre.

The retail giant’s action follows a blog by software architect Troy Hunt who found URLs containing the number plates of all cars at Westfield’s Bondi Junction centre were publicly accessible – no hacking was required.

To read more click the link: The Australian

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