rocknbil
msg:4100529 | 5:41 pm on Mar 18, 2010 (gmt 0) |
The whole remote control thing is scary, I think. They advertise it as a feature, sold on the cool factor, but it's really just a way to always know where you are at any time. Plant a chip in my head and get it over with already . . .
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youfoundjake
msg:4100796 | 2:04 am on Mar 19, 2010 (gmt 0) |
It appears that it was due to a laid off employee which is where quite a bit of malicious activity occurs. Passwords should have been changed. I can understand the company wanting to be able to brick the car for lack of payments, makes sense, no dangers like repo'ing. I would be more alarmed if someone not previously associated with the company was able to accomplish the same task.
I wonder what this will do to sales at the 4 dealerships
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bhonda
msg:4100938 | 11:42 am on Mar 19, 2010 (gmt 0) |
| Passwords should have been changed |
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From what I gather, the ex-employee's account was disabled, and he used the account of another employee, whose credentials he knew.
Should their policy be that whenever somebody leaves, all passwords for all users should be changed?
Seems a bit excessive, but I guess in this case would have worked fine!
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sonjay
msg:4101086 | 4:54 pm on Mar 19, 2010 (gmt 0) |
| The troubles stopped five days later, when Texas Auto Center reset the Webtech Plus passwords for all its employee accounts |
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Five days it took them to figure out to change all the passwords!
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grandpa
msg:4101345 | 10:58 pm on Mar 19, 2010 (gmt 0) |
| “Omar was pretty good with computers,” says Garcia. |
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No he wasn't. He got caught because he was traced by his IP address to his AT&T internet account.
| Austin police filed computer intrusion charges against Ramos-Lopez on Tuesday. |
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Not very good at all, Omar.
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Habtom
msg:4101441 | 7:29 am on Mar 20, 2010 (gmt 0) |
| Should their policy be that whenever somebody leaves, all passwords for all users should be changed? |
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If he was in control of user accounts, yes. But what is to consider is here the other employee shouldn't have shared his/her personal credentials.
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