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First Android malware targeting automotive head units (securelist.com)
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[โ€“] db2@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

Not just any head unit, DoFun head units.

[โ€“] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

So the head unit has to be running "full android" independently, with the app installed somehow either sideloaded or through the play store?

I guess a wireless or wired android auto connection would not propagate this to your head unit, if for example it was your phone that was infected.