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Researcher prints 'PWNED!' on hundreds of GPS watches' maps due to unfixed API
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 07:33:17 +0000 (UTC)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/researcher-prints-pwned-on-hundreds-of-gps-watches-maps-due-to-unfixed-api/ By Catalin Cimpanu Zero Day ZDNet News April 2, 2019A German security researcher has printed the word "PWNED!" on the tracking maps of hundreds of GPS watches after the watch vendor ignored vulnerability reports for more than a year, leaving thousands of GPS-tracking watches --some of which are used by children and the elderly-- open to attackers.
Speaking at the Troopers 2019 security conference that was held in Heidelberg, Germany, at the end of March, security researcher Christopher Bleckmann-Dreher presented a series of vulnerabilities impacting over 20 models of GPS watches manufactured by Austrian company Vidimensio.
The watch models all share a common backend API, which works as an intermediary and storage point between the GPS watches and associated mobile apps.
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