{"id":16411,"date":"2026-03-24T09:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=16411"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:10:11","slug":"security-news-this-week-cyberattack-on-a-car-breathalyzer-firm-leaves-drivers-stuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/security-news-this-week-cyberattack-on-a-car-breathalyzer-firm-leaves-drivers-stuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Security News This Week: Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They were trying to regulate these devices on all new cars, along with remote access to disable by law enforcement. These connected car systems are no good, not to mention the spying and data collection. And all these computers with can bus for communications between them is a maintenance nightmare and unnecessary expense, and part of why vehicles have gone up so astronomically. An old classic car with carburetor, distributor and points free from computers is looking like the way to go, and it will still work after an EMP. Not to mention the quality of modern cars is terrible with even Toyota producing lemons now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/security-news-this-week-cyberattack-on-a-car-breathalyzer-firm-leaves-drivers-stuck\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Imagine trying to explain this one to your boss: You can\u2019t get to work because your court-mandated breathalyzer won\u2019t let you start the vehicle\u2014not<\/em> because you\u2019ve been drinking, you swear, but because that alcohol-vapor-detecting device has been disabled by a cyberattack on the company that makes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intoxalock, an automotive breathalyzer maker that says it\u2019s used daily by 150,000 drivers across the US, this week reported that it had been the target of a cyberattack, resulting in its \u201csystems currently experiencing downtime,\u201d according to an announcement posted to its website. Meanwhile, drivers that use the breathalyzers have reported being stranded due to the devices\u2019 inability to connect to the company\u2019s services. \u201cOur vehicles are giant paperweights right now through no fault of ours,\u201d one wrote on Reddit. \u201cI\u2019m being held accountable at work and feel completely helpless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lockouts appear to be the result of Intoxalock\u2019s breathalyzers needing periodic calibrations that require a connection to the company\u2019s servers. Drivers who are due for a calibration and can\u2019t perform one due to the company\u2019s downtime have been stuck, though the company now states on its website that it\u2019s offering 10-day extensions on those calibrations due to its cybersecurity disruption, as well as towing services in some cases. In the meantime, Intoxalock hasn\u2019t explained what sort of cyberattack it\u2019s facing or whether hackers have obtained any of the company\u2019s user data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They were trying to regulate these devices on all new cars, along with remote access to disable by law enforcement. These connected car systems are no good, not to mention the spying and data collection. And all these computers with can bus for communications between them is a maintenance nightmare and unnecessary expense, and part […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech","category-world"],"blocksy_meta":[],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Jason","author_link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/author\/jturning\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16411"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16412,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16411\/revisions\/16412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}