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TomTom Admits Satnav Device Infected With Virus

Posted by kdawson on from the connect-at-your-own-risk dept.

miserableles writes "TomTom has admitted to a UK security journalist that a number of GO 910 satellite navigation units shipped with two Trojans installed on the hard drive. But still no sign of an official warning on the TomTom website."

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  1. Don't use a consumer OS to do an RTOS job by Animats · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    What is this thing running? Some consumer-grade version of Windows, apparently. Clearly, not only is the virus "on the hard drive", but it actually gets executed.

    You'd think they'd at least run XP Embedded, or Windows CE, with only the necessary components present. I don't expect a read-only image of QNX in ROM in a non-critical consumer infotainment device, but this is lame.

  2. Does this mean... by Grimbleton · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That users of the infected GPS units will only be able to find their way around in Greece?