ICYMI (from the not-all-cyber-news-is-horrible dept), a cyberattack on a U.S. vehicle breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States stranded and unable to start their vehicles.

[briankrebs@infosec.exchange]

@jik That is undoubtedly true. At least they will save on gas right now.

[brad@1040ste.net]

@jik @briankrebs The fewer cars on the road, the fewer deaths. Win-win.

[zardoz@gigaohm.bio]

“Power drunk corp/gov blow Hot in latest failure..”

[ag100pct@infosec.exchange]

@briankrebs
My first thought: Divine intervention.

My second thought: I guess these devices have been "enshitified" sufficiently now. WTF are they connected ...why?

[serfdeweb@mastodon.world]

@briankrebs
Who thought this was a good solution in the first place? Drunk drivers should lose their licenses for a few years, at least. Period. Tech can't solve a policy failure, even when it works.

[osteopenia_powers@newsie.social]

@briankrebs
Available in all new US cats soon!

[adamhotep@infosec.exchange]

@briankrebs @zackwhittaker what does this product do if you're parked in a basement or at a mountainside trailhead and have no connectivity?

[wavefunction@mastodon.sdf.org]

@briankrebs gotta use that famously robust public transit system to get around. </s>

[gary_alderson@infosec.exchange]

@briankrebs go home Intoxalock, you're drunk

[a2_4am@mastodon.social]

@briankrebs there's still time to delete this terrible take, Brian

[401matthall@mastodon.xyz]

@briankrebs

Silly question, I _know_... But why the hell would one of these need to communicate with the network?

If it's fitted to your vehicle it _won't_ start without a good test.

The point of control is _at the car_.

AITA?

[briankrebs@infosec.exchange]

@a2_4am It's consistent with my belief that we routinely let drunk drivers back on the road via a variety of too lenient enforcement schemes. DUI should IMO lead to automatic license suspension for a meaningful amount of time, several years.