Image: reddit.com · I pointed Claude Code at the cheap Chinese head unit in my Civic. What it found in the firmware was wild.
The firmware of a cheap Chinese head unit in a Honda Civic
A Reddit post about pointing Claude Code at an aftermarket car stereo and what turned up in its firmware.
Credits
- Reddit poster Crunchy-Nut1 Source ↗
- Post author jbhall56.bsky.social Source ↗
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The full story
A Reddit user pointed Claude Code at the firmware of a cheap Chinese aftermarket stereo fitted to a Honda Civic and found a lot that shouldn't be there. The Drive picked up the story in a piece about spyware in cheap head units.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: I pointed Claude Code at the cheap Chinese head unit in my Civic. What it found in the firmware was Reddit poster: Crunchy-Nut1Posted
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- Bluesky: A Redditor pointed Claude Code at a cheap car stereo head unit, and found all kinds of weiPost author: jbhall56.bsky.socialPosted
A Bluesky post linking The Drive's write-up.
- Reddit: I pointed Claude Code at the cheap Chinese head unit in my Civic. What it found in the firReddit poster: Crunchy-Nut1Posted
If it disappears: archived copy of Reddit: I pointed Claude Code at the cheap Chinese head unit in my Civic. What it found in the fir (opens in a new tab)