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Not to suggest that there is reason to panic but rather to be vigilant.
This article describes how car thieves are exploiting the accessibility of the CAN-bus connectors on cars to hack into ECUs to simulate the presence of a key.
https://www.autoblog.com/2023/04/12/vehicle-headlight-can-bus-injection-theft-method-update/
If anything the CAN-bus connectors on a motorcycle are even easier to access.
There is an active community of folks who exchange information on the inner workings of BMW motorcycle CAN-bus systems. I am not suggesting that any of them pose a threat but rather it is illustrative that CAN-systems are easily "sniffed" and the CAN messages exchanged amongst controllers identified and simulated.
https://github.com/kconger/bmw-motorrad-projects/
Like the advice at the end of the article states watching for signs of bodywork removal can be indicative of an attempt to access a CAN-bus connector.
This article describes how car thieves are exploiting the accessibility of the CAN-bus connectors on cars to hack into ECUs to simulate the presence of a key.
https://www.autoblog.com/2023/04/12/vehicle-headlight-can-bus-injection-theft-method-update/
If anything the CAN-bus connectors on a motorcycle are even easier to access.
There is an active community of folks who exchange information on the inner workings of BMW motorcycle CAN-bus systems. I am not suggesting that any of them pose a threat but rather it is illustrative that CAN-systems are easily "sniffed" and the CAN messages exchanged amongst controllers identified and simulated.
https://github.com/kconger/bmw-motorrad-projects/
Like the advice at the end of the article states watching for signs of bodywork removal can be indicative of an attempt to access a CAN-bus connector.