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GM-OnStar Disables All RemoteLink Versions Capable Of Being ‘OwnStar’ Hacked

No more than 48 hours ago, we reminded users of Apple iOS device to update their OnStar RemoteLink app on iOS devices to version 2.1 or later to avoid possibly being subjected to the OwnStar hack. Well, today the folks at OnStar reached out to us to clarify one important detail: GM-OnStar has disabled all versions of the RemoteLink app capable of being compromised by the OwnStar hack.

So in other words, if you are reading this and your OnStar RemoteLink app is working just fine, then you are already running the latest version (2.1, as of this writing). But if you are getting error messages when logging in, then you really should update.

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