Hackable, Digital License Plates: What Could Go Wrong?

by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Mirror
January 3, 2025

Security researchers have uncovered an exploit that allows a person to hack the digital license plates that Arizona allows drivers to use, creating an avenue for bad actors to change the license plate number. 

First reported by Wired, security researchers with IOActive were able to jailbreak a digital license plate and display whatever message or image they wanted on the device. Jailbreaking is the act of removing restrictions...