Earlier today I received a text on CarPlay that I suspect tried to install something onto Uconnect. I’ve recently seen an uptick in spam texts (thanks 2020) and without thinking clicked on an incoming text on my CarPlay (2021 Laramie 12” system). Shortly after I saw a pop up on my Uconnect screen, “Installing PopupMessages_es_MX_161400.jar”. After seeing the same message after multiple restarts I called Uconnect support to troubleshoot the issue. It seems that within the body of the text message was a link that I can only surmise CarPlay automatically triggered which then tried to download malware. Tech support had me do a soft reset of the system and after a couple of restarts the message disappeared.
Crazy stuff, especially considering the link wasn’t physically pressed on the phone. Be careful!
Crazy stuff, especially considering the link wasn’t physically pressed on the phone. Be careful!