Five cars the US Secret Service rented to transport President Biden's family over the Thanksgiving holiday burst into flames the day after the Secret Service returned them to Hertz. This raises so many questions. Not the least of which is, if the Secret Service is using rental cars for the president's family, how does it ensure that no one is hacking the rental agencies to determine which cars will be used to transport the president's family? And how are those cars protected to prevent tampering?
@kimzetter a key distinction much of the reporting glosses over: 5 (of the 20+) cars that were rented were seen to be on fire (but one with a lithium battery recall is the suspect for starting the fire)
@nomi The battery issue is a data point, but there's no conclusion yet that it started the fire. It's a good assumption that this was the cause, but until investigators determine this, it's nothing more than this.