It was just last July that many people first became aware of the risks of cars being remotely hacked when white hat hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek went public with their remote hacking of a Jeep Grand Cherokee through its UConnect entertainment system during which they were able to gain control of the car’s speed, brakes, radio, windshield wipers and other features. In response to this problem, Fiat Chrysler recalled 1.4 million vehicles to correct the vulnerabilities that led to the ability of these cars and trucks to be hackable. Customers affected by the recall received a USB device to personally upgrade their vehicle software and provide new security features in addition to those installed by the network upgrades.
The FBI has just issued a new warning about the risk of cars and trucks being able to be remotely hacked. Our cars have become more and more computerized. Keyless entry, ignition control, tire pressure monitoring, diagnostic controls, navigation and the entertainment systems are now computerized and subject to Internet or cellular access. A new car today can have as many as forty wireless access points.
The threats of automobile hacking include not only the extreme danger of vehicles being remotely taken control of, but also the theft of the data stored. In addition, when automobile computer systems are tied to the car owner’s smartphone, the risk of the car being hacked as a way to get access to the car owner’s smartphone and all of the credit card information, passwords and financial data including banking app passwords stored on the smartphone is increased. For the full article click here
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