Many of you probably remember the very dramatic 60 Minutes segment from a few years ago where they put a reporter inside a Jeep and then disabled the brakes and watched the car go slowly into a ditch. All while the reporter videoed it (see this CBS web page). Not surprisingly, Chrysler quickly fixed the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Earlier this week, I wrote about a hack that two security researchers demonstrated for a Wired reporter. The researchers were able to disable the brakes and the accelerator, along with turning on the radio, wipers and windshield washer, remotely, from miles away. Chrysler’s response was to put an obscure notice on their web site that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The media has been reporting the demonstration done by two security researchers and a Wired magazine reporter where they completely controlled a Jeep, including the brakes and accelerator. To quote Wired: I WAS DRIVING 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold. Though I hadn’t touched the dashboard, […]
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