The driver sat helpless at the wheel and could not do anything. His Jeep Cherokee rolled into the ditch, guided by two hackers. The experiment, carried out on a parking, puts the spotlight on how vulnerable modern, connected cars.
The US technology magazine Wired that allowed the two IT experts Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller demonstrate how they managed to hack into Fiat Chrysler Uconnect software. The magazine’s reporter was on the road including experience how the climate system, windshield wipers and radio remote ruled.
On a parking lot completed demonstration: The brakes disconnected and the car was guided into the ditch.
It is not the first time the two hackers mentioned the risk of modern cars. Two years ago made experiments with the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape. But when they sat in the back seat, with their computers connected to the car’s diagnostic socket. This time they sat over a mil away.
Miller Valasek has collaborated with Fiat Chrysler since October, to give the company time to plug the vulnerability. But to further put pressure on the automaker, they announced that they intend to publish the code they used on a motor show in Las Vegas in early August.
This means that those who have not updated their software is vulnerable to attack from someone who had come across the vehicle’s IP address.
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