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The fear of more hacker attacks became too great.

Therefore recall now Fiat Chrysler 1.4 million cars to prevent similar attacks in the future.

Swedish car owners to Chrysler and Jeep affected by the recall and will have to get a new software to their cars.

Last week we saw how two security researchers managed to take control of a Jeep Cherokee. It managed to hack the car so much that the driver could not use the brakes.

Now, forced Chrysler to recall 1.4 million vehicles globally to prevent similar attacks on the Uconnect system.

According to the US traffic safety authority, NHTSA, is the first time that concerns over cyber security has led to a recall.

rolled into a ditch

The whole thing was blown at the end of last week when security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek showed the world how vulnerable the cars connected infotainment systems could be.

In a video magazine Wired published illustrating the researchers how it can stop when hacking into a Jeep Cherokee, sitting over a mil from the vehicle.

The hackers go in and remotely control the entire car while the driver sits helplessly behind the wheel and could not do anything when his car rolled straight down in a ditch.

threatened to leak the software

This is not the first time that security researchers highlights the problem of modern vehicles. About two years ago the attempt of a rear seat of the car models Ford Escape and Toyota Prius.

Miller Valasek has worked together with Fiat Chrysler since the month of October to give the company time to plug the vulnerability.

The two experts were not satisfied with Chrysler’s way of handling the situation, and then went out and threatened to leak the software on security exhibition “Black Hat” in Las Vegas.

boosted Fiat Chrysler

It turned out to boost the car giant who decided to recall 1.4 million cars. The models affected are the Dodge Challenger, Viper, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Cherokee, Chrysler 200 and 300, most pickup models, the Dodge Charger and the Dodge Durango. There are cars of recent model years that that has a 8.4-inch touchscreen with Chrysler’s Uconnect system.

Swedish car owners to Chrysler and Jeep affected by the recall and will have to get new software. How many car owners to get their cars corrected is not yet known.

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