Saturday, July 25, 2015

News::Recommended Reading: The Jeep hack that led to a massive recall

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Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway -- With Me in It
by Andy Greenberg
Wired

This piece from Wired actually sparked a recall that affects 1.4 million Fiat Chrysler vehicles. During the test, hackers were able to use an exploit to "kill" the engine, disable the brakes and track location. Pretty scary stuff.

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