Update: Chrysler recalls 1.4M vehicles after Jeep hack - Computerworld
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), the world's seventh largest automaker, today issued a recall notice for 1. 4 million vehicles in order fix a software hole that allowed hackers to wirelessly break into some vehicles and electronically control... Security experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek collaborated with Wired magazine to demonstrate how they could remotely hack into -- and control -- the entertainment system and more vital functions of a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The hackers were able to use the cellular connection to the Jeep's entertainment system, or head unit, to gain access to other systems. the head unit is commonly connected to various electronic control units (ECUs) located throughout a modern vehicle. Miller and Valasek shared their cyber security work with Chrysler, which this week issued a software patch to fix the hole. In explaining the voluntary recall, FCA said it plans to update U. S. vehicles equipped with 2013-2015 UConnect head unit systems. "These measures - which required no customer or dealer actions - block remote access to certain vehicle systems and were fully tested and implemented within the cellular network on July 23, 2015. ". Chrysler customers affected by the recall will... Source: www.computerworld.com
