Can Your Car Really Be Hacked? - Yahoo Tech
Last year, researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek identified 16 cars that could potentially be hacked via the Internet, before settling on the Jeep Cherokee. That physical access gave the researchers the ability to modify the car’s software, which in turn allowed them to remotely lock or unlock the car doors, open the trunk, start the engine, adjust the air conditioning, and even move the car by... The dongle hackers sent specially crafted SMS messages to the device to control basic car functions such as wipers and brakes. The Jeep’s operating system had to be extensively updated to include key programs to allow an attacker to remotely control the car. researchers then flashed that software into the car’s computer. The process wasn’t perfect: Miller had to take his car into the dealer twice to replace the main computer (called the ECU) after he botched the modification. Source: www.yahoo.com
