Is your car vulnerable to hackers? - USA TODAY
HA Wired magazine story Monday documented a staged incident in which hackers remotely disabled a Jeep, drawing the world's attention to an emerging issue that has become a concern as cars increasingly operate with less driver involvement: how to... ly/1MIZAEV How vulnerable is your car to hackers. That question has gained urgency after Wired magazine documented a staged incident in which hackers remotely disabled a Jeep SUV, leaving its hapless journalist driver stranded in a ditch. The Wired hackers, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, targeted the 2014 Jeep Cherokee because they previously deemed it to be among the most hackable based on a survey of two dozen different models. Other vehicles they deemed particularly vulnerable included Toyota Motor's 2014 Infiniti Q50 and Toyota Prius, General Motors' 2015 Cadillac Escalade, the 2014 Ford Fusion, the 2014 BMW X3 and i12 and the 2014 Range Rover Evoque. Cars that are most susceptible to hacking attempts are among the newest vehicles on the road, typically including only cars that have Internet connectivity, mapping capability or infotainment systems. The study by Miller and Valasek and interviews with analysts suggest that the most troublesome vehicles are those with Internet systems embedded in Infotainment systems and connected to other networks on the car, such as those operating brakes and... Source: www.usatoday.com
