Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4M vehicles to prevent hacking - WANE
DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler has decided to recall about 1. 4 million cars and trucks in the U. S. just days after two hackers revealed that they took control of a Jeep Cherokee SUV over the Internet. The company also disclosed in government documents that the hackers got into the Jeep through an electronic opening in the radio and said it would update software to close it. On Thursday, Fiat Chrysler sealed off a loophole in its internal... The vulnerability exposed by the hack rippled through the auto industry and drew the attention of government safety regulators, who on Friday opened an investigation into the Jeep incident. Automakers, he said, have become accustomed to testing mechanical safety, but most aren’t doing enough online security testing. Carder said he wouldn’t be surprised to see a few more recalls as automakers check vehicle security. He noted that Internet-accessible cars have only been around for a few years, limiting the number of cars and trucks that could be affected. Shortly after the hack was disclosed in a Wired magazine article this week, Fiat Chrysler said it would contact owners of vehicles and offer software updates to fix the problem. Source: wane.com
