Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles: 10 Facts About Cybersecurity Recall - I4U News
Fiat will recall more than 1. 4 million Fiat Chrysler vehicles already sold in the US due to cyber security issues. The recall will only take place in the US as the spokesperson for Fiat told BBC News the vehicles sold in UK do not have the security issues. Reuters reports the recall of the Fiat Chrysler consists of a collection of vehicles such as the MY Dodge Viper specialty vehicles, Ram 3500, 4500, 5500 Chassis Cabs, Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups, Dodge Durango SUVs, Jeep Grand Cherokee and... The software update of the Fiat vehicles will prevent hackers from gaining remote control of the engine, steering and other systems of the car according to the New York Times. Earlier this week a report was published in a technology magazine Wired according to which a hacker had taken control of the Jeep Cherokee and had the ability to manipulate the air conditioning, stereo controls, brakes through transmission from... The point of the hack was to demonstrate the Jeep Cherokee can be hacked through its entertainment system which is connected to the mobile data network. Source: www.i4u.com
