Jim
July 22nd, 2015, 09:38 AM
Jeep drivers can be HACKED to DEATH: All you need is the car's IP address Hackers can connect to brakes, engine over cellular network
21 Jul 2015 at 19:11, Iain Thomson
(http://www.theregister.co.uk/Author/2395)
Anyone driving about in a new Jeep Cherokee should update its software: at the moment the car's brakes and engine can be remotely controlled by anyone with an internet connection.
This update might not sound particularly important, but trust me, if you can, you really should install this one. pic.twitter.com/qhTCrBIho8 (http://t.co/qhTCrBIho8)
— Charlie Miller (@0xcharlie) July 20, 2015 (https://twitter.com/0xcharlie/status/623171594349842433) At next month's Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek – a duo who have hacked more cars than Mad Max – will show off an attack on a Jeep Cherokee that enables the remote control of the car's engine, brakes, and minor systems from miles away simply by knowing the car's public IP address.
(full story at the link - the flaw covers more brands than Jeep's)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/21/jeep_patch/
21 Jul 2015 at 19:11, Iain Thomson
(http://www.theregister.co.uk/Author/2395)
Anyone driving about in a new Jeep Cherokee should update its software: at the moment the car's brakes and engine can be remotely controlled by anyone with an internet connection.
This update might not sound particularly important, but trust me, if you can, you really should install this one. pic.twitter.com/qhTCrBIho8 (http://t.co/qhTCrBIho8)
— Charlie Miller (@0xcharlie) July 20, 2015 (https://twitter.com/0xcharlie/status/623171594349842433) At next month's Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek – a duo who have hacked more cars than Mad Max – will show off an attack on a Jeep Cherokee that enables the remote control of the car's engine, brakes, and minor systems from miles away simply by knowing the car's public IP address.
(full story at the link - the flaw covers more brands than Jeep's)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/21/jeep_patch/