Security researcher Charlie Miller attempts to extract a Jeep Cherokee from a ditch after its brakes were remotely disabled in a controlled test. Fiat Chrysler on July 14 approved an extended warranty program and free software updates for vehicles, the filing said.
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Montgomery Chrysler dealer Brewbaker Motors says they’re ready to handle the recall. That said, the NCC Group, an information assurance firm, recently published a report online that illustrated just how cheap and easy it would be to buy the parts needed to hack a car’s control system through its digital implementations. Fiat Chrysler says it provides added security beyond the cellular network fixes.
People who own those millions of cars won’t all get shiny, new, unhackable versions of their rides.
It would be unlikely that owners of the affected vehicles haven’t yet heard that their auto is hackable, but updating the software manually might be an issue for many. Miller and Valasek have been advocating for improved vehicle security since 2013, when the two researchers first discussed potential vulnerabilities at the DEFCON security conference that year. The recall is completely voluntary, however, the company insists that customers receive the software update to fix a security problem that was pointed out by a recent article written by Wired.
Now, Chrysler has responded with a massive recall.
“Opening this investigation will allow NHTSA to better assess the effectiveness of the remedy proposed by Fiat Chrysler”, Mr. Rosekind said. Those Jeeps aren’t involved in Friday’s recall. Edward Markey (D., Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) in a joint statement.
As the two hackers remotely toyed with the air-conditioning, radio, and windshield wipers, I mentally congratulated myself on my courage under pressure.
FCA declined to comment further than the statement it issued on the recall. Like any recall, it’s important for all affected owners to follow the instructions outlined by FCA.
The automaker said the hack appeared to be an isolated incident that could not be easily repeated.
“Vulnerabilities in a system as powerful as Uconnect places human lives in danger”, Carder said. The recall follows days of intense scrutiny after a media video report showed a pair of security researchers taking remote control of a 2014 Jeep on the highway, exposing the driver and all those on the road around him to mortal danger.
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Tech magazine, Wired, this week reported that hackers had taken control of a Jeep Cherokee via its internet-connected entertainment system.
