Posted on 07/21/2015 2:40:25 PM PDT by Pelham
Are modern computer-heavy vehicles vulnerable to being hijacked by computer hackers? They are indeed, as computer security hasn't kept pace with what hackers can do.
I can’t watch the youtube video at the moment, but all previous reports like this required the vehicle to be compromised already before someone could take over remotely. Meaning that, the hackers actually gained physical access to the vehicle through some means that allowed them to open up a route to taking remote control. Without that access and preparation, they couldn’t pull it off.
Is that the same with this scenario or did they actually compromise the vehicle entirely remotely?
“Qualcomm is about to roll out chips that incorporate something called CryptoManager that should prevent this sort of hacker hijacking”
Sorry but if man can design it a hacker can rape it.
Unpossible, we were assured that it isn’t possible to hack cars.
Just ask Michael Hastings.
And I’m sure they gave the gubment the keys.
True, but it will make some attacks more difficult to pull off. These chips will have a configurable security engine built into the silicon. Among other things these chips will protect against Differential Power Analysis and Simple Power Analysis.
This will give you an idea of what Qualcomm will be building into their new generation chips:
http://www.rambus.com/solutions/security/cryptomanager-platform
Good grief!
I don’t know if that it would be possible in this case. The security engine is built into the chip, but that engine is individually keyed at a later date only if the end user chooses to activate it. It’s at that point that its code gets assigned. But it could well have a backdoor built in.
Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this was not posted by Lazamataz.
Yea, and since it could be “hard coded” into the chip......
I won’t even own a car with DogStar. Why Anyone would want one with drive by wire controls, is beyond me.
I don’t need my car to parallel park for me. I actually know how to do that myself.
The two hackers say it was done entirely wirelessly through the car’s built in cellular connection, requiring only knowledge of the car’s IP address. They say that they will reveal how they did it next month at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
“Just ask Michael Hastings.”
I had the same thought when I saw this.
“Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this was not posted by Lazamataz.”
It’s possible, although there’s no “I’d hit it!” angle involved. But I am an occasional Laz co-conspirator.
Only way to “kill” a vehicle remotely is through an EMP.
The title just sounded like a Laz production.
The writer was using a loose definition of kill... it’s more a seizing of control of the car, although at one point the hackers do indeed turn off the engine while the car is rolling down the freeway.
Another article said “The brakes went soft” —
HEY!
I really don’t want brakes by wire!!
I’m sure we’re not the only ones.
Oh, heck, the stupid security key fob with my 1996 Nissan Quest/Mercury Villager sometimes goes dopey, and won’t let us start the car.
A fresh fob would probably cost $100. I prefer having $3 keys for my duplicates. All these things take control from the driver/owner and put them into the computer.
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