Posted on 07/21/2015 5:40:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) —A flaw in several Chrysler models lets hackers remotely control them over the Internet, posing an unprecedented danger for American drivers.
Hackers can cut the brakes, shut down the engine, drive it off the road, or make all the electronics go haywire.
Jeep Cherokees, Chrysler 200s, Dodge Rams, and several other vehicles are vulnerable to such attacks, according to research revealed Tuesday.
The core problem? A flaw in the wireless service Uconnect that connects these cars to the Sprint cellphone network.
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Why do cars need to be connected to the Sprint cell phone network?
Do any other cars have this problem? Why is there any need for the operations of a car to be internet accessible in the first place???
“Sprint Ahead”
No, ...WAIT!
For your safety. And the children of course.
One reason is so you can locate your car if it’s stolen.
Right now, any car that has an internet connection to the entertainment system and has the entertainment system connected to the CAN Buss has the potential for hacking.
CAN was designed before the internet and has no security system in place.
IMHO, no one should buy a car with this kind of connectivity until the system until the CAN system is firewalled from any internet connectivity.
There was sirus radio in my car, but I did not renew it but I cannot get it turned off.
There is also a road mapping system and that wont turn off either.
You just need to pull the right fuses.
Your subscription is probably being renewed automatically via your credit card.
Never liked Mopar, and now that they are all Fiats, even less.
I don’t WANT my car back after some other SOB has been abusing it. I want a check to get another car. F that!
My solution is to drive old cars with manual transmissions that nobody would steal and that aren’t connected to the Interwebs.
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep On The Highway - With Me In It
Concerning stuff.
UConnect (Chrysler's version of OnStar) uses the Sprint Wireless network for communication.
I bet this is what happend to flt mh 370
I went for the new car with a manual transmission without interweb connection. I drive too many miles to have an old car.
Plus, they don’t drive stick in the “hood.’
> Paging Michael Hastings...
He knows ...now
The 0 administration is just pissed stuff like this gets released to the public. Ot removes one of their easy ghost assassin options...
The Trayvons can’t drive sticks.
Bfl
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