Your new Car Might Be Target of Hackers And You're Not Protected
Auto manufacturers are increasingly equipping their vehicles with wireless technologies but have overlooked the part about including protections that will guard car owners against cyberattacks that hackers may launch on their systems.
The senator's report comes just after CBS News aired a 60 Minutes segment that showed how hackers were able to infiltrate a brand new car's systems. The segment showed the hackers successfully deactivating the brakes, sounding the horn, and turning on the windshield wipers all done from a remote location, while journalist Lesley Stahl was unable to do anything to stop the security breach.
Just as unsettling is the finding that car makers collect personal vehicle data, such as the vehicle's location and driving history, without customers' informed consent. In some cases, customers are only informed that their data has been collected after the fact and they have no way of opting out of a data-harvesting program unless without disabling important wireless features, such as the vehicle's navigation systems.
Your Car Might Be Target of Hackers And You're Not Protected: Report : FUTURE TECH : Tech Times
Auto manufacturers are increasingly equipping their vehicles with wireless technologies but have overlooked the part about including protections that will guard car owners against cyberattacks that hackers may launch on their systems.
The senator's report comes just after CBS News aired a 60 Minutes segment that showed how hackers were able to infiltrate a brand new car's systems. The segment showed the hackers successfully deactivating the brakes, sounding the horn, and turning on the windshield wipers all done from a remote location, while journalist Lesley Stahl was unable to do anything to stop the security breach.
Just as unsettling is the finding that car makers collect personal vehicle data, such as the vehicle's location and driving history, without customers' informed consent. In some cases, customers are only informed that their data has been collected after the fact and they have no way of opting out of a data-harvesting program unless without disabling important wireless features, such as the vehicle's navigation systems.
Your Car Might Be Target of Hackers And You're Not Protected: Report : FUTURE TECH : Tech Times
