Hackers, one of whom had previously worked for the National Security Agency in the course of the experiment were able to seize control of the vehicle. This was reported by Wired.
The former NSA employee, Charlie Miller and director of automotive safety company IOActive Chris Valasek in the experiment were able to take control Jeep Cherokee journalist Wired, move at a speed of about 110 kilometers per hour.
As told to the journalist, in his car suddenly at full power air conditioning, cassette player and then retooled to another station, and it was impossible to turn off. After that hackers have turned on the wipers and washer fluid poured windshield, cut off power and reduced the power of the engine, and finally withdrew their pictures on-board computer.
Miller Valasek as explained by the publication, have access to a computer SUV through the infotainment system Uconnect. They changed the firmware by implementing it vrednosny code. This was done in order to show the vulnerability of modern cars, stuffed with electronics with access to the Internet and remote control applications.
«If consumers are not aware of this problem, they need to realize it and begin to complain about the automakers. What is a bug in the software is likely to lead to someone’s death, “- said Miller.
The experiment has caused a resonance in the US Congress, reports USA Today. Two Congressman Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal, announced plans to develop a new federal law on the standards that are designed to protect electronic stuffing cars from cybercriminals.
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