GasBandit
Staff member
What a time to be alive.
http://dailyoftheday.com/caution-of-the-day-jeep-cherokee-hacked/
FTA:
He was driving a Jeep Cherokee when the vents began blasting cold air and the radio station changed channels and began blasting at full volume. He was unable to turn the radio off, change the channel or turn it down. Then the windshield wipers turned on, with wiper fluid blurring the glass. As an added touch, the two hackers projected an image of themselves on the Cherokee’s digital display.
But all of that pales compared to what they did next. They cut the transmission, causing the jeep to lose speed as the RPMs climbed – this while the Wired writer was on the highway, with traffic stacking up behind him and an 18-wheeler closing in. He managed to roll the jeep down an exit ramp and finally got the transmission back in gear, moving to an empty lot for the rest of an experiment. That’s when they cut the brakes. Pumping the brake pedal was futile, and the Jeep rolled into a ditch. Other attacks that are possible include taking control of the vehicle’s steering (so far only while it’s in reverse, but they’re working on that), and completely killing the engine. And they did all of this from the comfort of their couch at home, miles away from the vehicle.
http://dailyoftheday.com/caution-of-the-day-jeep-cherokee-hacked/
FTA:
He was driving a Jeep Cherokee when the vents began blasting cold air and the radio station changed channels and began blasting at full volume. He was unable to turn the radio off, change the channel or turn it down. Then the windshield wipers turned on, with wiper fluid blurring the glass. As an added touch, the two hackers projected an image of themselves on the Cherokee’s digital display.
But all of that pales compared to what they did next. They cut the transmission, causing the jeep to lose speed as the RPMs climbed – this while the Wired writer was on the highway, with traffic stacking up behind him and an 18-wheeler closing in. He managed to roll the jeep down an exit ramp and finally got the transmission back in gear, moving to an empty lot for the rest of an experiment. That’s when they cut the brakes. Pumping the brake pedal was futile, and the Jeep rolled into a ditch. Other attacks that are possible include taking control of the vehicle’s steering (so far only while it’s in reverse, but they’re working on that), and completely killing the engine. And they did all of this from the comfort of their couch at home, miles away from the vehicle.
