Chrysler vehicles can be hacked
Extreme Tech ET is not always the most reliable of sources. I know that I have called them out on items which were away from their zone of expertize. But this is about computers which they do know ...
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This article from Wired is what the ExtremeTech article is summarizing. It's a very real thing - Chrysler released a patch for it this week, but it's a manual install. Expect to see a lot more stories like this in the coming years.
The auto makers are going to make all the same security mistakes that computer companies have made over the past 30 years because they think they know what they're doing and they don't. Car companies don't make good software just like appliance companies don't, cable companies don't, stereo companies don't and on and on.
The auto makers are going to make all the same security mistakes that computer companies have made over the past 30 years because they think they know what they're doing and they don't. Car companies don't make good software just like appliance companies don't, cable companies don't, stereo companies don't and on and on.
