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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jtallon wrote:
Chrysler? Just the tip of the iceberg.
GAO: Newer aircraft vulnerable to hacking
FBI: Hacker claimed to have taken over flight's engine controls
"Roberts said he knew of vulnerabilities aboard three types of Boeing aircraft and one Airbus model. He hacked into in-flight entertainment systems made by Thales and Panasonic, he told agents, according to the document."
Whether or not the guy was legit or full of******we'll probably never hear definitively. But the problem is potentially a lot bigger than just Chrysler. IT security issues are spreading far outside the data center, into areas where people have very little experience with it.
Had a chat with the BIL about this just last weekend (he is a 30+ year air-frame/electronics QA supervisor, with more then one "ata-boy" from the FAA or NTSB). The flight systems on these models are not connected (air-gaped) to the entertainment system the "expert" hacked into.
