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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itguy08 wrote:They had to target someone first. Did you read this article? They explain exactly how the decided to target Jeep first. "Based on that study, they rated Jeep Cherokee the most hackable model. Cadillac’s Escalade and Infiniti’s Q50 didn’t fare much better; Miller and Valasek ranked them second- and third-most vulnerable."bwanshoom wrote:
Don't kid yourself that other car manufacturers are handling security any better.
Then why target Chrysler? Why not go after the biggest target, OnStar? OnStar has been doing this for quite a long time and offers many of the same features as Uconnect, all through the cellular vote and data networks. OnStar can remotely unlock doors, start the car, etc...
It could just be that Chrysler's system (like their vehicles) was poorly engineered.
