Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans DETROIT (AP) – When researchers at two West Coast universities took control of a General Motors car through cellular and Bluetooth connections in 2010, they startled the auto industry by exposing a glaring security gap. Five years later, two friendly hackers…
Senate bill proposes cyber security standard for cars
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cars will have to be much better protected against hacking and new privacy standards will govern data collected from vehicles under proposed legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015 seeks…
Cars can be hacked. What about a plane?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Yes, hackers can remotely cut the engine of your 2014 Jeep Cherokee. No, they can’t take down a plane. Here’s the thing about modern machines. They all operate on computer code. And when we hook them up to the Internet, we…
Connected cars: Are tomorrow’s drivers at risk?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Internet of Things (IoT) aims to enhance the way we engage with devices around the home and we are now beginning to see the growth of this technology reach our driveways. Specifically, our automobiles. According to IHS Automotive, within five…
Hi-tech thieves steal 14 luxury cars by reprogramming keyless ignition systems
LUXURY cars are being stolen by hi-tech thieves who reprogramme the vehicles’ keyless ignition systems. Fourteen Land Rovers and Range Rovers, some worth £40,000, have been taken across East Lancashire in the past month. Police said the crooks hacked into the cars’ diagnostic systems to disable locks and start the…
High-tech cars could be vulnerable to hackers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans there’s a word that can be used to describe Bryan Liston’s 2014 Jeep Cherokee, it’s “loaded.” The SUV has all the high-tech features like voice recognition, a computerized touch screen and a backing camera with an assisted parking feature. But even…
Stolen IDs Being Used to Steal Cars
Forget hot-wiring. As new technology makes it harder to steal cars the old-fashioned way, today’s thieves are using more sophisticated “white-collar” methods to get their hands on a set of wheels, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com…
How hackers could slam on your car’s brakes
Modern cars are increasingly controlled by computers. And where there are computers, there are hackers. A report shared exclusively with CNNMoney shows that the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, 2015 Cadillac Escalade and 2014 Toyota Prius were the most ‘hackable’ of 20 […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Self-Driving cars could lead to the car-jacking!
The two-seater model cars by the Google have been out. This car has all its computerized accelerators, steering, and it has speed of 25 mph maximum. As compare to the Boeing 787, this vehicle contains the 10 million lines of code and more than that. In Boeing, there are 18…
Hackers Can Unlock Tesla Cars by Stealing Owners’ Passwords
Corporate security consultant and Tesla owner Nitesh Dhanjani said that hackers can potentially unlock Tesla cars by stealing owner’s password. Tesla cars are password protected. When a customer buys the car he will be required to obtain a password from Tesla’s official website. The password that’s set by Tesla owners…