You wouldn't want to hack a car...... hmmm

[Gingerbread Demon]

But I'm sure not just Jeeps but any car with an abundance of onboard stuff including wifi. But it seems in this article the author was in a Jeep that got killed remotely. Thankyou built in entertainment system. Don't you love modern cars?

http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/

As we build cars with more and more onboard systems this is going to be a problem. And I shudder to think what happens with driverless cars if there are no safeguards like say a firewall or two to prevent such an occurrance, not that it will stop the determined hacker.

Sometimes I think we have too much technology in places where it should not be..

 

[137th Gebirg]

WTOP did a similar write-up here, talking about a potential "patch" that's supposed to fix the problem. If anyone looking for a new car is smart, they will stay away from Chryslers and Jeeps for the next 2-5 years. Every hacker with an itch will be seeing their claim as a challenge and hit those vehicles from all directions to try to get in.

 

[Q2UnME]

^ I guess the smart thing for a Chrysler & Jeep owner to do (for now) would be to disable the cellular and wifi options on the vehicles. Cannot hack what you cannot connect to....

 

[137th Gebirg]

Exactly. The most secure system is always the one that isn't turned on or plugged in.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

The cars used the Uconnect system.

Also a lot of cars use the CAN bus which is chock full of holes and very exploitable.

 

[Sector 7]

I opted to NOT have wireless connection in my car. Mainly, because I believe all this connectivity to the internet is helping fuel distracted driving.