Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4m vehicles

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles issued a safety recall for 1.4 million US cars and trucks Friday after hackers demonstrated that they could remotely control their systems while they are in operation, reports AFP from  New York.
The recall came after cybersecurity experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek remotely commandeered a Jeep Cherokee, made by Chrysler, to demonstrate the vulnerability of the vehicles’ electronic systems.
“The recall aligns with an ongoing software distribution that insulates connected vehicles from remote manipulation, which, if unauthorized, constitutes criminal action,” said
FCA US, the American arm of the Italian auto group, in a statement.
As reported in Wired magazine and elsewhere, working from laptop computers at home, the two men were able to enter the Jeep’s electronics via its online entertainment system, changing its speed and braking capability and manipulating the radio and windshield wipers.

 

Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4m vehicles

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles issued a safety recall for 1.4 million US cars and trucks Friday after hackers demonstrated that they could remotely control their systems while they are in operation, reports AFP from New York. The recall came after cybersecurity experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek remotely commandeered a Jeep Cherokee, made by Chrysler, to demonstrate the vulnerability of the vehicles electronic systems. The recall aligns with an ongoing software distribution that insulates connected vehicles from remote manipulation, which, if unauthorized, constitutes criminal action, said FCA US, the American arm of the Italian auto group, in a statement. As reported in Wired magazine and elsewhere, working from laptop computers at home, the two men were able to enter the Jeeps electronics via its online entertainment system, changing its speed and braking capability and manipulating the radio and windshield wipers.