COLUMBIA, MISSOURI — An experiment examining the vulnerabilities of computer features in a Chrysler jeep has shown how hackers can use the Internet to control the vehicle and even turn off the engine as it drives.
Veteran security researchers, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, discovered an exploit in the Chrysler Jeep Cherokee's' Uconnect software.
During the test, a WIRED journalist drove the jeep on Route 40 while Miller and Valasek stayed at home.
The pair accessed the Uconnect software, which operates on a cellular network, and gained control of of the car by silently rewriting firmware in one of its chips. The journalist can be seen sitting helpless inside the jeep while Valasek and Miller remotely controlled everything from windshield wipers to the engine itself.
The duo had been sharing their findings with Chrysler for nine months, allowing the company to release a patch. However, Chrysler did not acknowledge or credit them for their work.
The software patch can be downloaded for free from the company's website, but has to be installed manually via USB or by a dealership mechanic.
Chrysler told WIRED that although they appreciate Valasek and Miller's research, they urged caution by advocates "that in the pursuit of improved public safety they not, in fact, compromise public safety".
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