Cars are hackable

[Thorin]

Have a read through this article: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/051410-car-hackers-can-kill-brakes.html.  It discusses how easy it is to hack car computers these days, and that it can be done from a car driving next to you.

To be fair, this does require physically connecting something to the OBD-II diagnostics port located under the dash on the driver's side.  I'm sure as technology advances and such devices get invented and miniaturized, that will become a trivial problem.

Now have a look at the speedometer of one of the hacked cars:



source: http://twitpic.com/1nm3ig

[Darren Dirt]

Now have a look at the speedometer of one of the hacked cars:



source: http://twitpic.com/1nm3ig

The source link above has been updated, a security camera shot* of the hacker can be found here.


















*couldn't resist.

[Lazybones]

Well considering that they are usening things like Bluetooth in ATM and Interac card skimmers it is not far fetched. However having something like that in the car could leave a lot of evidence to trace. If they can do it for bomb parts why not a car hack?

On the other hand if they just reprogram something to fail and leave nothing in the car it could be overlooked by an investigation.