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Feb 11, 2015

NEW TECHNOLOGIES TROUBLES * USA: Trucks are vulnerable to wireless hacking

* DC - Report says: Vehicles vulnerables through wireless networks, smartphones, infotainment systems - even a malicious CD

-- Millions of cars and trucks are vulnerable to hacking through wireless technologies that could jeopardize driver safety and privacy, as a report released late Sunday... The report says vehicles are vulnerable to hacking through wireless networks, smartphones, infotainment systems like OnStar — even a malicious CD popped into a car stereo... Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, cited studies showing hackers can get into the controls of some popular vehicles, "causing them to suddenly accelerate, turn, kill the brakes, activate the horn, control the headlights, and modify the speedometer and gas gauge readings. Additional concerns came from the rise of navigation and other features that record and send location or driving history information " ... Markey wants the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, working with the Federal Trade Commission, to set standards to protect the data, security and privacy of drivers... German motorist association ADAC said in January it had discovered a security flaw that could have allowed 2.2 million BMWs, Minis and Rolls-Royces to be remotely unlocked by hackers through BMW's "Connected Drive" ...  The automaker now encrypts transmissions between cellphones and cars; the update was completed last month...(Photo from Detroit News)-  Washington, DC, USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -February 8, 2015


* Michigan - Auto dealers urged to improve protection of buyer data
-- As car-buying increasingly shifts to online research and purchasing, some industry groups are urging dealers to better protect customers' personal information — things like Social Security numbers, bank accounts, phone numbers and vehicle purchase history... State and federal laws help dictate how customers' information is stored and secured, and no dealer group has suffered a major hack. But mobile apps and car-shopping websites have increased the possibility... David Kelleher, president of David Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, said most customers' information isn't discussed through email — and credit or personal information is transmitted through encrypted Web pages...
(Photo: Matt Mead) - Detroit,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Michael Martinez -February 9, 2015

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