Hack of a Jeep Cherokee prompts 1.4m vehicle recall

Posted on 28 Jul 2015 by Cobey Bartels
Within just 18 months, it is expected that new production faciolities will increase Jeep's manufacturing capacity by as much as 590,000 units - image courtesy of Jeep.

Security experts have demonstrated how to perform a hack of a Jeep Cherokee, while it is in motion, exposing a security flaw allowing remote access and control of any Jeep, Chrysler, Ram or Dodge.

The hack of a Jeep Cherokee, executed by researchers Charlie Miller, a former NSA staffer, and Chris Valasek, director of vehicle security for IOActive, forcing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to recall 1.4M vehicles. The researchers worked alongside Andy Greenberg, Wired.com writer, implementing the hack from approximately 16km away while Greenberg was travelling at 110km/h. The…

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