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The Shoddy State of Automotive Wireless Security

Posted by Soulskill on from the can't-wait-for-toyota-two-point-oh dept.

angry tapir writes "Researchers from Rutgers University and University of South Carolina have found that wireless communications between new cars and their tires can be intercepted or even forged. While the potential for misuse may be minimal, this vulnerability points to a troubling lack of rigor with secure software development for new automobiles, said Wenyuan Xu, a computer science assistant professor at the University of South Carolina, who was a co-lead on the study. The researchers will present their findings at the Usenix Security Symposium, being held this week in Washington DC."

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  1. If theres ever wifi to the throttle or brakes... by Viol8 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... wake me up , I might be concerned about potential interference from hackers.

    But giving false readings to the tyre pressure unit? Meh, who cares. I don't trust mine anyway and always check the pressures with a proper physical meter.

    What next , a scare story about the door ajar monitering system being compromised?

    *yawn*

  2. A sexist security symposium? by dangitman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The researchers will present their findings at the Usenix Security Symposium,

    At first I read that as "Unisex Security Symposium" and wondered why they would have a technical symposium for only one gender. On closer inspection I saw that was not the case, but that only raises more questions, like why the hell would they give their symposium a name that's an anagram of unisex?

    --
    ... and then they built the supercollider.