BMW executives who were not aware of the vulnerability in the first place are comforting the public by stating that they are not aware that hackers took advantage of it. We feel safer already.
USA Today:
In a move that shows just how vulnerable cars have become, BMW says it has found a solution to a security flaw that could have allowed hackers to open doors of 2.2 million BMWs, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles, Reuters reports.
The vulnerable cars had the ConnectedDrive software, which uses on-board SIM cards, to identify owners. A German motorist association, ADAC, took note of the security vulnerability and alerted BMW, according the news service in a report from Frankfurt, Germany. But the report also says that officials aren't aware that hackers ever exploited the security flaw.
Affected were mostly BMWs with ConnectedDrive, the Rolls-Royce Phantom and Mini hatchaback. The cars were made between March, 2010, and last December, according to ADAC. Once inside the car, hackers could have potentially put other systems at risk as well.
Fears have been raised recently that hackers could not only break into cars, but access other systems controlled by computers -- including engine, steering, brakes and others -- in age when cars are increasingly going digital. (Read full article)
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