Study finds car computers vulnerable to viruses, hijacking
By Keith Laing – 08/21/12 03:29 PM ET
As cars are becoming more computerized, they are also becoming more susceptible to viruses, a study released this month found.
The report, from the University of California San Diego and the University of Washington’s Center for Automotive Embedded Systems Security (CAESS), argued that “[M]odern automobiles are pervasively computerized, and hence potentially vulnerable to attack.”
The group found that cars are becoming more vulnerable to attacks from external remote-controlled devices, such as Bluetooth headsets and GPS tracking.
