7,810 Jeep SUVs are to be recalled in order to address a software vulnerability in the vehicles' entertainment systems which allows the vehicles to be "hacked" — allows vehicle software security to be compromised — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US (FCA US) said on Friday. This recall affects some 2015 model Jeep Renegades.
FCA US said exploiting the vulnerability would take "unique and extensive technical knowledge, prolonged physical access to a subject vehicle and extended periods of time to write code.” They said there are no known instances where the software vulnerability has caused injury to anyone.
They said owners of affected cars can fix the software vulnerability by inserting a device containing a software patch into a USB port inside the car.
Another 1.4 million vehicles manufactured by the company have also been recalled last month, when white hat hackers discovered they were able to hack and disable the engines of the affected vehicles remotely.
Sources
- Reuters. Fiat Chrysler U.S. to recall 7,810 SUVs to prevent hacking — Yahoo! Finance, September 4, 2015
- Katie Bo Williams. Fiat Chrysler recalls over 7,000 hackable vehicles — The Hill (newspaper), September 4, 2015
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Originally published by Wikinews on September 6, 2015. Original author: Wikinews.
CC BY 2.5. Photograph: File photo: A Jeep Regenade seen parked in Düsseldorf, Germany. The recall in question affects some 2015 Jeep Regenades.
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