Tag Archives: car hacking

The First iPhone Hacker Built a Self-Driving Car in his Garage

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Carmelo

George Hotz says he built a self-driving car in a month. George was the first person to hack an iPhone and a Playstation. He has a great philosophy on the AI that drives the self-driving car.

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KBB Car Hacking Survey Results

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Carmelo

Kelley Blue Book performed a survey that they revealed at RSAC 2016 regarding vehicle vulnerabilities and even though 2015 was the year that the public really started learning about car hacking. Since the last big media news blast, awareness on … Continue reading →

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RSA Conference 2016 – Part 2

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Carmelo

To me, some of the fun of the RSA conference is running into Security Celebrities! My personal goal this year was to get some selfies with a few of them. Sometimes I just couldn’t though but was able to snap … Continue reading →

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This Guy Asks Hackers to Ruin His Life!

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Carmelo

An eye-opening video about the capability of hack attacks, from social engineering to complete digital-life and real life takeover. Not only is the journalist asking people to do it, experts blatantly show how they do it. Please take the time … Continue reading →

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Nissan Leaf API has NO SECURITY

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Carmelo

Is it hacking if there is no security by design? If the doors on a bank are unlocked, is it breaking and entering? The API (application program interface) for the Nissan Leaf was found to be vulnerable. How vulnerable? Well, … Continue reading →

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Ford 911 Assist Foils Hit-and-Run Driver

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Carmelo

57-year-old Cathy Bernstein, a Florida woman, was driving her Ford in Port St. Lucie, on Friday when she allegedly ran into a Ford truck and then a Dodge minivan, hard enough to deploy the airbags. Not even caring, she left … Continue reading →

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SPY Car!

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Carmelo

Is a name for an Act for the “Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015. An act that requires automakers to adhere to certain standards of protection against privacy and hacking that would be developed by the Federal … Continue reading →

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Volkswagen Hack

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Carmelo

In the traditional meaning of the word hack, there are some half-million diesel powered Volkswagens out that have the capability to detect when they are hooked up to an emissions computer and switch modes to ‘burn clean’, which are normally … Continue reading →

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Vehicle Automation Susceptible to DoS Attacks

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Carmelo

Self driving cars are pretty darn cool, but so are cybersecurity attacks against them. Like stopping them in their tracks with a laser pointer. No kidding! Security researcher, Dr. Jonathan Petit, (English version of little john… lol) points out the … Continue reading →

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Uber Hires Charlie and Chris, the Famous Vehicle Hackers

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Carmelo

As Uber grows, they are looking at further developing autonomous, self-driving cars, and they hired the famous vehicle hackers, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, to hopefully make those vehicles strongly hacker resilient. Car hacking is very possible and the dangers … Continue reading →

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