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Automakers trying to prevent hackers from commandeering cars

2015-08-05 20:56:47| Automakers - Topix.net

When researchers at two West Coast universities took control of a General Motors car through cellular and Bluetooth connections in 2010, they startled the auto industry by exposing a glaring security gap. Five years later, two friendly hackers sitting on a living room couch used a laptop computer to commandeer a Jeep from afar over the Internet, demonstrating an even scarier vulnerability.

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Automakers trying to prevent hackers from commandeering cars

2015-08-05 20:50:57| Wireless - Topix.net

When researchers at two West Coast universities took control of a General Motors car through cellular and Bluetooth connections in 2010, they startled the auto industry by exposing a glaring security gap. Five years later, two friendly hackers sitting on a living room couch used a laptop computer to commandeer a Jeep from afar over the Internet, demonstrating an even scarier vulnerability.

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Public Wi-Fi Users Neglect Basic Security Precautions Against Hackers

2015-08-04 18:57:32| Wireless - Topix.net

You've come to expect it - free public Wi-Fi everywhere you go. But if that Wi-Fi hotspot you use is provided by a con artist, you could wind up paying a steep price for the Internet connection.

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The cyber backseat driver: Car hackers

2015-08-03 05:13:11| Wireless - Topix.net

Remote, central control of gadgetry is the appeal of smart-home technology, but shoddy Wi-Fi and hackers are among potential pitfalls. Photo: Aleksey Boldin/Fotolia / McClatchy-Tribune News Service The idea of cyber hackers cracking wireless codes to control cars and trucks on the road may have once seemed like a scene out of a futuristic sci-fi flick.

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Hackers Make Smart Rifle Go Rogue

2015-07-31 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

Security researchers Runa Sandvik and Michael Auger have hacked a TrackingPoint smart rifle that was designed to deliver sharpshooter results, even for novices. They demonstrated their feat for Wired and will present their findings at the week-long Black Hat 2015 security conference in Las Vegas, which begins Saturday. The two purchased a pair of $13,000 rifles and spent a year working on them.

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