hacking

Last year, security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek hacked into a Jeep to alert the general public of security problems in increasingly-connected cars. FCA quickly updated its software, but recently, Miller and Valasek showed off a similar exploit. According to FCA, Miller and...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has become the first full-line automaker to reward coders who find software vulnerabilities in their cars. Almost one year ago, two security specialists took over a Jeep Cherokee, using shortcomings of the Uconnect Access / Via Mobile systems; they were able to...