Windows 10 and the Internet Of Things
Posted on 07/22/2015 12:07:29 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
On the other hand, they can’t “hack” a Model A hotrod with a carbureted engine, analogue gauges, and zero digital doodads.
I’m always behind some idiot going 8-10 mph below the speed limit. Can the hackers make them speed up?
This is why I specifically opted out of the “MySmartConnectedCar” system on my latest vehicle.
Wait till you’re on a long roadtrip and you’re forced to pull over to install a Windows Update.
And then it you get the BLUE SCREEN of DEATH on dashboard???!!!!
If your car has wireless, or an accessible port, then it can be hacked. I am not certain what level of control could established.
My 2007 PT Cruiser could probably be hacked through the port they use to pull codes and run other checks on; just plug in a wireless device that to which the hacker could connect. Dunno what the could do with it, but they could probably do something to the engine.
But if your car is a “wireless hot spot” like so many new models are, I bet the sky is the limit as to what a hacker can do to it!
I suspect every vehicle has a way of disabling the RF links.
I’m thinking my 67 Camaro and 57 Bel Air might not be such bad ideas after all.
There ya go.
This something our fav Freeper Bender would do LOL!
“On the other hand, they can’t “hack” a Model A hotrod with a carbureted engine, analogue gauges, and zero digital doodads.”
Exactly, see my post above. Nor can they GPS them for taxes/surveillance.
....who are always in the left lane.
I actually had a ‘96 Buick with a similar problem.
Something went bad in a computer module and it caused the car to keep “thinking” that it was being stolen and it would not let the engine start. Was an $800 fix.
Computer-related problems in cars go back further than I thought.
Model A —
Back in the day, an acquaintance driving his Model A put in the clutch and revved the engine as he passed a CHP (with radar).
Got pulled over. Bare copper from distributor to plugs raised a little havoc with the radar.
Or some wireless connection that can access the CAN bus (where you can do darn near anything once you have access).
I experienced all of those same issues with my 98 Ford Explorer but it turned out it was just a lemon. Radio would turn on by itself, same with the wipers, sudden unexplained acceleration, you name it. Engine finally exploded at 15,000 miles.
Ford paid me back every cent.
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