Car Hacking Looks like This

Screenshots from the Black Hat presentation about the first remote hack of a passenger vehicle – a 2015 Jeep Cherokee (more here.)

It was these guys – Charlier Miller and Chris Valasek.

2 Biggest Takeaways for the Average Driver

1 – the attack they released no longer works

As of publishing of this post, the attack stopped working because Sprint closed the port they were using to enter the car (nice Sprint.)

If you own a Chrysler and were part of the 1.4 million recall, breathe a bit easier.

2 – update your car

This Jeep thing is a wakeup call – if your automaker issues an update, make it a priority. The industry is still in its infancy, the update will probably be inconvenient “pick up a USB from the dealership” DO IT.

Be mindful about how you connect your car to the internet (please never pair your car to public WiFi.)

From Black Hat 2015.

 

 

Vegas Decompression Complete

Above is Saturday night.

Below is Sunday night.

(didn’t achieve top score, he just let me put my name, kept tanking the putting)

What an over-stimulating environment, Vegas.

Don’t like the city, and coming up on 20 visits ugh; the blog tag is annoyingly large –Vegas (25).

It’s the extreme excess, and how people’s level of entitlement to it all severely increases… gross. 

But Black Hat ahhhh. Guys I learned so much.

Upcoming Security Posts

– car hacking stuff obvs
– defeating 80% of all proximity-keyed doors
– the “Avoid being Social Engineered” Series with Social-Engineer, Inc
– update your Android phone NOW (really, don’t wait for the post – Google “libstagefright” and install ASAP)

Next Car Reviews

– 2015 Jaguar XJ & XJL
– 2015 Subaru Crosstrek
– 2015 Ford Focus ST

Plus the post: My Vegas Photos will Bore You

Three weeks left of summer, book stuff this week because we’ll blink and it’ll be September. Here’s to a strong start to your week!

xo Keri