Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
Just when my house couldn’t get any cuter, it did this weekend.
Material was wood found around my property, below is the blueprint.
I made the sign.
Pretty soon all the neighbours were over helping.
And everyone is into it.
Last night I’m typing on my couch, door opens up, neighbour’s head pops in and yells, “Keri! I was just in the chair, everything is safe out there tonight, sleep well” door slams.
WIRED magazine published a story yesterday about the world’s first documented wireless attack of a vehicle. A pair of security researchers put a journalist behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee and took control of it while he was driving miles away.
Read my synopsis on Autonet, here’s the original WIRED story by Andy Greenberg, and below are the key things to know.
I contacted Chrysler, and got this quote for Autonet:
“An FCA representative in Canada tells Autonet, “Due to market access to cellular connectivity in the Canadian marketplace, FCA Canada vehicles are not affected by this condition and therefore do not require a system upgrade.”
It does however, affect American vehicles, specifically American mid-2013 to 2015 Fiat-Chrysler vehicles that are equipped with the Uconnect infotainment system.
WIRED estimates about 417,000 are affected. Download the security update from FCA here, or take it to a dealership mechanic.
Radio, A/C and wipers were all turned on high, and Andy spun the control dials with zero affect. They altered the dashboard screen image.
They cut the transmission, and an 18-wheeler came barrelling up behind him, then they disengaged the brakes and sent Andy into a ditch.
They turned the SUV into a surveillance tool, tracking its GPS coordinates and tracing it on a map.
The pair gain wireless control of the Cherokee via the vehicle’s Uconnect infotainment system which is connected to the Sprint network.
They enter the car through its cellular connection, then move to an adjacent chip in the head unit and rewrite the chip’s firmware to include their malicious code. Now they’re able to send commands through the car’s computer network – CAN bus – and control physical components like the brakes and transmission.
The pair will present their findings at the upcoming Black Hat online security conference in Vegas, as well as share their code. A key vulnerability will be omitted, but the code to do the dashboard tricks will hit the internet.
Why? They say 2 reasons: for peer review, and it “sends a message: automakers need to be held accountable for their vehicles’ digital security.”
What Charlie said:
“We shut down your engine—a big rig was honking up on you because of something we did on our couch,” Miller says, as if I needed the reminder. “This is what everyone who thinks about car security has worried about for years. This is a reality.”
– I’d like to know if they can access the driver’s contacts? I don’t pair my phone to a car
– you’ve met this pair of security researchers – Charlier Miller briefly at Sector, and Chris Valasek for my column, and a press piece for Sector 2014
– sign I Am the Cavalry’s petition to the automakers, I did
– about the OBDII port
– there are over 100 computers in your car
– one of which is the black box – an EDR
– blog tag = auto security – newspaper tag = auto security
– I was recently in Utah with Jeep, off-roading a Cherokee, Trailhawk trim.
Painter finished today, new bathroom mirror glued to the wall, now all I have to do is mop the floors – easy I love cleaning – and tomorrow my furniture gets moved back in BOOM. Most excited for my couch, haven’t had a place to sit in over a month.
That also means back to regular programming here, cars and security. Thanks for your patience during all this, coming for car posts and finding renovation stuff is anti-climactic, I know.
I also pledge to buy a new phone omg this photo quality is garbage eh. iPhone 6 ahoy! And I’m not getting black for the first time ever, choosing gold.
Have a great weekend and TTY Monday!
xo Keri
I know this photo looks practically identical from a week and a half ago, but it’s opposite.
It was another 3-trade day but now the trim is done, windows framed, washer and fireplace serviced, painting started and I’ll update this with pictures soon.
The paper does not care about my renovations, so today was Deadline Day as usual, but I’ve got in a work-trailer rhythm because next weeks column is one of my best in a bit – “Try to Define what Makes a Luxury Vehicle.”
Just woke up so hot on my couch in the trailer, it’s covered in garbage bags. Going to find a shower and use it (my closet is in mine,) then a cold beer and I’ll cheers you sorry again for the light posting week.
Have a good weekend!
Spent a beer outside looking in… wow they came out sharp, worst is over, there are now two holes in my house… I own the world’s cutest house…
This renovation blog take-over will soon be done and it’ll be back to regularly scheduled programming.
After a bunch more stuff happens. Next week’s holiday isn’t helping.
Another 1.5 weeks till complete, but back in my bed in days.
Dining on an F150.
Closet. Office.
Can’t believe I’m typing this guys but… getting sort’ve sick of jogging pants.
Blog tag = Jogging Pants (25)
There are 5 things in the above photo that make me nuts. Scroll for answer.
It’s the view from my couch, and, the only place I sit in my main room.
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1 – the door is superfluous. It’s access to the water main, which is accessible from the other side
2 – the fire detector should be to the right, out of sight
3 – the silver rail should be white, to blend in
4 – terrible spot for a light switch, it jars the eye and ruins its flow
And the trickiest of the 5…
5 – the trim changes either side of the door. Now that’s all you can see, too.
