FBI Issues Public Warning That Motor Vehicles Are The Next Target For Hackers

The FBI and U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a bulletin warning that motor vehicles are "increasingly vulnerable" to hacking.

"The FBI and NHTSA are warning the general public and manufacturers -- of vehicles, vehicle components, and aftermarket devices -- to maintain awareness of potential issues and cybersecurity threats related to connected vehicle technologies in modern vehicles," the agencies said in the bulletin on Thursday.

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TheSteve - 3/18/2016 11:17:52 AM

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'Start your worries now' -- FBI

I hope you'll excuse me if I don't take my tech advice from the guys who confiscated an iPhone from a suspect, and then proceed to accidentally lock themselves out by deliberately resetting the password and not understanding the consequences.

TomM - 3/18/2016 11:18:49 AM

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Gee - for most of my life - hacking a car would have been only to steal the car -since the computer in the car did not steer or brake the vehicle - ie - it could not drive by itself.Now - to protect our cars - we will need a way eliminate the self-driving features so that the car doesn't just decide to steal itself away!