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Hacker remotely crashes Jeep from 10 miles away - Telegraph

Reported by telegraph.co.uk

Security experts warn that more than 470,000 cars made by Fiat Chrysler could be at risk of being attacked by similar means – including those driven in the UK

Hackers took control of a car and crashed it into a ditch by remotely breaking into its dashboard computer from 10 miles away.

In the first breach of its kind, security experts killed the engine and applied the brakes on the Jeep Cherokee, sending it veering off the road – all while sitting on their sofa.

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