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Saturday, 06 August 2005 |
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viruses hitch a ride on car computers?
CNET News.com - USA
Here's a new excuse for not getting to work on time on a Monday morning:
My car caught a virus.
Car industry officials and analysts say hackers' growing interest in writing
viruses for wireless devices puts auto computer systems at risk of infection.
As carmakers adjust on-board computers to allow consumers to transfer
information with MP3 players and mobile phones, they also make their vehicles
vulnerable to mobile viruses that jump between devices via the Bluetooth
wireless technology that connects them.
"I'm afraid there is a risk in using a Bluetooth connection in cars," said
Yevgeni Kaspersky, head of antivirus research at closely held Russian firm
Kaspersky Lab.
"If the smart phones and on-board computers have the same channel to transfer
the data...sooner or later the hackers will find the vulnerability in the
operating systems of on-board computers and...will definitely use it," he added.
The worst that could happen is that the computer's control of engine performance
and emissions, navigation and entertainment systems cease to function. That
would probably mean an annoying trip to the repair shop or having to reboot the
system.
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