I knew there had to be reason for the Toyota accelerations...
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 3:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: FW: Hacking Cars with MP3 Files Someone there asked the very same question... On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: Sounds like poor system design. What reason on Earth justified tying the music player to the vehicle control systems? Kurt On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:44, Crawford, Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds like they need a good whitelisting solution ;) > > > > Feed: Schneier on Security > Posted on: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:14 AM > Author: schneier > Subject: Hacking Cars with MP3 Files > > > > Impressive research: > > By adding extra code to a digital music file, they were able to turn a song burned to CD into a Trojan horse. When played on the car's stereo, this song could alter the firmware of the car's stereo system, giving attackers an entry point to change other components on the car. > > View article... > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
