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Connected Cars Vulnerable to Mass Cyber Attacks<\/h2>\n

Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit group has issued a report with the help of car industry technologists that explains the issues that may arise with car and consumer safety as internet connected vehicles become widespread.<\/p>\n

The report titled, \u201cKill Switch: Why Connected Cars Can Be Killing Machines and How to Turn Them Off,\u201d explains the high susceptibility of malicious hacking that may occur if automakers do not act.<\/p>\n

The report warns that many automakers may be withholding information and keeping consumers in the dark about critical safety issues that may arise with internet connected vehicles. It also adds that the results of malicious hacking can end in catastrophe to the degree of the 9\/11 attacks.<\/p>\n

“Allowing consumers to physically disconnect their cars from the Internet and other wide-area networks should be a national security priority,” said Jamie Court President of Consumer Watchdog. “If a 9\/11-like cyber-attack on Americans cars were to occur, recovery would be difficult because there is currently no way to disconnect our cars quickly and safely. \u201c<\/p>\n

Consumer Watchdog’s report recommends that, as soon as possible, every connected car come with an Internet kill-switch that physically disconnects the Internet from safety-critical systems. It concludes that future designs should completely isolate safety-critical systems from infotainment systems connected to the Internet or other networks.<\/p>\n

More than 20 car industry insiders took part in generating the report and touched on several topics related to consumer safety and the vulnerabilities of these vehicles.<\/p>\n

Many of the topics included are:<\/p>\n