Hacking Under the Hood and Into Your Car
13:43 minutes
Automakers are making cars “smarter” by including more computerized features—but these features are also opening up cars to hackers. Security specialists Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek discuss how they were able to tap into car computer systems and control the horn, steering wheel, and even the brakes.
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Charlie Miller
Charlie Miller is security engineer for Twitter in St. Louis, Missouri.
Chris Valasek
Chris Valasek is director of security intelligence at IOActive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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About Alexa Lim
@AlexaLim22Alexa Lim was a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.