One of the most important aspects when driving a car is certainly that of safety. Not only safety related to the circulation of the vehicle but also the whole series of systems and technologies that prevent the car from being stolen by other people. Indeed, today our cars are perfectly equipped to respond to this type of threat, but criminals are also becoming more adept at finding ways to bypass security systems and illegally take possession of the vehicle…
By now, when buying a new car, we all know that we are dealing with jewels from a technological point of view. In fact, electronics are now used in any part of the car and for any type of function.
In fact, today’s safety systems can also benefit from the introduction of a series of technologies, which have undoubtedly made our cars much safer than in the past. It follows that over time to carry out a car theft has become much more difficult and requires, unlike before, a series of very specific knowledge.
Well yes, in fact today’s thieves certainly have a few more gears than in the past since they now have to deal with a series of quite complex and non-trivial problems.
However, human ingenuity, even when it comes to illegal activities, has no limits and a hacker who recently succeeded in an incredible feat proved it, managing to take control of several cars from a distance, let’s see how…
Increasingly sophisticated electronic thefts
When we see hackers taking control of any electronic device in movies on television or in the cinema, we are immediately led to think that what we are watching is absolutely not possible in reality. For cars it may not be quite like this…
In fact, recently a very experienced hacker has dabbled in trying to control several vehicles simultaneously at a considerable distance. You might not believe it, but in total the man managed to get control of 20 vehicles that were located in 10 different countries. Apparently, in fact, the hacker succeeded in having access to the electrical control unit of the machine which in some new models is always connected to the internet…
The result was incredible, with these cars being literally controlled from a distance. In fact, you could see the headlights and the stereo of the cars that were activated without anyone touching them and also the hacker had the possibility to check if the driver was there or not.
