Cybersecurity
Internet-Connected Cars a Hacker Magnet, U.S. Official Says
- Carlin tells auto industry it must build-in cybersecurity
- Rogue states could even kill `remotely through a car,' he says
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Internet-connected and driverless cars could be targets for hackers -- potentially including terrorists and hostile nations -- so the automotive industry must ensure vehicles have built-in cybersecurity protection, a top U.S. Justice Department official said.
“There is no Internet-connected system where you can build a wall that’s high enough or deep enough to keep a dedicated nation-state adversary or a sophisticated criminal group out of the system," John Carlin, U.S. assistant attorney general for national security, said Tuesday at an auto industry conference in Detroit.