McAfee: Hackers Going After Cars Next

[RipperjackAU]

Oh great. So now when the hackers of the future crash you computer, your operating system is not the only thing that will stop dead.

Things to look forward in the future...

- Malware that takes over control of your cars auto navigation system, driving you to the nearest brothel.
- Fake "Anti-Virus Automobile Software" that drives your car onto the edge of a cliff, and threatens to dive you over the edge unless you send your credit card number to the specified email address.
- Software that promises to optimize your cars gas mileage, but in reality just takes up engine rev cycles and does nothing.

Yay for the future!!!!... I think I'll walk.

 

[chick0n]

[citation][nom]ubergeek[/nom]I must be ahead of Mac-A-Fee's time because I was hacking Car ECMs back in the '80s. In 2000 I put a '95 Camaro ECM into my '86 vette and hacked the crap out of the timing and fuel settings to make it go faster. People have been hacking Cars even before my time, they were just called gear-heads, grease monkeys, etc... Go away McFreeMoney[/citation]

what you did is not called hacking, it's called tuning,

what McAFlea said was true hacking, meaning the worst case scenario would be your car might go buck wild (remote controlled) by some dude in Nigeria.

get ur facts straight. u're as bad as all other McAFlea products.

 

[chick0n]

[citation][nom]RipperjackAU[/nom]Oh great. So now when the hackers of the future crash you computer, your operating system is not the only thing that will stop dead.Things to look forward in the future...- Malware that takes over control of your cars auto navigation system, driving you to the nearest brothel.- Fake "Anti-Virus Automobile Software" that drives your car onto the edge of a cliff, and threatens to dive you over the edge unless you send your credit card number to the specified email address.- Software that promises to optimize your cars gas mileage, but in reality just takes up engine rev cycles and does nothing.Yay for the future!!!!... I think I'll walk.[/citation]

you can take crap all you want, but the fact is McAFlea is making millions everyday, and you? just a poser on tomshardware, which means you're nobody.

 

[mayne92]

...and with this marketing ploy McAfee will release anti-malware software for your vehicle...

 

[mayne92]

[citation][nom]mayne92[/nom]...and with this marketing ploy McAfee will release anti-malware software for your vehicle...[/citation]
...Actually let me reiterate. ...and with this marketing ploy and attempt to bestow fear into individuals McAfee will now follow with anti-malware software for your vehicle...and the protection will still be mediocre as for the PC, smartphones, etc. No malware for your vehicle to date?...McAfee will fix that...for profit of course.

 

[mavroxur]

LOL at the picture in the article

 

[Guest]

If all they could do was get into your satellite navigation then I wouldn't worry as I never use that garbage anyways.

However, the issue is more serious than some may think as some manufacturers use a wireless scan tool to access diagnostic functions; while most of these functions are relatively benign others are not. One example is ABS actuator control (normally used for bleeding the brakes of ABS equipped cars), which when manually activated can prevent brake fluid pressure from building at the calipers... in other words no braking ability. Those cars equipped with stepper motor throttle bodies (usually cars of MY 2008>) are also susceptible as you can tell the throttle to go wide open.

There are a few other functions that could be a concern but, those are the 2 major ones that come to mind.

 

[__Miguel_]

[citation][nom]555[/nom]some manufacturers use a wireless scan tool to access diagnostic functions; while most of these functions are relatively benign others are not.[/citation]
Hmm, are you sure the wireless function is always on?

I have seen wireless OBDII plugs, but those plug to a standard wired OBDII connector, and are not permanent. Also, there are some tuners/carputer owners that do drive around with that kind of plugs always on, but only for the data to be always available (in the case of carputers, it serves as instant metrics for an on-screen odometer/speedometer).

However, I have not seen a car with standard permanent wireless OBDII access (though I'm not an expert on that subject). Actually, if that even exists, it should be banned, it's already a security risk.

Miguel

 

[soccerplayer88]

Hah, was literally just talking about this yesterday with other IT's that I work with.

Everything can be reverse-engineered.

 

[Guest]

As someone who works in Automotive Parts and Service, and has a few decades under his belt where computers are concerned, I think there are real concerns as well as exaggerations. While not every car currently on the road is vulnerable to a script-kiddie, the way I have seen some of the newer cars implement the CAN bus is a cause for concern. There are at least two models on the road now that, if equipped with a more advanced radio would be quite vulnerable to remote and wireless attacks. If not addressed now, this could a huge and expensive problem in the future.

 

[ChromeTusk]

I, Robot

 

[jmchristy]

The Enterprise version of McAfee is actually a pretty powerful, stable scanner. McAfee Enterprise with E-Policy Orchestartor rocks. I've seen it catch things that Avast has missed....but then again I've seen it miss things that Avast has caught.

You are all probably referring to the consumer version, which is a complete turd.

 

[shanky887614]

lol, there just giving hackers a new idea,

cars which steal themselfs

 

[Wish I Was Wealthy]

This is all just trivial stuff that McAffe has come up with.

 

[pjmelect]

If McAfee or Norton released an anti-virus package for your car then your car would only go half as fast and use twice the amount of petrol.