I may have posted about this kind of thing before but as computers are integrated into more and more areas of our lives the opportunity for mischief increases. In this post here, the site is saying certain Lexus vehicles may be vulnerable to computer viruses via Bluetooth cell phone connectivity.
Obviously, the phone would have to be infected or, at least, the conduit for an infection and the Lexus navigation operating system must be vulnerable to infection. These are two big ifs. But I guess it's just a matter of time before a proof of concept is done (if it hasn't been done already).
As the article points out, as scary as that may seem, what about aircraft? Especially as airliners become connected to the Internet. Can you imagine, for example, an 800-passenger Airbus navigation computer being hacked and fed incorrect altimeter data? Or how about medical devices, some of which may be running operating systems vulnerable to attack. Is it just a coincidence that EULAs for such devices specifically say they are not to be used in such applications?
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