![]() ![]() “The recall aligns with an ongoing software distribution that insulates connected vehicles from remote manipulation, which, if unauthorized, constitutes criminal action,” FCA said. However, the automaker announced on Friday that it’s conducting a voluntary safety recall to update software in roughly 1.4 million vehicles in the United States. The company initially advised customers to download and install the update themselves from a USB drive or take the car to a dealership. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has decided to recall 1.4 million vehicles after security researchers revealed that cars equipped with the Uconnect in-vehicle connectivity system can be remotely hijacked.Ĭharlie Miller and Chris Valasek demonstrated on a 2014 Jeep Cherokee that a remote attacker could leverage a vulnerability in Uconnect to hack into a car’s systems and perform various actions, from taking over the infotainment system to killing the engine and disabling the brakes.įCA released a software update to address the vulnerability a few days before the researchers publicly disclosed their findings. ![]()
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