Man, those sci-fi stories about automated cars getting hacked for murders are no longer sci-fi. This is terrifying.
Makes me think about Michael Hastings. Poo-tee-weet, I guess. Richard Clarke seems to know what's up.Former U.S. National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism Richard A. Clarke said that what is known about the crash is "consistent with a car cyber attack". He was quoted as saying "There is reason to believe that intelligence agencies for major powers—including the United States—know how to remotely seize control of a car. So if there were a cyber attack on [Hastings'] car—and I'm not saying there was, I think whoever did it would probably get away with it."[67] Earlier the previous day, Hastings indicated that he believed he was being investigated by the FBI. In an email to colleagues, which was copied to and released by Hastings' friend, Army Staff Sergeant Joe Biggs,[68] Hastings said that he was "onto a big story", that he needed to "go off the radar", and that the FBI might interview them.[69][70] WikiLeaks announced that Hastings had also contacted Jennifer Robinson, one of its lawyers, a few hours prior to the crash,[71] and the LA Weekly reported that he was preparing new reports on the CIA at the time of his death.[72] His widow Elise Jordan said his final story was a profile of CIA Director John O. Brennan.[73] The FBI released a statement denying that Hastings was being investigated.[60]
It really is amazing technology for us to be connected to the rest of the world at any give time, but at the same time these systems are literally always vulnerable. I mean imagine a car manufacturer is breached, and then what? Don't drive in your vehicles because they are vulnerable to attacks? Pretty crazy future to imagine.