Hackers release paper on how they controlled Ford and Toyota cars

Aug. 6, 2013
Research paper available for download.

Two researchers presented a paper at the Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas that explains how they are able to control the steering, braking, acceleration and display on a Ford Escape and a Toyota Prius. After presenting at the conference, they released a paper describing their research, as well the data, tools and code used in their exploits, according to SC Magazine, a publication for security professionals. Read about the report.

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