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by yompers888 10y ago
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short version: you hop onto an outward-facing wireless channel (in this case either wifi or cell), and then find the weak point where the industrial control system (ICS) and user network are very close to one another. Once you're on the ICS, systems are often low on verification/authentication, so there's a decent chance that you can do things like accelerating into a brick wall.
- Zikes 10y agoI was already aware of that hack, which was made possible because of two conditions: * Outward-facing wireless channel * Computer controlled acceleration accessible in some way from the same network the outward-facing wireless channel is on If the Mercedes C250 Coupé meets those criteria then there is the possibility that (if it is indeed foul play) the assassination occurred via software hacking.
- yompers888 10y agoAhh, my misunderstanding then. I don't know about the C250 in particular, but my inclination is to suspect that it is susceptible to the same type of attack. I believe this because outward-facing wireless has applications that would be appealing features in a luxury car, and because it seems to me that luxury car makers are the ones most likely to abstract away aspects of controlling the car so that they can offer more finely-tuned driving performance. It's possible that Mercedes implemented security, but from my experience it's unlikely that they would have done so, when it's expensive and directly at odds with implementing features.