No, really
http://www.itworld.com/security/139794/with-hacking-music-can-take-control-your-car
QuoteBy adding extra code to a digital music file, they were able to turn a song burned to CD into a Trojan horse. When played on the car's stereo, this song could alter the firmware of the car's stereo system, giving attackers an entry point to change other components on the car.
wow, that is awesome.
Why the hell is a car stereo networked to the rest of a car :?
I dunno... I would like to read their full paper on the subject, because there seem to be a lot of unanswered questions based on that article.
Quote from: Requia ☣ on March 16, 2011, 05:31:57 PM
Why the hell is a car stereo networked to the rest of a car :?
My car stereo increases volume as the RPMs increase, to counter the road noise you get on the highway. I have a hunch that means it's networked to the car's CPU.
Huh, ok there actually is a reason for it. The only thing I could think of was somebody had the brilliant idea to use digital speakers.
Wait, seriously. Your car knows when to drown out the sound of The Highway?
The implications are pretty scary, actually...
Quote from: Sigmatic on March 16, 2011, 05:46:40 PM
Wait, seriously. Your car knows when to drown out the sound of The Highway?
It knows when Mr. Chop and Mr. Scratch are riding shotgun.
This is horrible. More horrible than the idea of mp3s stealing my car and going to a rock show without me.
Quote from: Sigmatic on March 16, 2011, 05:52:36 PM
This is horrible. More horrible than the idea of mp3s stealing my car and going to a rock show without me.
What, you didn't know? We went out last Thursday.
You're dating my car?
Do I have to give you The Talk?
:lulz: