Chryslers can be hacked over the Internet

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Cherokees, 200s, Rams, others are vulnerable

A flaw in several Chrysler models lets hackers remotely control them over the Internet, posing an unprecedented danger for American drivers. Hackers can cut the brakes, shut down the engine, drive it off the road, or make all the electronics go haywire. Jeep Cherokees, Chrysler 200s, Dodge Rams, and several other vehicles are vulnerable to such attacks, according to research revealed Tuesday. The core problem? A flaw in the wireless service Uconnect that connects these cars to the Sprint cellphone network. The researchers, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, first demonstrated the hack to Wired Magazine by remotely hijacking a Jeep Cherokee driven by a news reporter. "Right now I could do that to every [Chrysler] car in the United States on the Sprint network," Miller told CNNMoney on Tuesday. The researchers have concluded that the vulnerable Chrysler models are those from late 2013, all of 2014 and early 2015 that are loaded with Uconnect and the full navigation displays...