By Kevin Tripp, KABC 790AM Los Angeles, CA
July 31, 2019
http://www.kabc.com/2019/07/31/a-consumer-advocate-says-drivers-are-at-risk-because-of-new-computers-that-he-believes-can-be-hacked/
Jamie Court with Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog says new internet-connected systems make many new cars vulnerable.
”We are talking about the possibility of a 9/11-scale attack on America, and the car makers – remarkably – know it, but haven’t fixed it.”
He insists thousands of people could die if hackers are able to gain control of vehicle systems. Millions of internet-connected cars are hitting the market soon. Court thinks the new cars should have so-called kill switches that allow drivers to disconnect them from the internet.
