Modern cars are being fitted with internet connections and wireless networks to allow for music streaming, internet searches and news updates.
Through these, hackers can access and control a vehicle’s systems, including steering, braking and acceleration, according to experts.
Edmund King, president of the AA, told The Times: “You’re getting cars that are connected to the internet 24 hours a day. If cybercriminals targeted automobiles like they’re targeting other things we’d be in for a hard and fast ride .... http://www.independent.co.uk