[VIDEO]Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It

Video from Wired (5:06 min.) shows two hackers demonstrating how they can take control of a Jeep from remote control, over the internet

Jul 29, 2015

Two hackers have developed a tool that can hijack a Jeep over the internet. Wired senior writer Andy Greenberg takes the SUV for a spin on the highway while the hackers attack it from miles away.

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