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Senators’ Letter Demands Answers from Detroit on Security

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Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
60/100

Date Published: 2015-09-18

Date Updated: 2026-05-05

Author: Paul Roberts

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Senators Markey and Blumenthal have asked 18 automakers for updated information about security and privacy protections in late-model vehicles after public demonstrations showed remote wireless hacks (notably the Fiat Chrysler UConnect exploit and SMS-based attacks on a Corvette). The piece outlines prior CAN-bus research, proposed SPY Car legislation, the role of third-party/open-source software in vehicles, and industry resistance and challenges in rapidly addressing safety-critical software vulnerabilities.

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