Ten scary hacks I saw at Black Hat and DEF CON

Security researchers and hackers gathered in Las Vegas over the past week to show off and learn about the latest vulnerabilities that affect devices and software that the world relies on every day. Black Hat and DEF CON, the world’s top security conferences, did not disappoint.

Hackers can mess with the music in your car, and then cause you to crash

The highlight of this year’s Black Hat conference was a remote hack of the Jeep Cherokee and other Fiat Chrysler vehicles demonstrated by security researches Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek.

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