Cyber Attack Causing Physical Damage

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Is there a trend here ?

NY Times By AARON M. KESSLERFEB. 8, 2015
Report Sees Weak Security in Cars’ Wireless Systems

WASHINGTON — Serious gaps in security and customer privacy affect nearly every vehicle
that uses wireless technology, according to a report set to be released on Monday by a senator’s office.
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In addition to finding “a clear lack of appropriate security measures to protect drivers against hackers
who may be able to take control of a vehicle” or hackers who wish to “collect and use personal driver information,”
the report expressed concerns over how automakers track drivers’ behavior and collect, transmit and store that information…

The information collected includes where drivers have been, like physical location recorded at regular intervals,
the last location they were parked, distances and times traveled, and previous destinations entered into navigation systems.…

TechCrunch 2/8/15
Today In Creepy Privacy Policies, Samsung’s Eavesdropping TV

As the number of connected devices
— aka the Internet of Things, aka the sensornet —
proliferates so too does the number of devices leaning on
voice recognition technology as an interface to allow for hands free control.
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The clear consumer electronics trajectory is for more devices with
embedded ears that can hear what their owners are saying.
And, behind those ears, the server-side brains to data-mine our
conversations for advertising intelligence.

Just imagine the future.... You're driving past a bill board advertising frozen pizza.

Your kid in back says: "I want pizza"
You say "No, Mom is at home fixing dinner"

Suddenly, your car takes command, turns onto the freeway, and
10 minutes later pulls into a space in the Pizza Hut parking lot.
You are surprised to see your wife crying in her car parked next to you.

She sobbed: "I was putting a roast in the oven when suddenly, the
stove turned off. the tv turned off, and all the lights went out,
The garage door went up and my car horn started blasting away.
I went out and got in the car to turn stop the horn, when the car doors locked.
The seat belt wrapped itself around me, the motor started, and the car brought me here."