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Hacker: 'Hundreds of thousands' of vehicles are at risk of attack

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July 23, 2015

Hacker: 'Hundreds of thousands' of vehicles are at risk of attack

A hacker who was able to wirelessly gain access to a Jeep and control its vital functions said he could do the same with any number of vulnerable vehicles on the road today. READ MORE

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