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FCA Waited 18 Months Before Reporting Hacking Risk
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV knew some of its radios had a cybersecurity problem but waited 18 months before reporting it to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV knew some of its radios had a cybersecurity problem but waited 18 months before reporting it to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
FCA says it didn't consider the problem a safety issue. But NHTSA concluded otherwise and ordered the carmaker last month to fix the flaw in 1.4 million vehicles.
The defect was demonstrated in a dramatic video that accompanied a Wired magazine report about cybersecurity experts who wirelessly broke into a Jeep SUV and took control of the vehicle's engine, audio system and windshield wipers.
The resulting recall came shortly before NHTSA fined FCA $105 million for its laggardly response and handling of 23 recalls since 2009.
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