If your transport is accessible remotely, it can be hacked remotely. This reminds me of that story about Polish Trains. In that case GPS was used to execute a kill code. https://social.hackerspace.pl/@q3k/111528162462505087

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bronlund 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This 10 year old article may be of interest if you are into stuff like that: https://illmatics.com/Remote%20Car%20Hacking.pdf

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pksebben 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

When the next petya-class worm hits, IOT is going to be so very painful.

Personally, I'd like to skip over all of the buildup and go straight to hoverboard mafia pizza delivery.

	▲	noir_lord 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Go full Snowcrash - I can think of several current world leaders who need "Poor Impulse Control" tattooing on their foreheads. I need to re-read that book, one of my all time favourites.