Return-Path: <sentto-279987-4542-1014957876-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 28 Feb 2002 20:47:08 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 15496 invoked by uid 510); 1 Mar 2002 04:44:28 -0000 Received: from n28.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.78) by all.net with SMTP; 1 Mar 2002 04:44:28 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-4542-1014957876-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [216.115.97.162] by n28.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Mar 2002 04:44:36 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: unknown); 1 Mar 2002 04:44:35 -0000 Received: (qmail 23918 invoked from network); 1 Mar 2002 04:44:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.172) by m8.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 1 Mar 2002 04:44:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (12.232.72.152) by mta2.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 1 Mar 2002 04:44:34 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id g214iti31427 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 28 Feb 2002 20:44:55 -0800 Message-Id: <200203010444.g214iti31427@red.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 20:44:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: [iwar] [fc:Teams.fear.hacker.threat.to.Formula.One] Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Teams fear hacker threat to Formula One Ananova, 2/27/02 <a href="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_531374.html">http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_531374.html> Formula One engineers are worried new technology could leave cars vulnerable to remote control by hackers. Rule changes mean technicians can use computers to tweak cars electronically, without the need for a pit stop. But teams fear this could allow unauthorised parties to sabotage cars while they are on the track. Williams team chief operations engineer Sam Michael said: "There's potential that if your system's not coded properly, you could have a situation where it gets false messages. "If it happened, the biggest danger you would have is a change on the engine side - detonating the engine." The technology - called bi-directional telemetry - was banned in 1993, but Formula One's governing body has voted to reintroduce it this year. Engineers gain remote access to cars via an aerial that sends data through a microwave link back to computers in the pits. The data is assessed and engineers decide if any changes should be made to key areas such as differential and traction control, power, fuel and oil consumption. The driver is warned of any changes from the pit via a display on his steering wheel, then presses a button to acknowledge the changes being made. Jordan team technician Gilles Flaire, a former French secret service agent, believes there's potential for race day disaster. He told Sport Auto Moto magazine: "If the bi-directional telemetry allows those in the pits to control essential parameters of the car, it will be possible to interfere in the systems through devious methods." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Access Your PC from Anywhere Full setup in 2 minutes! - Free Download http://us.click.yahoo.com/Y8IZpD/2XkDAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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