New hack could mean trouble for the auto insurance industry

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Hackers have managed to take remote control of a vehicle Hackers may be presenting the auto industry with a serious new challenge. Recently, hackers were able to take control of a Jeep Cherokee through the vehicle’s entertainment system. The hackers in question are Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, two security specialists that have begun to focus on the hackability of vehicles. The Jeep was hacked in order to showcase the risks that the auto industry, and by extent insurers, now face as digital threats become more prevalent. Hack allows Miller…

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